What Emergency Departments Tell Older Adults About Follow-Up Care Often Falls Short
A multisite content analysis finds that emergency department discharge instructions for older adults often fail to specify the purpose, provider, ...
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When Dementia Takes Away a Voice: How Palliative Care Helps Families Make Hospital Decisions
A qualitative study of eighteen family caregivers shows that palliative care consultations ease surrogate decision-making for hospitalized dementia patients, but ...
Most Older Veterans Land in Lower-Quality Nursing Homes Than Those Nearby
A national cohort study of more than 926,000 post-hospital nursing home stays finds that only about a third of older ...
Busier Pharmacies Become Hubs for the Sickest Homebound Patients, Study Finds
A Japanese cohort study of nearly 2,700 older adults shows that high-volume visiting pharmacies serve younger but far more medically ...
SAFER Discharge Score Cuts Follow-Up Wait for Preterm Infants with Lung Disease
A standardized five-point SAFER Discharge Score developed at the University of North Carolina improved discharge readiness and nearly halved the ...
Stroke Patients and Caregivers Face Shifting Needs From Emergency to Discharge, Study Finds
A longitudinal qualitative study of 14 stroke patient-caregiver dyads maps how needs and emotions shift from acute admission to discharge ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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