Sentences with phrase «increasing numbers of patients»

By Hyla Cass, MD I'm seeing increasing numbers of patients with sleep problems, ranging from difficulty in falling asleep, to being unable to sleep soundly through the night.

With the increasing numbers of patients suffering from hypertension and conventional medicine failing to effectively control the problem, alternative therapies offer hope.

Composing a Top 10 Best List works too, for example the title to a post could read «Top 10 Mistakes Business Managers Make» or «Top 5 Ways to Increase the Number of Patients at Your Practice.»

Noting that Mylan had sought legislation to increase the number of patients who receive prescriptions for EpiPens, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C.

I have seen an increasing number of patients specializing at a young age with a concurrent rise in injuries and burn - out.

But the registered organizations charged with growing and selling medical marijuana say they were expecting the trickle of customers to start, rather than a flood, and that they are now seeing an increasing number of patients.

Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus) is cosponsoring a bill called the TREAT Act in Congress that would increase the number of patients that medical practitioners can prescribe medication for treatment of drug abuse from 30 to 100.

«The ability to address any solid tumors that can be surgically removed greatly increases the number of patients who might benefit from such potent immune - stimulating agents, which can be toxic when administered throughout the body.

«Increased awareness of PSC in the medical community and improved noninvasive methods of detecting this disease may have increased the number of patients.»

The introduction of minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for treatment of aortic stenos not only has increased the number of patients eligible for aortic valve replacement (AVR), but also has led to a decrease in patient mortality, according to a study released today at the 50th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

An analysis of lung cancer incidence and screening found a decline in the proportion of patients with lung cancer meeting high - risk screening criteria, suggesting that an increasing number of patients with lung cancer would not have been candidates for screening, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA.

«There are an increasing number of patients who are co-authoring academic research papers, co-designing trials and studies, and joining trial management teams,» Stephens says.

Such advances are expected to increase the number of patients treated for the disease.

«Over the past five years, an increasing number of patients with symptomatic chronic thromboembolic disease, without severe pulmonary hypertension, are being offered and choosing to undergo the surgery, said lead investigator Daniel Crouch, MD, a third - year pulmonary and critical care fellow at UCSD.

With more than 1,000 KPro surgeries performed annually, and with new technologies being developed to increase the number of patients who may benefit, the KPro is a clear, plastic artificial cornea often used to replace diseased corneas in patients prone to rejecting biological tissues.

Around the world bacteria are developing new strategies that render them resistant to antibiotics, resulting in an increasing number of patients dying from untreatable infections.

The findings of this study have important implications for public health, as it shows that sunbed use increases the burden of melanoma in societies by both increasing the number of patients and decreasing the age at diagnosis.

Sunbed use increases the burden of melanoma in societies by both increasing the number of patients and decreasing the age at diagnosis.

The NRGTM Transseptal needle was designed for the increasing number of patients like Ganshow, whose previous procedures make it dangerous or impossible to cross her septum safely with the traditional needle.

Through this development, the Cancer Center can offer potentially curative bone marrow transplants to an increasing number of patients by using alternative bone marrow donors.

Because of the increased number of patients, growing reliance on multiple medications and the shift toward more expensive new medicines, the annual cost of diabetes drugs nearly doubled in only six years, rising from $ 6.7 billion in 2001 to $ 12.5 billion in 2007 according to a study in the Oct. 27, 2008, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

A research team led by an award - winning genomicist at Western University has developed a new method for identifying mutations and prioritizing variants in breast and ovarian cancer genes, which will not only reduce the number of possible variants for doctors to investigate, but also increase the number of patients that are properly diagnosed.

Furthermore, there is also little question that the vast majority of conversations, seminars and published papers on the subject have addressed gut microflora purely in terms of its role in GI health, particularly in reference to the ever increasing number of patients who present with issues such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and inflammatory bowel disease.

Generally in May, an increased number of patients surface with the condition.

Currently, there are 12 therapy dogs «on - staff» at Riley Hospital for Children, but with more therapy dog teams, the program will be able to expand their services to additional units and increase the number of patients and families who benefit from the healing power of pets.

