By R. KRISHNA,_ m.b., b.s., King Edward VIIth Sanatorium, Bhowali, U. A patient should never be advised to go to a place which his medical adviser has not either visited himself or about which he is not thoroughly Well-informed. There are important points about a health-resort, and unless the physician acquaints himself with them, his advice to a patient to go for "a change " cannot be regarded...

Abstract Background Improving the transitional care of older people, especially hospital-to-home transitions, is a salient concern worldwide. Current research in field highlights person-centered as crucial; however, how to implement and enact this ideal practice thus achieve more patient pathways remains unclear. The aim study was explore health providers’ (HCPs’) perceptions experiences what i...

BACKGROUND Little attention has been paid on the carbon footprint of different healthcare service models. We examined this question for service models for patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS We estimated carbon emissions associated with ambulance (patient) transport under a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) care model based in tertiary centr...

BACKGROUND With increasing rates of dementia among older adults, many people will be affected by this disease; either by having the disease or by caring for a relative with dementia. Due to a shift toward home and community-based care there will be an increase in the number of family caregivers caring for persons with dementia. The caregiving experience in the dementia journey is influenced by ...

Newly graduated nurses are entering the work force and finding that they have neither the practice expertise nor the confidence to navigate what has become a highly dynamic and intense clinical environment burdened by escalating levels of patient acuity and nursing workload. This research used qualitative methods to build on and mature aspects of the new nurse's transition experience into acute...

INTRODUCTION There has been a 65% increase in lumbar spinal fusion surgery (LSFS) worldwide over the last 13 years, with costs of £26 million to the UK National Health Service annually. Patient dissatisfaction with outcome and persistent pain and disability incurs further costs. Three trials provide low-quality evidence for the role of physiotherapy. Our UK surveys investigating physiotherapy/s...

C = network connectivity C = total journey cost D = matrix of maximum communication range between nodes (Rn×n) E = set of edges in G EG = subset of edges in G G = graph containing all nodes and edges G = evolving graph H = number of hops in a journey J = set of feasible journeys J = journey between nodes J = highest-value journey M = total number of edges in G m = number of edges in G N = total...

Mukherjee dedicates his book to “Robert Sandler” and to all those who fought and continue to fight against cancer. In 1947, two year old Robert was the first leukemic patient to be tested with Farber’s antifolates. Robert even responded to aminopterin, though his cancer relapsed. The journey till the antifolates was not an easy one and it took decades after decades to traverse the path from the...