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CPR preferences may differ from other end-of-life care choices for patients on dialysis
Study findings indicated that while most patients on dialysis reported that they wanted CPR performed if their “heart were to stop beating,” these preferences were not always associated with other aspects of end-of-life care.
Morphine improves chronic breathlessness in patients with COPD
In certain patients with COPD, regular, low-dose, oral sustained-release morphine treatment for 4 weeks improved several disease outcomes without causing respiratory adverse effects, a randomized clinical trial showed.
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Mayo Clinic again named best hospital in US
Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital nationwide by U.S. News and World Report, the fifth consecutive year that the hospital in Rochester, Minn., has received the top spot on the publication’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll list.
Nursing homes increase capacity to care for residents after COVID-19 hospitalization
Older adults are among the most vulnerable populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for eight out of 10 deaths from the virus in the United States, according to the CDC.
Q&A: Nurses demand adequate supply of PPE to combat COVID-19
So far this year, 88 nurses have died of COVID-19 as of May 6, according to National Nurses United, or NNU, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States.
COVID-19 pandemic prompts changes to palliative care
The unique challenges of COVID-19 require adjustments to the delivery of palliative care during the pandemic, according to an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Outpatient palliative care improves quality of life in Parkinson’s disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease experienced improved quality of life and reduced symptoms when they received outpatient palliative care provided by a team of providers vs. standard care from a single provider, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Neurology.
Moral distress common in physicians treating patients with surrogate decision-makers
Many physicians treating older patients who require surrogate decision-makers experience moral distress, according to research recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
After ICU discharge, many Medicare beneficiaries do not receive home rehabilitation care
A third of Medicare beneficiaries did not receive home health rehabilitation after being discharged from the intensive care unit, according to research presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress.
Medicinal cannabis loses efficacy against insomnia with frequent use
Patients with chronic pain and insomnia who frequently used medicinal cannabis to relieve those symptoms said the substance helped them maintain their sleep in the short term, researchers reported in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. However, over longer periods of time, these same patients appeared to develop a tolerance to the drug’s sleep-inducing properties.
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