The environment of care has been shown to reduce the burden of disease and shorten
healing time across multiple medical conditions. Given that many diseases respond to the …

The left atrial appendage (LAA) is an extension of the left wall of the atrium and its close
anatomic relationship to the free wall of the left ventricle gives it anatomic characteristics distinct …

The patient is a 75-year-old man with a history significant for hypertension and congestive
heart failure who underwent a bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement secondary to acute …

III. Dr. Hayden facilitated the state roundtable of issues impacting osteopathic medical
regulation and licensure. The discussion centered around opiods and the need to balance …

Burnout, depression, and suicidal ideation are key areas of concern because of the consequences
they can have on physicians as well as the patients for whom they care (Shanafelt et …

… Geimer-Flanders [35] notes that complementary and alternative medical practices can be
combined with evidence-based conventional medicine to promote an optimal healing …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are part of the microbiota of human skin and rarely
linked with soft tissue infections. In recent years, CoNS species considered as one of the …

Background Children's’ hospitals are by definition hospitals specialized in all aspects of
children's care, but are they and if so, how is that achieved? Are healthcare facilities more than a …

It is an understatement to say that cancer diagnosis interrupts patients’ lives and leaves them
experiencing a wide range of emotions including fear, concern, anger, sadness, and an …

Florence Nightingale, nurse and public health practitioner, was a forerunner in outcome
assessment (Appleby J, Devlin N. Measuring success in the NHS. In: Using patient-assessed …