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The Hospital, Your Care Coordinator
Hospitals aren't known for making house calls. Once patients get their discharge papers, they take their chances with a family doctor or staffers at a clinic who may not know what happened at the hospital. So Margaret Bennett's experience is pretty rare. Bennett, 84, who had a stroke 11 years ago and colon cancer in 2007, recently spent two weeks at Montefiore Medical Center, but Bennett's doctor now comes to her.
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Geriatrics Information
- Heart Failure Information
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Heart Failure
This condition occurs when the heart pumps more weakly than it should, and fluids build up in the lungs and in other body tissues. Common symptoms are shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness, and weight gain from the excess fluids. more »
Heart Failure News
Popular Antibiotic Linked to Deadly Heart Risk
Tasers Can Trigger Fatal Heart Trouble
Health Buzz: Researchers Devise Test to Predict Heart Attack
- Osteoarthritis Information
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Osteoarthritis
By age 60, almost everybody has OA in at least one joint. All those years of bending and lifting and twisting and turning wears down the cartilage that caps the ends of bones, resulting in painful inflammation. Treatment focuses on easing the discomfort. more »
Osteoarthritis News
Lots of Exercise in Midlife May Lead to Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis Costs U.S. Over $185 Billion a Year
- Osteoporosis Information
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. It often progresses without symptoms or pain. Although it occurs in both men and women, women are four times as likely to develop osteoporosis than men. more »
Osteoporosis News
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
More Research Points to Long-Term Ills With Bone Drugs
- Shingles Information
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Shingles
The pain of shingles can be intense and feel unrelenting. It may be itching, stabbing, or shooting. Three to four days before the telltale blisters develop, you may feel sluggish or have a fever, chills, a headache, an upset stomach, diarrhea, or difficulties with urination. more »
Shingles News
U.S. Shingles Vaccine Approval Expanded
Health Buzz: Shingles Vaccine Is Effective, but Underused
