Category: Patient Care
April 17, 2018 – Hope for Swallowing
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Anchor lead: Difficulty swallowing after being on a breathing machine can most often be improved, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people have difficulty swallowing after being on a breathing machine, but Martin Brodsky, a swallowing expert at Johns Hopkins, says therapy …
April 16, 2018 – Dysphagia
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Anchor lead: Trouble swallowing is common following use of a breathing tube, Elizabeth Tracey reports Breathing tubes can save lives, and are frequently used in critically ill persons as well as during many surgeries, yet they can leave people with …
December 22, 2017 – CVS and Aetna
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Anchor lead: Do big drug stores and health insurers belong together? Elizabeth Tracey reports Is the recently announced purchase of health insurer Aetna by CVS pharmacies likely to help or hurt consumers? Some pundits argue that access to basic health …
December 8, 2017 – Virtual Doctor
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Anchor lead: Are doctors an endangered species? Elizabeth Tracey reports How would you feel about a computer providing your medical care? Proponents predict that in just a few years, this will be a reality, and physicians will be largely obsolete. …