Sentences with phrase «patients about their illness»

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«The more we learn about DNA sequencing, the more accurately medicine can treat patients for their illnesses.

MAYO CLINIC COMBINES WITH CLOUD STARTUP TO REVOLUTIONIZE DISEASE EDUCATION: Mayo Clinic and cloud startup Mytonomy are partnering to make it easier for cancer patients to understand and use information about their illness, according to the Chicago Evening Post.

The patient community has expressed grave concerns about the proliferation of short - term plans - in fact, 113 groups, including AARP, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, recently sent a letter expressing these concerns to Congressional leaders.

equally important is the fact that in addition to family physicians, the clergymen of the community,... and the other guardians of mental health can consult with the center's professional staff to aid in serving individual patients about whom they share concern, as well as to add to their own knowledge of mental health and mental illness through formal and informal classes and meetings presented by the center's staff.

Frank recognizes the inspiration of Arthur Kleinman, author of The Illness Narratives, who provides an epigraph for the book: «It is possible to talk with patients, even those who are most distressed, about the actual experience of illnIllness Narratives, who provides an epigraph for the book: «It is possible to talk with patients, even those who are most distressed, about the actual experience of illnessillness....

Primary care practitioners (who may be physicians, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, physicians» assistants, or dentists) screen for disease, counsel patients about their health - related behaviors, treat illness, refer for specialty care, and manage an individual's or a family's total health care.

This event focused on what we know about the causes, effects and treatments of mental illness, from young children, to adolescents, to middle - age and elderly patients.

Emergency patients over the age of 74 have significantly different and more complex health and social needs than their younger counterparts, even after controlling for illness severity, which has important implications about aging populations and emergency departments of the future.

About 52 percent (34 of 66) of patients had personality - related problems, although sometimes without a formal diagnosis and more than a majority of patients had at least one coexisting illness, including cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes, stroke and others.

Also, she says, patients and parents of patients had shared personal stories and testimonials with the researchers about their experience with yeast infections, and these discussions prompted the investigation into possible links between mental illness and the microbiome — the body's natural collection of bacteria.

Researchers are currently investigating many other patient groups, including those with cancer, mental illness and suicidal tendencies, using LIWC to uncover clues about their emotional well - being and their mental state.

Or perhaps the LSA simply detected the patients» recovery as reflected by their writing but not brought about by it — in that case, programs such as LIWC could aid doctors in diagnosing illness and gauging treatment progression.

Patients were interviewed about their activities before the onset of their heart attack, including if they experienced a recent «flu - like illness with fever and sore throat.»

In the future, he says, information about the strain could help doctors predict how a patient's illness will unfold and decide on the best treatment.

In the meantime, patients with one of the two diseases should be monitored for the other to help achieve early diagnosis and treatment, and they should be educated about the risk of developing the other illness, the researchers say.

Of these, 20 (4 %) had TTS that had been precipitated by happy and joyful events, such as a birthday party, wedding, surprise farewell celebration, a favourite rugby team winning a game, or the birth of a grandchild; 465 (96 %) had occurred after sad and stressful events, such as death of a spouse, child or parent, attending a funeral, an accident, worry about illness, or relationship problems; one occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bath.

Despite the public's concern about violence being perpetrated by patients with severe mental illness, the reality for patients is that they are at increased risk of being victims of some of the most damaging types of violence.»

«We need to educate patients, families and the public about what we can realistically offer in terms of functional outcome and quality of life for those patients with complex critical illness and who may come to the ICU in a debilitated state or may be older.

Hakonarson's team conducted a genome - wide scan of about 1,000 pediatric diabetes patients, 1,200 healthy children and 1,000 parents of diabetics to track down any links between the illness and 550,000 known mutations found in their genetic code.

This study demonstrates the importance of a well - characterized cohort of patients and controls along with detailed clinical information about their experience of illness.

Whilst there is previous evidence that levels of dopamine are elevated in the brains of patients who already suffer from psychosis, there has been little known about whether these levels are altered prior to the first episode of the illness.

NHS Digital collect data about NHS patients and their illnesses.

These CFS cases are different from CFS patients seen in general practice and referral clinics; of the participants from the population - based study in Georgia, only half had consulted a physician because of their fatigue, about 16 % had been diagnosed with CFS, and 75 % described an insidious onset to their illness that had no obvious relation to an acute infectious disease.

She also urges mental - illness patients to use cognitive tools, such as challenging their own assumptions about what they are capable of and not listening to internal stereotypes.

Making things worse, many also experience the pain of self - stigma, an under - reported condition in which the patient internalizes social myths and prejudices about mental illness.

Dr. Claudia Campos, a healthcare practitioner and patient of Dr. Kullick, shares her thoughts about her: «Dr. Kullick is someone who empowers you to partake in the decisions impacting your health, explains the why and the how, provides you with cutting edge alternatives to find the most effective way to treat and / or prevent illness, and above all, she cares for her patients.»

Not all summits are noteworthy, but a large number of them provide valuable resources to learn about health and recovery — resources typically unavailable to the busy, overwhelmed, and suffering chronic illness patient whose doctor doesn't keep up with research and new treatment protocols.

Therefore, thyroid patients need to know more about factors that are likely at work contributing to weight loss challenges — a changed metabolic «set point;» two key hormones: leptin and reverse T3; changes in brain chemistry due to illness or stress; and insulin resistance.

Dr. Carnahan is a 10 - year survivor of breast cancer and Crohn's disease and is passionate about teaching patients how to «live well» and thrive in the midst of complex and chronic illness.

Ruth has chosen to speak publicly about her expertise with Lyme disease and tick - borne diseases in the hopes of helping patients receive a proper diagnosis, along with widening the medical community's understanding of these illnesses.

She is passionate about contributing her skills and knowledge to patients in order to address the root cause of illness, prevent health problems, and treat the whole person using evidence - based medicine.

When it comes to bird flu, «most patients have had severe respiratory illness, with about one - third resulting in death,» says the CDC.

Iowa City, IA About Blog I'm a consulting psychiatrist at The Univ of Iowa Hosp & Clinics where I help patients who suffer from complex, comorbid med - psych illnesses.

About Site - Emergency medicine manages a complete spectrum of illnesses and injuries and involves the care for adult and pediatric patients with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical attention.

About Blog Through this blog, psychologist share experiences, both as a patient and as a psychologist, of living with chronic illness.

Atlanta, GA About Blog Emory Healthcare is the clinical arm of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, which focuses on patient care, education of health professionals, research addressing health and illness, and health policies for prevention and treatment of disease.

Doctors diagnosing an illness use multiple assessments: the patient's medical history, lab tests, answers to questions about how the patient feels, and so on.

And, more recently, seeing the UK system up very close and personal during the illness and death of both my parents, I'd say that a socialized system allows everyone in the medical system, including the doctors, to see their patients as people first much more easily than medical professionals in the US, because they do not have to worry about a person's ability to pay, or for that matter have to spend their days embroiled in payment issues with insurance companies.

As we veterinarians are always most concerned about our patients» health, the top clinical signs of illness for which dog (and cat) owners should be constantly aware rank high on our priority lists.

Since the patient will most likely be masking any signs of illness or discomfort, information obtained from the owner about how the animal has been acting in its normal environment will be helpful.

In dogs, influenza is generally mild but about 20 % of patients have moderate to severe illness.

As is typical with a new client and new patient, I asked about any pertinent past injuries or illness.

The family had human patients with influenza - like illness about a week prior to onset of illness in the ferrets.

Dr. Dereszynski is passionate about internal medicine because it allows her to establish long - term relationships with her clients and patients, helping them through difficult times of illness.

Iowa City, IA About Blog I'm a consulting psychiatrist at The Univ of Iowa Hosp & Clinics where I help patients who suffer from complex, comorbid med - psych illnesses.

Read this story about two dogs making a difference for the homeless from this week's Pet Connection: Two Labrador retrievers are making life a little brighter for patients battling poverty, homelessness, illness or addiction.

Atlanta, GA About Blog Emory Healthcare is the clinical arm of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, which focuses on patient care, education of health professionals, research addressing health and illness, and health policies for prevention and treatment of disease.

About Blog Through this blog, psychologist share experiences, both as a patient and as a psychologist, of living with chronic illness.

Rarely do I have 100 % certain data about the best way to diagnose a patient's illness and then to know the «correct» treatment for that illness.

At the University of Wisconsin, for example, the Center for Patient Partnerships at the law school brings together students and faculty from law, social work, pharmacy, engineering, psychology, medicine, nursing, and other fields.28 The faculty and students work in teams to help patients with life - threatening illnesses address their most pressing needs, while at the same time learning from one another about the ways their quite different disciplines deal with problems.