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Communication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information With Patients—Beyond Survival Statistics: This Viewpoint discusses

Communication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information With Patients—Beyond Survival Statistics: This Viewpoint discusses the challenges of communicating uncertain prognosis to patients and offers a framework and language that go past mortality statistics—addressing range of time left, loss...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Rural Life in the past Was a Battle for Survival: People in preindustrial Europe generally lived a miserable, handtomouth

Rural Life in the past Was a Battle for Survival: People in preindustrial Europe generally lived a miserable, handtomouth existence which would be foolish to romanticize.
Source: humanprogress.org

Does more cancer spending increase survival? Healthcare Economist asks ... the answer seems to be yes.

Does more cancer spending increase survival? Healthcare Economist asks ... the answer seems to be yes.
Source: healthcare-economist.com

Reducing patient mortality, length of stay and readmissions through machine learning-based sepsis prediction in the emergency

Reducing patient mortality, length of stay and readmissions through machine learning-based sepsis prediction in the emergency department, intensive care unit and hospital floor units. Sepsis management is a challenge for hospitals nationwide, as severe sepsis carries high mortality rates and costs...
Source: bmj.com

Bolstering the workforce is the key to the survival of the NHS | Niall Dickson: Falling staff numbers demand radical answers

Bolstering the workforce is the key to the survival of the NHS | Niall Dickson: Falling staff numbers demand radical answers if we are to meet the challenges that face the health service
Source: theguardian.com

Canadians with Cystic Fibrosis Live Roughly 10 Years Longer Than Americans: By Kelly Young Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner,

Canadians with Cystic Fibrosis Live Roughly 10 Years Longer Than Americans: By Kelly Young Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Canadian patients with cystic fibrosis have a survival advantage over their U.S. counterparts, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine . … NEJM Journal...
Source: jwatch.org

No Long-Term Survival Benefit from Endovascular Repair of AAA Versus Open Repair: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

No Long-Term Survival Benefit from Endovascular Repair of AAA Versus Open Repair: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm carries lower short-term but higher long-term mortality risks than open repair, according...
Source: jwatch.org