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Leave your scans to the experts: An idiot’s guide to doing the stupid thing

Leave your scans to the experts: An idiot’s guide to doing the stupid thing | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
I am not a doctor. This is one of many reasons why. This is the story of a number, the angst it caused and the idiot who didn’t know what it meant.
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There are many challenges facing hospitals and healthcare in the modern world we are living in. I've created this curation collection to save articles that help me understand what modern health in society is.  The articles here are general in nature and placed here to promote discussion. We advise that you talk with your health professional before changing any of your medication or treatment options.  Any of the online courses listed here may (or may not) be open for access or enrolment. Most are free to browse, some may charge a small fee if you wish to receive a certificate or record of learning.   Every effort is made to ensure that these links are up to date and be aware that some of these articles may be behind a 'paywall'. If you can’t get into an article, email me and I may be able to assist.  Views are my own.
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July 5, 2020 5:33 AM
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Hospital ratings often depend more on nice rooms than on health care

A hospital that keeps wastebaskets empty can get high marks from a patient who can’t see a virus that may be lurking.
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June 24, 9:52 PM
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All parents need someone in their corner. But for First Nations parents, an Aboriginal midwife is essential.

All parents need someone in their corner. But for First Nations parents, an Aboriginal midwife is essential. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Being in an Aboriginal midwifery program meant we had a culturally safe experience from both a First Nations and an LGBTIQA+ perspective
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June 24, 6:25 PM
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‘Laying in their own urine’: Aged care complaints revealed

‘Laying in their own urine’: Aged care complaints revealed | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A family member who found their loved one hungry and laying in their urine was one of 27 recent complaints substantiated by investigators.
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June 23, 6:49 PM
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Is an apple a day really good for your health?

Is an apple a day really good for your health? | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
We're told an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but does this humble fruit really have an outsized positive effect on our health?
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June 23, 1:31 AM
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Leave your scans to the experts: An idiot’s guide to doing the stupid thing

Leave your scans to the experts: An idiot’s guide to doing the stupid thing | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
I am not a doctor. This is one of many reasons why. This is the story of a number, the angst it caused and the idiot who didn’t know what it meant.
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June 22, 6:10 PM
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Three women on living with a stage four cancer diagnosis

Three women on living with a stage four cancer diagnosis | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Being diagnosed with a serious illness can be heartbreaking, but it can lead to positive changes.
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June 22, 6:09 PM
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The controversial and very male history of naming body parts.

The controversial and very male history of naming body parts. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Some of our body parts have descriptive names. Others are named after some very controversial men.
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June 20, 7:24 PM
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Westmead Hospital: Cancer diagnosis delayed due to long endoscopy waitlists

Westmead Hospital: Cancer diagnosis delayed due to long endoscopy waitlists | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A woman diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer after 363 days is among dozens of cases which have led doctors at one of Sydney’s biggest hospitals to sound the alarm.
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June 19, 7:39 PM
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Have knee pain? Here’s what really works, according to science.

Knee braces, hydrotherapy and exercise are some of the most effective ways to address arthritis-related knee pain and stiffness, a new study shows.
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June 19, 7:01 PM
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How Crohn’s disease, colitis sufferers can overcome an invisible illness to get back into sport

How Crohn’s disease, colitis sufferers can overcome an invisible illness to get back into sport | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
An estimated 180,000 Australians live with IBD, around 5240 of which are children and 21,590 are young adults aged 19 to 29. The disease can impact or prevent people from doing things many of us take for granted It can also make it difficult for people, like Sienna Warren, to play sport.
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June 18, 6:52 PM
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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals.

Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.
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June 18, 6:39 PM
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Bowel cancer: More young people are getting colon cancer

Bowel cancer: More young people are getting colon cancer | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Australia has the highest reported rates in the world of colon cancer in younger people. Understanding the possible causes is the first step towards dealing with this deadly disease.
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June 16, 11:43 PM
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Lessons on living from someone with terminal cancer

The unwelcome news came in September, when a full-body PET scan that tracks cancer hot spots showed that my sarcoma had metastasized.
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My Health Learning - HETI - NSW

My Health Learning - HETI - NSW | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
My Health Learning is the NSW Health eLearning system providing high quality, self-managed online learning for NSW Health staff.

