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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

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every year, leading to emergency department visits and hospitalizations. However, this large study shows that probiotics do not significantly shorten illness duration, improve symptoms, or reduce the need for additional medical visits. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2002-2014. emergency departments. N Engl J Med. Freedman et al.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 3: The Only Thing We Have to Fear

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No medication exposures. However for preterm newbown with more severe illness, systemic antibiotics along with intravenous immunoglobulins may be necessary. This patient was hospitalized for 4 days where he remained well-appearing. The rash had since evolved into full-body erythroderma sparing the palmar and plantar surfaces.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

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Social workers augment a team’s ability to provide whole-person care, often aiding to identify and meaningfully address the wide variety of challenges and unmet needs faced by individuals and families facing serious illness. I have this wonderful opportunity right now where I chair this Department of Health Social Work in Dell Medical School.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. So, we formed this organization called Pain and Palliative Care Society in the Northern Kerala city of Kalakkad based in the government medical college. But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002.

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