Tag Archives: Care

6 ways to ensure you’re not accepting a terrible health care job

This article is sponsored by Careers by KevinMD.com. What makes any particular job a “bad” one? Maybe the pay is too low. Perhaps the hours don’t work with your other commitments. It could be the commute is too long, or the opportunity for advancement is too little. A job might be bad because it has… Read More: 6 ways to ensure you’re not accepting a terrible health… »

Deep in the troubled heart of Texas, health care suffers – NBCNews.com

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Dec. 13, 2018 / 7:40 PM GMT By Sharon Jayson, Kaiser Health News AUSTIN, Texas — The booming $ 1.8 trillion Texas economy rivals that of many countries and puts the state at the top… Read More: Deep in the troubled heart of Texas, health care suffers… »

Women With Heart Emergencies Less Likely to Get Proper Care

Image Women with cardiac emergencies are less likely than men to receive proper treatment when the ambulance arrives, a new study reports. The analysis, in Women’s Health Issues, used four years of data from a federal government database to compile information on out-of-hospital emergencies involving people 40 and older with chest pain or cardiac arrest.… Read More: Women With Heart Emergencies Less Likely to Get Proper Care »

Now Mental Health Patients Can Specify Their Care Before Hallucinations and Voices Overwhelm Them

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Singer, who has bipolar and borderline personality disorders, knows when he’s on the verge of a mental health crisis. The female voice he hears incessantly in his head suddenly shuts up, and the hula hoop he gyrates while walking to the grocery store stops easing his anxieties. That’s when he gets… Read More: Now Mental Health Patients Can Specify Their Care Before Hallucinations… »