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Study finds spiritual care still rare at end of life
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Physicians and nurses at four Boston medical centers cited a lack of training to explain why they rarely provide spiritual care for terminally ill cancer patients - although most considered it an important part of treatment...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments
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Letters: Yes, but breast cancer screening saved me
Re "Study faults breast cancer exams," Nov. 22 So a study of numbers and percentages decides that routine mammograms are probably not financially worth it? What about a study of lives saved, hope restored and loved ones still together? My cancer was...Tags: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Medical Research, Mammogram, Health Treatments
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A look at lung cancer: Facts that deserve your attention
Contributing writerLast month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was observed locally and nationally with appropriate fanfare and enthusiasm. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I would venture that few of us, even in the healthcare professions, know of any recent...Tags: Chest, Chemotherapy, Medical Research, X-rays, Lungs and Airways
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BizTech: Business Briefs
Thoroughbred Threads signs agreement with St. Catharine College Thoroughbred Threads LLC has signed a two-year agreement with St. Catharine College to take over operation of the St. Catharine College Spirit Shoppe and school store in Springfield. ...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Arts
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Central Baptist's Daisy Award was well deserved
A telephone call from my oncology department made me very happy this week. At first, I answered the phone with a little trepidation just simply because of the origin of the call. After the caller informed me I was indeed who she wanted on the phone, she...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Ceremonies, Cinnamon, Health and Medical Professionals
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Email reminders encourage end-of-life talks
Reuters(Reuters) - Email alerts may encourage cancer doctors to talk with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life wishes and to record those preferences in their medical records, according to a U.S. study. Oncologists who were reminded each time one...Tags: Chemotherapy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Medical Specialization
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Business Briefs
Ephraim McDowell Health pharmacists earn national certification Ephraim McDowell Health pharmacists Stephanie Stone, Ashley Cambron, Michele Heinz, Angie Hatter, Brett Vickey, and Jaime Kenney, have reached a professional milestone few in their...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Chemotherapy, Advanced Training, Tour Operations Industry, Health and Medical Professionals
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Pesek tough act to follow
Nick Pesek was coming off the best season of his football career. He was a 1,000-yard rusher for a Saint Xavier University team that hit a peak one year earlier than its coaches had expected and was returning 16 of the starters who won the NAIA national...
Tags: Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Virginia Harrison
Edmonds, Wash.: Our mother left us on Saturday, Oct. 27, on Angel Flight 101 in a first class seat non-stop to Heaven to be re-united with her son, Christopher Howard and husband, Gregory Allen. Also greeting her are her mom and dad, Howard and Avis...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, E. coli Infection, Pancreatic Cancer, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Robots useful in hysterectomies
A common operation in the United States, hysterectomies are now going high-tech as many surgeons embrace robotics as another tool to help them do their jobs better. NorthShore University Health System has two robotic surgical systems used for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, Hysterectomy, Health, Blood
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$2.1 Million Grant Boosts Cancer Trials at Florida Hospital
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelMore cancer patients will be able to participate in cutting-edge cancer research without leaving the community thanks to a $2.1 million grant Florida Hospital Cancer Institute received this month. The three-year grant from the National Cancer Institute&#... -
UCF Nanoscientist Receives $2 Million NIH Award
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelUCF researcher Ming Su has won the National Institutes of Health New Innovator award, which comes with a $2 million grant, the university announced Thursday. Su, an associate professor at UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center, is one of 82...
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