Tag Archives: Patients

‘I’m kind of scared’: Surgery for cancer patients and others cancelled as hospitals brace for possible COVID-19 wave

Janice Ense never actually got to talk to her doctor, or anyone else for that matter. While she was out on Monday, an assistant left Ense a voicemail message announcing that the unfolding COVID-19 crisis had forced the postponement of her kidney cancer surgery. The operation was supposed to take place next Thursday at Toronto’s… Read More: ‘I’m kind of scared’: Surgery for cancer patients and others… »

Patients concerned about coronavirus in Western NSW

THERE may have been no confirmed coronavirus cases in the Central West, but GPs are reporting that people are concerned about the impending pandemic. Globally there have been more than 81,300 confirmed cases of the virus which has caused 2770 deaths. In Australia, 22 people have coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, including four in NSW.… Read More: Patients concerned about coronavirus in Western NSW »

Can a new generation of weight-loss drugs finally help patients win at the losing game?

In 1992, a University of Rochester pharmacologist named Michael Weintraub published a study on a drug combination that appeared to produce never-before-seen weight loss. By week 34, his subjects — 121 volunteers — lost, on average, 30 pounds. What’s more, they rated the fenfluramine-plus-phentermine regimen not only more helpful than placebo, but also not terribly “bothersome.” The tiny study… Read More: Can a new generation of weight-loss drugs finally help patients… »

Health care intervention: Treating high-need, high-cost patients: Study found focusing on patients’ values instead of problems offered better results – Science Daily

Patients with complex needs — serious mental and physical health problems and substance use disorders — flock to emergency rooms costing the health care system billions every year. A new study suggests a nontraditional approach to these patients can significantly improve their daily functioning and health outcomes. In crisis and with nowhere else to turn,… Read More: Health care intervention: Treating high-need, high-cost patients: Study found focusing… »