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State Governments Taking the Initiative With Palliative Care
Palliative care is gaining steam as an important part of an ill patient’s care, and state governments have quickly jumped on the bandwagon to create laws mandating it as part of a complete treatment program. What is palliative care? Unfortunately, this type of care is much misunderstood, which explains why it is also so underused.…
Read MoreHeart Disease and Cardiac Rehab
Although many doctors already recommend cardiac rehab for patients with heart disease, a new recommendation in the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA cardiology, will hopefully increase the amount of patients that take advantage of the program. The recommendation comes in the form of a patient resource, and it addresses patients who have had…
Read MoreWhy Post Hospitalization Care is so Important
When someone is in the hospital, the doctors main goal and responsibility is to see that the patient recovers. However, without proper post hospitalization care, the patient may end up back in the hospital. For a complete recovery, an effective post hospitalization care plan needs to be instituted. Post hospital syndrome In the first weeks…
Read More15 Tips for CVA Rehabilitation
CVA rehabilitation is crucial for anyone who has had a CVA (cerebrovascular accident). When a CVA happens, it’s not always so clear what’s going on or how to deal with it – there’s often a lot of chaos, and it happens very quickly. Fortunately, if you’re prepared and you know what to expect, you have…
Read MoreWhat Does Medicare Cover?
Medicare is a government-sponsored health insurance program in the US that covers healthcare for people over the age of sixty-five, as well as some persons will disabilities and terminal illnesses. It’s a social service that helps ensure people receive quality healthcare as they age. As with any health insurance program, there are limits and rules…
Read MoreDrug Free Pain Management
People who live with chronic pain usually turn to drugs as the only form of pain management. As much as it helps, there are obvious drawbacks. Now there may be new ways to deal with the pain without turning to drugs. Dealing with chronic pain There’s a myriad of reasons why people have chronic pain,…
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