#patient-care

#patient-care

"I think about it like a piggy bank. Some meetings, tasks, and decisions draw heavily from it, particularly long discussions that go in circles..."

Rapid-access clinics are under pressure, with one hospital able to see only one in four patients last year within the 10-day target for breast cancer assessments.

The HIV ward, the scene of graphically ill patients when I was training, is long closed because it's no longer needed in most rich countries. When my young neighbour had a stroke, doctors cleverly retrieved the clot suffocating his artery, not just saving his life but also returning it to its full potential.

There is a piece of advice given to doctors in moments like this: Check your own pulse. Each person in the room has a role, and we perform it best with steady hands and measured voices.

"It was not easy starting again in a new country. But pharmacy is a universal profession. Helping patients is the same everywhere."

At present, most AI agents in healthcare are used as a chatbot which speaks directly to patients. However, the modern capabilities of AI allows them to become more than that. AI agents like Orbit AI, for example, have found great success on the back-end by having AI automate and expedite administrative tasks. Insurance information, benefit verification, and automated prior authorization requests are just 3 ways that AI is making a big difference for healthcare businesses.

Morie Abibu, paralyzed and suffering from a growing mass near his spinal cord, requires urgent neurosurgery to prevent suffocation and a devastating end of life.

In modern society, being a trauma-informed clinician is essential as it involves understanding how trauma influences a person's behavior, emotions, and relationships.

As a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist, I see firsthand how challenging it is for many patients to acclimate to CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machines. Insomnia can be a major barrier to CPAP success.

A total of £1.5m is being made available to 15 regions in England, which will be shared between GP practices to hire coaches or occupational therapists.

The number of patients waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the UK has increased to a record high while there has been a sharp drop in donors.