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Is Healthcare a Human Right

WebHealthcare as a human right is no novelty—it is recognized in various ways throughout the world. Most industrialized nations provide a universal healthcare system …

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Achieving Equity in an Evolving Healthcare System: Opportunities …

WebFor decades, disparities in health have been well documented in the United States and regrettably, remain prevalent despite evidence and appeals for their elimination. …

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Population Health: A New Paradigm for Medicine

WebHealthcare delivery system reform has become a dominant topic of conversation throughout the United States. Driven in part by ever-higher national expenditures on health, an …

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Medication Adherence: Truth and Consequences

Web1. Improving medication adherence may have a greater influence on the health of the population than in the discovery of any new therapy. Effective medicines …

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Health Disparities in Chronic Diseases: Where the Money Is

WebChronic diseases account for three-quarters of the U.S. health care expenditures and a majority of early deaths and lost of productive years of life. Health disparities exist …

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Rising trends in hospitalization costs in the United States: Analysis

WebThe United States (US) has the highest healthcare expenditures per capita in the world,1 almost twice as much as that of other high-income countries.2 National healthcare …

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The risk factors, consequences, and interventions of discharge …

WebDischarge against medical advice (DAMA) represents an increasingly burdensome public health issue that leads to worse outcomes for patients and high …

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Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Beyond Best Practice

WebThe goal of this review is to evaluate best practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and to identify opportunities beyond best practice. Achieving an infection …

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Health Ahead—The Heart Smart Family Approach to Prevention of

WebThe Heart Smart Family Health Promotion program is a unique approach to education and skills development aimed at improving the cardiovascular health of entire families. By …

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“To Improve Is to Change”: Improving U.S. Healthcare

WebSir Winston Churchill is quoted often to have said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Given this pithy observation, can we conclude that healthcare is …

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Risks of Prescription Sharing

WebPrescription sharing is a vastly underestimated problem in healthcare and has not received its due attention.1 It poses a huge hurdle that physicians have to …

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Influence of Race, Ethnicity and Social Determinants of Health on

WebThere is strong evidence that race, ethnicity and social determinants of health significantly influence outcomes for patients with diabetes. A better understanding of the mechanisms …

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Overweight and Obesity: Prevalence, Consequences, and Causes …

WebThis paper provides an overview of the evidence on the current epidemic of obesity in the United States. The prevalence of overweight and obesity now exceeds 60% among US …

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Choosing to Use Care as a Verb, Rather Than a Noun

WebWhile interviewing me, a television reporter asked “What is the single most important thing to be done to improve our current health care system?” He expected me to discuss …

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Outdoor Air Pollution: Overview and Historical Perspective

WebOutdoor air pollution is a significant public health hazard in population centers throughout the world. Decades of research have established a strong link between air pollution and …

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The Role of Government in Physician Reimbursement

WebThus, the role of government in physician reimbursement is indirect but profoundly influential. The Federal Joint Committee, a committee of representatives of different …

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Islamic Medicine in the Middle Ages

WebThe Islamic culture flourished between the 9th and 13th centuries. Scholars from this era made significant contributions in mathematics, science and medicine. …

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Possible Early Examples of Medical Tourism

WebHealth tourism has hundreds of years of history, most notably in visitors traveling to thermal baths. Medical tourism, a type of health tourism, has rapidly …

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Hospital Guidelines for Diabetes Management and the Joint …

Web4. MUSC identified the paper, column-based IV insulin drip protocol being used in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) as an area for improvement. After an extensive

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Numismedica: Health Problems Caused by Coins

WebCoins occasionally cause health problems. These have a wide range of presentations and can affect multiple organ systems. This article presents a review of the medical literature …

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Hemorrhages From Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

WebA 77-year-old man presented with transient left leg weakness lasting for 10minutes. He had no history of prior medical problems or history of trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging of …

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The Timing of Antibiotic Administration After Triage in the …

WebEDITORIAL The Timing of Anti-biotic Administration After Triage in the Emergency Department May Not Be Straight Forward! T he article by Kim et al1 in this issue of the …

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