Healthcare News

From the Hospital To A Horse Farm: Patients Go On Therapeutic Horseback Riding Trip

Fifteen patients from Hospital for Special Surgery’s Lerner Children’s Pavilion were riding high in July when they were treated to a therapeutic horseback riding trip. The young people, who receive medical care or rehabilitation services for cerebral palsy or another medical condition, sported huge smiles as they experienced the thrill of riding a horse for the first time. The trip, sponsored by ..(Read More)

NYU Meyers Launches Aliviado, A Resource For Home Health And Hospice Teams Caring For People With Dementia

Up to one-third of patients receiving home health care have dementia, and 16 percent of hospice patients have dementia as their primary diagnosis—but many clinicians working in home health and hospice have little training on how to manage the challenging symptoms of this complex set of diseases. The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing is working to chang..(Read More)

Rush University Medical Center Launches Angelman Syndrome Clinic

Rush University Medical Center and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF), a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Aurora, Ill., announced the official opening of the Angelman Syndrome Clinic at Rush Children’s Hospital. The Angelman Syndrome Clinic at Rush is the first and only in Illinois and one of only eight in the U.S. “Rush is focused on serving the comprehensive medical needs ..(Read More)

It’s Not Just For Kids -- Even Adults Appear To Benefit From A Regular Bedtime

Sufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it’s not just an issue of logging at least seven hours of Z’s. A new study on sleep patterns suggests that a regular bedtime and wake time are just as important for heart and metabolic health among older adults. In a study of 1,978 older adults publishing Sept. 21 in the journal Scientific Reports, researcher..(Read More)

Cooking With Wood Or Coal Is Linked To Increased Risk Of Respiratory Illness And Death

Burning wood or coal to cook food is associated with increased risk of hospitalization or dying from respiratory diseases, according to new research conducted in China and published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. About three billion people around the world live in households that regularly burn wood, coal or other solid fuels ..(Read More)

Boosting Emotional Intelligence In Physicians Can Protect Against Burnout

A Loyola Medicine study demonstrates that an educational curriculum for resident physicians improves their emotional intelligence, which may help protect against burnout. Before and after completing this educational intervention, doctors took a test measuring their emotional intelligence. There were significant increases in their scores for overall emotional intelligence, stress management and ov..(Read More)

Smart Pills Dumb Down Medical Care, Experts Warn

Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have published a paper in the American Journal of Bioethics that cautions health care providers and policymakers to slow down when it comes to allowing this technology in patient care settings. Smart pills, or digital pills, are prescription medications equipped ..(Read More)