How To Take Care Of Your Vision

People are likely to incur vision care problems throughout life and many of those problems are easily treated. Some people might suffer from farsightedness, nearsightedness or blurred vision for no apparent reason. A qualified optometrist can perform a vision care examination to try to get to the root of the problems that a patient is [...]

Health policy research roundup: Long-term care, diabetes disparities, health IT

Health policy research roundup: Long-term care, diabetes disparities, health IT
Annals of Internal Medicine: Cultural Competency Training and Performance Reports to Improve Diabetes Care for Black Patients – In this study, researchers measure the effects cultural competency training and performance training for physicians has on the clinical outcomes for black patients with diabetes.
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Proton accelerator is crucial to care, research

Proton accelerator is crucial to care, research
For 20 years, Loma Linda University Medical Center’s pioneering proton accelerator has battled various cancers and other diseases, treating more than 41,000 patients.
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Is it safe to take care of TB patients while pregnant? What about when a patient goes to Nuclear Medicine?

I’m a RN working on a pulmonary/medical surgical floor and I’m getting mixed reactions from co-workers about who I can and can’t take care of. Some of my concerns are nuclear medicine when the patient comes back reactive, TB patients, those with shingles, certain medications, etc?

Magnet Technology and Health Care

Most people have a basic understanding of what a magnet is, but don’t really contemplate the many ways in which magnets can be used.  Did you know that magnets play important roles in our everyday lives?  Without magnet technology, our cell phones, computers, and even many automobiles would cease to function.  Magnet technology has come [...]