The study identified 3 themes related to diabetes self-care in patients who have type 1 diabetes (T1D), including emotional stress and anxiety and concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. New ...

Social isolation significantly increases the risk of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address this issue.

Nearly half of American adults are feeling socially isolated from family and friends and are struggling to maintain their health, according to the Social Distancing Survey by Harris Poll. Social ...

The Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality provides a free, downloadable sample isolation policy. The purpose of the policy is described as the following: “To facilitate patient care for all patients ...

MCLEANSBORO, Ill. -- A southern Illinois hospital was awarded nearly $900,000 to help fund a records system, at the same time completing two isolation patient rooms. The Hamilton Memorial Hospital ...

Melody Butler, a registered nurse in New York, woke up the day after Christmas with a headache, chest tightness and a feeling of malaise — an at-home rapid test confirmed she was Covid-positive. Eight ...

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio, has confirmed that a patient previously receiving treatment under isolation after arriving from Tanzania with flu-like symptoms has been ...

Physicians spend 24.6 percent less time with patients in contact isolation than with patients who are not isolated, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers at the University of ...

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I accepted there would be things I couldn’t completely control: my treatment plan, ...

On average, pediatric congenital athymia patients spent 150.6 days each year in the hospital with a mean total cost of $5,534,121 for supportive care over three years Mean total costs for patients ...