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Health Provider Sets Sights on New Hospital in Chippewa Falls

November 14, 2024

In a surprising move, Aspirus Health, a major healthcare provider based in Wausau, Wisconsin, has announced its plans to build a new hospital in Chippewa Falls. This comes after the shutdown of HSHS hospitals in the Chippewa Valley back in March 2024, leaving the area without vital emergency and inp

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Exploring Factors in Newborn Care in Kenya: A 2022 Survey Analysis

November 14, 2024

In Kenya, the push to reduce newborn deaths by 2030 is a significant goal. A recent study looked at what affects the quality of newborn care using data from over 11, 000 mothers in the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. This survey used a two-stage sampling method to gather information about

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Older Adults and Kidney Health: The SCOPE Study

November 14, 2024

Imagine you're an older adult dealing with kidney problems. You might wonder how much it costs to manage this condition. That's exactly what the SCOPE study explored. This international project looked into the expenses tied to chronic kidney disease (CKD) among seniors. Instead of focusing on one co

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When Celebrity Care Goes Wrong: Understanding VIP Syndrome

November 14, 2024

Ever heard of VIP syndrome? It's a fascinating phenomenon in healthcare where people in the spotlight, like celebrities or politicians, may actually get worse care due to special treatment. This isn't intended to harm but often leads to unnecessary medical interventions. Let's dive into what causes

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How Doctors & Techs Share Knowledge

November 13, 2024

Spreading know-how among doctors and medical imaging pros is super important. It can big-time boost the care cancer patients get. But like everything, certain things can either help or block this sharing. We're talking about folks on the team, the department they're in, and the tech they use. Figuri

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Doctors Defend Colleague in Vaccination Funding Dispute

November 13, 2024

A group of physicians from Greenwood Medical Centre has come forward to support Dr. Elaine Ma, a doctor from Kingston. The Ontario Ministry of Health is asking Dr. Ma to return the funds she received for running mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics during the Omicron wave. The doctors argue that Dr. Ma

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Healthcare Workers Face PTS! China Study Shows

November 12, 2024

In China, a new study looked into how often healthcare workers face violence at work and how it affects their mental health. The research lasted from 2020 to 2023, checking in with 14, 993 healthcare workers across the whole country every few months. Nurses made up about a third of the workers, with

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Telemedicine Surgery: Bridging Gaps, Facing Hurdles

November 9, 2024

Telemedicine surgery, also known as telesurgery, is a fascinating way of performing operations remotely using advanced technology. It holds great promise for reaching underserved areas and improving surgical skills. By allowing experts to operate from faraway locations, it can help bridge the health

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Transforming US Healthcare: The Power of Teamwork Between Value-Based Care and Lifestyle Medicine

November 9, 2024

The US healthcare system has long been stuck in a fee-for-service model, which makes it tough for doctors to provide top-notch care and has led to a significant shortage of primary care workers. A shift to value-based primary care, where doctors are paid based on patient outcomes rather than the num

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The Unlikely Pioneers: Early Dog Doctors in Britain

November 9, 2024

Imagine this: in the 1700s, when medical care for humans was still quite basic, there were people in Britain dedicated to treating dogs! These were the dog doctors, and they didn't have any official healthcare training. The most famous of them was John Norborn, who wasn't ashamed to call himself a '