Unfortunately, many facilities fail to put patients before profits, scaling back staff to skeletal levels even as the demands of an increasing number of patients require more help than ever.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Developed and implemented a series of interventions for a 5 year old with severe behavioral issues, resulting in him mellowing down without the use of medication • Suggested introduction of group therapy sessions to bring patients with behavioral problems (due to chronic illnesses) together, which decreased treatment time considerably • Introduced a special needs assistance unit within the facility, resulting in increased number of patients signing up • Devised a basic intervention plan to treat children with Autism which reduced time and difficulty in developing individualized plans

In addition, the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2013 transformed the healthcare industry and, as such, many more professionals will need to keep up with an increasing number of patients.

* Increased the number of patient referrals by 70 percent during the first year of employment in the practice

An increasing number of patients are choosing to have prescriptions filled through mail order pharmacies.

Developed new programs and strategies for the clinic to increase the number of patients to the clinic in accordance to the laws.

Federal health legislation also increases the number of patients accessing health insurance.

Some job growth may be due to the fact that more individuals are being insured due to the Affordable Care Act, and this may lead to an increased number of patients that seek routine and preventative health care.

As well as increasing the number of patients available to take part in research, there will inevitably be increased numbers of people seeking help for the emotional aspects of treatment and a consequent pressure for research to develop specialist psychological services and to ensure patients are aware of their availability (Boivin et al., 1999).

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By increasing the number of devices accessible to physicians, mobile medical devices improve patient care and reduce costs.

We are pleased that increasing numbers of physicians are prescribing Vascepa to help their patients and we are confident that the results from the REDUCE - IT study will lead to better informed decisions regarding patient care.»

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

A lot of that growth came from increasing EpiPen prescriptions as the product became more mainstream: In the first seven years Mylan owned EpiPen, the number of patients using it grew 67 %, according to Bloomberg.

The number of patients treated with nitroglycerin, a drug used for chest pain and heart failure, increased by 89 percent.

Comments: A sharp increase in the number of people without insurance could hurt hospitals» finances as they treat more uninsured patients.

Nearer term, Citi said the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, could shrink the U.S. HIV market by increasing the number of uninsured patients as well as introducing greater cost - sensitivity among healthcare providers.

The company noted that «So far this year, the number of registered patients in Florida has increased 46 % to over 93,000 patients, and the number of recommending physicians has increased 44 % as the physician community continues to witness the benefits of medical cannabis first - hand.»

Liberty Health Sciences Inc. (LHS: CSE; LHSIF: OTCQX), a Canada - based medicinal marijuana company, recently announced that its monthly revenue in Florida has increased 253 % since the start of 2018, and the number of patients served has increased 100 %.

When Ebola spread into Liberia, my usual hospital work turned more and more toward treating the increasing number of Ebola patients.

As people live longer, thanks to better nutrition, healthcare and improved working conditions, an increasing number of elderly patients are being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, involving the long - term loss of memory.

The increasing number of celiac and gluten intolerant patients has increased the demand for the gluten - free products.

Globally, over 220 million people suffer from food allergies and most countries report an increase in incidence.26 It is predicted that by 2050 the number of patients affected by allergic diseases in Australia will increase by 70 % to 7.7 million.27 By 2021, the markets for naturally healthy (US$ 291 billion), food intolerance (US$ 42 billion) and organic products (US$ 45 billion) are expected to have grown at up to 4.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR).28

Now a heart specialist in Buffalo, he helped develop a polio unit capable of handling a greatly increased number of respiratory cases, assisted in establishing a hearing and speech center and set up a «heart kitchen» for disabled patients.

While most pediatricians in the United States are still prescribing multi-vitamin preparations for their infant patients, regardless of how they are fed, an increasing number are becoming aware that exclusively breastfeeding mothers often prefer not to supplement their babies with vitamins and minerals that are readily available and better utilized from their own milk.

Or look at this way: an increase in the rate of homebirth from 0.5 % to 1 % would constitute a doubling of the number of patients for HB midwives (a 100 % increase), and a drop of 1 patient for every 190 for OBs (a 0.5 % decrease).