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Doctor-Patient Connection: The Eyes Have It

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TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 -- Doctors might be authority figures, but a new review suggests hospital patients feel more comfortable when their physician comes across as less imposing.Getting to a patient’s eye level while talking about their diagnosis o.

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An 'AI' Doctor Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions

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WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 -- New York University doctors and hospital executives are using an artificial intelligence (AI) computer program to predict whether a newly discharged patient will soon fall sick enough to be readmitted. The AI program.

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Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too

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18, 2024 -- Therapy dogs can help boost the spirits of health care workers in the same way they brighten the moods of hospital patients, a new study shows. WEDNESDAY, Sept. The furry, four-legged friends reduced emotional exhaustion and job stress.

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Measles Outbreak Leads to Dangerous Vitamin A Toxicity

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doctors are now seeing a new and unexpected danger: Children getting sick from taking too much vitamin A.At Covenant Childrens Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, several unvaccinated c. FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 -- As a measles outbreak spreads across U.S.,

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Need a Good Medicare Advantage Plan? They're Tough to Find for Poorer Americans

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THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 -- Medicare Advantage plans are touted as a great alternative to traditional Medicare, offering seniors easier access to doctors, hospitals and prescription drugs.But access to a good Medicare Advantage plan relies heavily.

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Sleep patterns may reveal comatose patients with hidden consciousness

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Overnight bursts of brain waves seen in normal sleep can help doctors predict which unresponsive patients hospitalized with acute severe brain injuries will awaken and eventually recover.

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Red Cross Declares Emergency Blood Shortage as Donations Plummet

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“One of the most distressing situations for a doctor is to have a hospital full of. MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 -- With donations falling to the lowest levels in 20 years, the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage on Sunday.

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