152 severe bedsores reported at Nova Scotia long-term care facilities
The Department of Health ordered all long-term care homes to report pressure ulcers. The data comes as police investigate the case of Chrissy Dunnington, who died with a severe bedsore. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Expert says pressure injuries such as bedsores are preventable
While police investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Chrissy Dunnington at a long-term care facility in Halifax — expert Corrine McIssac says that the type of sores she had on her body are preventable. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Police investigate after woman, 40, dies of complications from bedsore in long-term care facility
Police are investigating if criminal negligence played a role in the death of a woman who was a resident at a long-term care facility in Halifax. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Death of woman hospitalized for 'horrific' bedsore sparks criminal investigation
Police are investigating if criminal negligence played a role in the death of Chrissy Dunnington, 40, a resident at a long-term care facility in Halifax. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Standard Textile product could save hospitals millions, study finds
Bedding linens distributed by Standard Textile significantly reduced bed sores in patients during a recent clinical trial, leading to a potential cost savings of millions of dollars for a hospital.
Reading-based Standard Textile developed the patented DermaTherapy system in partnership with the Precision Fabrics Group of North Carolina. DermaTherapy, which Standard Textile said is the first and only silk-like therapeutic bedding linens to receive FDA 510(k) clearance as a Class I medical dev ice,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 13, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news
The Proven & Unproven Health Benefits Of Honey
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
(CNN) — Move over, prehistoric bears. Humans have loved honey since the Stone Age.
Rock art pictures of honey harvesting, which at first glance look like drawings from A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, date to about 8000 B.C.
Beeswax has been found on pottery dating as far back as 7000 B.C., most likely used for waterproofing. The ancient Egyptians offered honey to the gods and then joined the Greeks, Romans and Chinese in using it as a salve for wounds and a treatment for fevers and stomach ailments.
Today, proponents of honey tout its miraculous healing properties, claiming that it can prev...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Honey Source Type: news
Local hospitals penalized by Medicare
Several hospitals in the Pittsburgh region were among 751 nationwide that received lower Medicare payments for a year.
Kaiser Health Network said that the lowered payments came out of the Affordable Care Act and included rates due to hospital-acquired infections, bed sores, wound ruptures and others.
In the Pittsburgh region, the hospitals impacted were:
You can read more in the Kaiser Health News story here. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 28, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
Three local hospitals are slapped with Medicare penalty
Three local hospitals face a Medicare penalty for preventable complications, such as bed sores and infections, The Kansas City Star reports. The penalty is part of the Affordable Care Act and will cut the hospitals' Medicare payments by 1 percent.
Affected area hospitals are the University of Kansas Hospital, Truman Medical Center, and Blue Valley hospital, an outpatient surgical center in Overland Park.
Spokesmen for KU Hospital and Truman pointed out that the penalty disproportionately affects… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 27, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Leslie Collins Source Type: news
Ridge Properties DBA Pain Relief Naturally Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of all lots of Naturally HL Bedsore Cream, Pretat by TAT Balm Carbomer Free Gel, & All Naturally HL Hemorrhoid products due to manufacturing concerns at the facility
Ridge Properties DBA Pain Relief Naturally voluntarily recalls all lots within expiry of Naturally HL Bedsore Relief Cream, Extra Strength PreTAT by TAT Balm Carbomer Free Gel and Extra Strength Naturally HL Hemorrhoid Numbing with Lidocaine. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 9, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Ridge Properties DBA Pain Relief Naturally Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of all lots of Naturally HL Bedsore Cream, Pretat by TAT Balm Carbomer Free Gel, & All Naturally HL Hemorrhoid products due to manufacturing concerns at the facility
Ridge Properties DBA Pain Relief Naturally is voluntarily recalling all lots within expiry of Naturally HL Bedsore Relief Cream, Extra Strength PreTAT by TAT Balm Carbomer Free Gel and Extra Strength Naturally HL Hemorrhoid Numbing with Lidocaine manufactured by Ridge Properties dba Pain Relief Naturally, Salem, Oregon to the consumer level. These products are being recalled after an FDA inspection found significant violations of current good manufacturing practice regulations. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - November 3, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
The Symptoms of Protracted Dying
The patient was stubborn and exceptional in life, so her family believed she would be exceptional in beating her prognosis. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SARA MANNING PESKIN, M.D. Tags: Death and Dying Elder Care Hospitals Bed Sores Blood Clots Nursing Homes Source Type: news
There Are Better Ways to Mourn
On a crisp fall day in Vienna, Austria, I received a private tour of the crypt below Michaelerkirche (St. Michael’s Church). Bernard, the young Austrian man who led me down the steep stone staircase, had perfect English delivered in an inexplicably deep Southern accent.
“Aye’ve been told my ax-sent is straynge be-fore,” he drawled, like a Confederate general.
Bernard explained that during the Middle Ages, when the members of the Hapsburg court attended St. Michael’s, there was a cemetery located directly outside, in the courtyard. But, as so often happened in larger European cities, the cemete...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - October 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caitlin Doughty Tags: Uncategorized Books Source Type: news
