Clinical

Physicians, Specialists Hold Summit on Brain-eating Amoeba

Sep 10, 2016 at 11:23 am by Staff

ORLANDO -- An event months in the making, conceived with the goal of bringing clinicians and specialists together in a national discussion about a deadly brain-eating amoeba,.... Read More

Gaps In Care Persist During Transition From Hospital To Home

Sep 07, 2016 at 09:02 pm by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News SAN DIEGO -- Alton Rodgers had just come in from gardening when he suddenly blacked out and collapsed on the floor. The 89-year-old Kentucky nat.... Read More

Experts Say Stepped-Up Monitoring Is Crucial As Zika's Threat Lasts Beyond A Baby's Birth

Sep 06, 2016 at 08:53 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News As the Zika virus spreads both at home and abroad, new information is bringing to light how children -- even those who at birth do not show o.... Read More

Attending To The 'Human Element' Is Key To Keeping Patients Healthy

Sep 04, 2016 at 11:53 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Racial minorities and lower-income people typically fare far worse when it comes to health outcomes. And figuring out why has long been one.... Read More

It's Not "Giving Up"

Sep 02, 2016 at 09:44 pm by Staff

All too often, I hear the question, "How do people know when it's the right time to 'give up' and turn to hospice?" Those of us who work with patients with advanced illness kn.... Read More

'America's Other Drug Problem': Copious Prescriptions For Hospitalized Elderly

Sep 01, 2016 at 10:02 am by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Dominick Bailey sat at his computer, scrutinizing the medication lists of patients in the geriatric unit. A doctor had p.... Read More

Cardiac Rehab Improves Health, But Cost And Access Issues Complicate Success

Sep 01, 2016 at 09:02 am by Staff

Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Mario Oikonomides credits a massive heart attack when he was 38 for sparking his love of exercise, which he says helpe.... Read More

Another Reason To Diet: Experts Find Additional Evidence Of Obesity-Cancer Link

Aug 25, 2016 at 09:30 pm by Staff

Zhai Yun Tan Kaiser Health News There may be plenty of room for debate about whether some aspects of everyday life cause cancer -- whether it's drinking too much coffee, eatin.... Read More

Preventive Care, Specialists Key To Controlling Kidney Failure Treatment Costs

Aug 22, 2016 at 09:17 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Kidney failure costs Medicare close to $30 billion per year, and the disease is only expected to become more common. But new research suggest.... Read More

Medical Providers Try Uber, Lyft For Patients With Few Transportation Options

Aug 20, 2016 at 09:52 pm by Staff

Zhai Yun Tan Kaiser Health News Edith Stowe, 83, waited patiently on a recent afternoon at the bus stop outside MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia..... Read More

Researchers Identify A Key Weapon of Zika Virus

Aug 14, 2016 at 04:05 pm by Staff

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used by the Zika virus to ravage the brains of infected.... Read More

Zika: 'Game-Changer' For Florida OB-GYN Docs

Aug 08, 2016 at 12:17 pm by Staff

Sammy Mack, WLRN Kaiser Health News Late last fall, Dr. Christine Curry was at a faculty meeting with her colleagues when the conversation turned to new reports linking the Zi.... Read More

Study Bodes Well For Biosimilars But Highlights Need For More Research

Aug 03, 2016 at 10:22 pm by Staff

Sydney Lupkin Kaiser Health News Research released Monday finds comparable safety and efficacy for one type of biosimilar drugs, complex medicines intended to be near-copies o.... Read More

Teaching Future Doctors About Addiction

Aug 02, 2016 at 06:31 am by Staff

Natalie Jacewicz Kaiser Health News Jonathan Goodman can recall most of the lectures he's attended at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He can recite detailed inst.... Read More

For Surgeons, Talking About Adverse Events Can Be Difficult: Study

Jul 20, 2016 at 05:14 pm by Staff

Zhai Yun Tan Kaiser Health News Dr. Thomas Gallagher has been through many tough conversations with patients. He remembers once standing in front of a patient and the patient'.... Read More

Sparking the Future of Patient Care

Jul 12, 2016 at 02:22 pm by Staff

Orlando, Fla.-based The Garage, a high tech, health IT company recently introduced a new product in the healthcare sector that combines telemedicine with electronic medical re.... Read More

Moving Toward Expected Outcome

Jun 06, 2016 at 01:32 pm by Staff

Where once a diagnosis of cancer meant despair and hopelessness for patients stricken with the disease, thanks to tremendous advances in medicine and ongoing research around t.... Read More

Orlando Health Opens New Proton Therapy Center

Jun 06, 2016 at 12:46 pm by Staff

This past spring, Orlando Health opened The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy, bringing state-of-the-art cancer treatment options to cancer patients. The.... Read More

College of Medicine Announces New Emergency Medicine Residency

Jun 06, 2016 at 12:30 pm by Staff

The University of Central Florida College of Medicine has a new Emergency Medicine residency program that will begin in July 2016 and is seeking immediate applicants. The medi.... Read More

A Look at Cholecystitis

May 09, 2016 at 02:56 pm by Staff

Cholecystitis Acute cholecystitis refers to a syndrome of right upper quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis associated with gallbladder inflammation, which is usually related.... Read More