Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But after the operation, Janine said, as the anesthesia wore off, a resident came by to inform her that she had gotten her… Read More: She Didn’t Want a Pelvic Exam. She Received One Anyway. »
Healing Hope: A Gel Derived From Blood : There is a gel that is made from a patient’s blood that can drastically speed the healing process of chronic wounds, especially ulcers that occur on the feet of diabetic patients. When these ulcers are treated with the gel they are far more likely to have a healthy… Read More: Healing Hope: A Gel Derived From Blood »
Fat (Photo Credits: ANI) Texas, February 18: Sitting for longer durations might lead to higher risks of heart diseases for overweight or obese women post their menopause, suggests a new study. The study was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In this observational study, researchers measured the sitting habits of older women… Read More: Sitting More Might Lead to Heart Diseases in Older Women,… »
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend. Happy Friday! And Happy Valentine’s Day, where we at KHN have compiled some of the best #HealthPolicyValentines from Twitter (this seems the right group for that… Read More: Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes »