Dementia Patient At Center of Spoon-Feeding Controversy Dies
Nora Harris, 64, who had early-onset Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, raised questions about the power 鈥 and limits 鈥 of an advance directive to withdraw care.
In Oregon, End-of-Life Wishes Are Just A Click Away
A new link creates two-way access to the state registry that documents the type of medical care sick and frail patients want 鈥 or refuse.
A medida que los donantes leales envejecen, los bancos buscan sangre joven
Para las personas que nacieron despu茅s de la Segunda Guerra Mundial donar sangre era casi un deber c铆vico. Pero a medida que envejecen y dejan de donar, los bancos de sangre luchan por reemplazarlos por donantes m谩s j贸venes.
As Loyal Donors Age, Industry Is Out For Young Blood
Nearly 60 percent of the U.S. blood supply is provided by people older than 40 鈥 and most of that is from folks in their 50s and 60s. Why is it so hard to find young donors?
Cuando la demencia acecha a toda la familia
El seguimiento m茅dico de miembros de una familia que portan una mutaci贸n gen茅tica ha ayudado a entender un poco m谩s sobre una devastadora forma de demencia.
A Rare Dementia Gene Runs In The Family, But He鈥檚 Fine 鈥 So Far
A Washington state man inherited the mutated gene that stole his mother鈥檚 mind. He doesn鈥檛 have the disease, and doctors don鈥檛 know why.
Despite Advance Directive, Dementia Patient Denied Last Wish, Says Spouse
Oregon court says Alzheimer鈥檚 patient Nora Harris must be spoon-fed. But her husband says she never wanted to live like this.
Medicare ayuda a 575,000 personas a hacer planes para el final de la vida
En 2016, el Medicare comenz贸 a pagar por las sesiones en las que pacientes, m茅dicos y familiares discuten sobre las decisiones a tomar cuando se acerca el final de la vida.
End-Of-Life Advice: More Than 500,000 Chat On Medicare’s Dime
In the first year of payments for advance-care planning sessions, once decried as 鈥漝eath panels,鈥 use is higher than expected, new data show.
Scope Maker Olympus Hit With $6.6 Million Verdict In Superbug Outbreak Case
In the first case of its kind in the U.S., the company was ordered to pay damages to the hospital where a patient died of an infection linked to a contaminated scope. But jurors also found the hospital negligent, and it was ordered to pay the patients’ family $1 million.
DNA Links Deadly Germs, Tainted Heart Surgery Devices To German Factory
LivaNova plant in Germany is the likely source behind outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people since 2013.
Alergistas advierten sobre escasez de un ant铆doto contra picaduras de insectos
M茅dicos alergistas en todo el pa铆s est谩n advirtiendo sobre la escasez de un producto poco conocido pero crucial: extracto de abejas y avispas usado en vacunas que previenen reacciones que amenazan la vida.
Insect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer
Allergists warn of scarce supplies of honeybee, wasp and other venom extracts used to prevent deadly reactions.
A esta madre hispana no le dijeron que ten铆a zika
Los resultados estuvieron listos en diciembre, pero Andrea Pardo no fue notificada hasta abril, cuando ya ten铆a 37 semanas de embarazo, de que hab铆a estado infectada con el virus del zika.
A Clinic Mix-Up Leaves Pregnant Woman In Dark About Zika Risk
A Washington state woman didn鈥檛 find out for months that she was likely infected with the virus that can cause serious birth defects. Clinic officials say they鈥檒l do better.
Widow Unleashes Court Fight Against Scope Maker Olympus Over Superbug Outbreak
The Seattle case, the first to reach trial in the U.S., offers possible glimpse into fate of some two dozen lawsuits against manufacturing giant Olympus, accused of failing to address scope contamination linked to numerous deaths. The company faults poor hospital cleaning practices.
Zika en Am茅rica: la saga de una mam谩 hispana
Lo primero que hizo Mar铆a R铆os cuando naci贸 su beba es chequear el tama帽o de su cabeza. Fue entonces cuando supo que sus miedos se hab铆an hecho realidad: la ni帽a hab铆a nacido con microcefalia, una consecuencia del zika.
Zika In America: One Mother’s Saga
So far, 72 affected babies have been born in the continental U.S. One young mother, infected in Mexico last year, and her infant face an uncertain future in rural Washington.
鈥業t鈥檚 Not Like Other States鈥: High-Cost Alaska Sits In The Eye Of Health Reform Storm
With the most expensive medical care and health insurance premiums in the nation, Alaska seeks a novel way to bail out Obamacare.
Where You Live May Determine How You Die. Oregon Leads The Way.
A state with integrated systems for end-of-life care offers better treatment for the seriously ill, according to a new study.