My Health Learning provides access to mandatory training and professional development through a comprehensive range of online and face-to-face education opportunities
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June 24, 6:49 PM
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Real Doctors of New York Spill Their Guts.

Real Doctors of New York Spill Their Guts. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
E.R. doctors want you to know that they are people, too. At an event called Airway, one confessed, “I do not like these big, high stakes, bloody, messy, risky procedures.”
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June 23, 11:05 PM
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COVID antiviral pills: New data casts doubt on the effectiveness of Paxlovid and Lagevrio

COVID antiviral pills: New data casts doubt on the effectiveness of Paxlovid and Lagevrio | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The expensive medication does little to prevent hospitalisation or death for people who are vaccinated against the virus, a new Australian analysis of randomised controlled trials has found.
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June 23, 6:48 PM
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'My mission to get myself weighed ended on some scrapyard scales'

'My mission to get myself weighed ended on some scrapyard scales' | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Wheelchair users tell the BBC they are having to turn to garages and even pet shops to find accessible scales.
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June 22, 7:51 PM
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Kate Halfpenny: Boogie Wonderland; Rebuilding trust after rehab; addiction; alcoholism

Kate Halfpenny: Boogie Wonderland; Rebuilding trust after rehab; addiction; alcoholism | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
My husband was just out of rehab for his self-destructive tendencies, and here I was, self-destructing in my own quieter, more Pinterest-worthy way.
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June 22, 6:10 PM
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Back pain: Calling an ambulance not always the solution

Back pain: Calling an ambulance not always the solution | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
An increasing number of people are calling triple zero for ambulances to take them to emergency departments for back problems. It’s not always the right answer.
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June 22, 6:08 PM
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Yamba man left with $130,000 hospital bill after suffering stroke in Japan.

Yamba man left with $130,000 hospital bill after suffering stroke in Japan. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Tom Zdanius suffered a stroke in Japan last month and has been lying in bed, racking up medical bills of about $5,000 a day ever since.
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June 20, 7:14 PM
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Victorian Heart hospital to close operating theatre, beds for “fiscal sustainability”

Victorian Heart hospital to close operating theatre, beds for “fiscal sustainability” | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Doctors warn patients with life-threatening cardiac conditions will wait longer for treatment because of cost-cutting at the state’s new $600 million specialist hospital.
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June 19, 7:36 PM
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Study backing OsteoStrong 'bone-strengthening' exercise program should be retracted: experts.

Study backing OsteoStrong 'bone-strengthening' exercise program should be retracted: experts. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A study that claims the popular OsteoStrong program can help strengthen bones in post-menopausal women is "misleading", and "should never have been published", say bone health researchers.

 

 
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June 19, 12:19 AM
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Sarah Skillington died alone in mental health ward at Mitcham Private Hospital

Sarah Skillington died alone in mental health ward at Mitcham Private Hospital | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A coroner has called for extra staffing and training on mental health wards following the death of Sarah Skillington two weeks after her baby was born.
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June 18, 6:44 PM
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Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds

Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, especially from stroke and heart attacks, a large new study found.
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June 17, 6:53 PM
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I’ve always worked too hard. It took an ADHD diagnosis and a breakdown to change that

I’ve always worked too hard. It took an ADHD diagnosis and a breakdown to change that | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
At a time when my career had reached new heights, and after finding out I had ADHD, I spent three profoundly unwell months away from everything and everyone.
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June 16, 11:36 PM
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Terrible things happen in life - but it is possible to recover from them

Terrible things happen in life - but it is possible to recover from them | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
We go to all sorts of lengths, often unconsciously, to hide from what has hurt us. But only by attuning to pain can we hope to heal
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