Blogs about: Hip Fracture

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All down to numbers?

ageingjournal wrote 1 week ago: Dr Frances Healey is a registered nurse who is Associate Director for Patient Safety at NHS England … more →

Tags: A&A journal, Falls and Bones, hospital, nurses, Age, health, Geriatrics, acute care, Research

Snowflakes in April and Brittle Bones

marysuemakin wrote 1 month ago: Even though spring has arrived in South Korea I can see occasional snowflakes outside my window and … more →

Tags: South Korea, bone fracture, health, Medicine, VERTEBRAL FRACTURE

The Hip Entrepreneur Iris Grant Onrot is Today's Honoree

Today's Honoree wrote 1 month ago: Iris Grant Onrot is a woman who is out to save the lives of aging seniors…one hip at a time. S … more →

Tags: award, Recognition, honoree, Celebrity - 2, Women, Success!, entrepreneur, survival, CEO

Decisions; Decisions!

Chris MacLellan - 'Be A Healthy Caregiver' wrote 1 month ago: This is a second blog post regarding my Caregiving Journey with Father Richard J. Orlando. In most c … more →

Tags: Be A Healthy Caregiver, The Bow Tie Guy, RJOrlando, Bow Tie Guy, united states, health, Florida, wytheville virginia, Wytheville

Hope for Osteoporosis Without Drugs2 comments

Wendy Myers wrote 1 month ago: Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones have weakened and are more likely to break. Fractures fro … more →

Tags: health conditions, Osteoporosis, health, Fluoride, Calcium, osteopenia, Vitamin D, magnesium, Fracture

Film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70 of cancer1 comment

Mohenjo wrote 1 month ago: Click link below pictures . Renowned American film critic Roger Ebert has died at 70 after a long ba … more →

Tags: Travel, @ vacation, Science, Arts, Entertainment, Celebrities, Business, Research, Medicine

Clopidogrel Is Safe Before Hip Fracture Surgery.

zedie wrote 1 month ago: In an observational study, clopidogrel did not confer risk for serious perioperative bleeding. In ge … more →

Tags: News, clopidogrel, health, patient, - Medicine (2), Surgery, Mayo clinic, bleeding

Commissioning hip fracture care - the NICE way

Webitor wrote 1 month ago: Dr Karthik Kayan is onsultant orthogeriatrician at Stockport NHS Foundation NHS Trust. Prof Opinder … more →

Tags: Falls and Bones, News, Publications and Guidelines, Commissioning, Orthogeriatrics, Age, health, Geriatrics, orthogeriatrics

National Hip Fracture Database Reports on Developments in Acute and Post-Acute Care1 comment

bgscomms wrote 2 months ago: Dr Helen Wilson, is co chair of the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD), a joint endeavour of the … more →

Tags: Falls and Bones, News, Surgery, Frailty, acute care, hospital, Orthogeriatrics, Age, Geriatrics

Russian roulette for the elderly, or my life in the sandwich generation9 comments

Flamingo Dancer wrote 2 months ago: Yes, I have been quiet of late. I spent the weekend learning to be a grandma with Petit Fille. She a … more →

Tags: Life, Stress, Family, coming of age in my fifties, Australia, ageing, aging, Parents, Baby Boomers

Panel Recommends ***Against*** Daily Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women

Ralph Turchiano wrote 2 months ago: EEV: I had to read the title a few times. They claim that 1 kidney stone per 273 woman over seven ye … more →

Tags: Corruption - Ghost Writing - Fabricated Data, Vitamin D, united states preventive services task force, annals of internal medicine, Calcium, international unit, Preventive Medicine, task force

Photo #365: Lovelies of 2D

Sandra Nguy wrote 2 months ago: February 27, 2013 The end of my Medicine in Society rotation is drawing near and I find myself back … more →

Tags: Oh, the View!, The Daily Sands, photo a day 2, Photography, Doctor, hospital, Photo, Project, Daily

Hip fracture in Parkinson's disease (PD) 1 comment

handtutorblog wrote 2 months ago: Published in Movement Disorders, 02/26/2013 Dr. Walker compares the incidence and outcomes of Parkin … more →

Tags: Hand Tutor, Parkinson's disease, Physical Therapy, Neurological Disorder, movement disorder, PD, physical rehabilitation, Parkinson, Parkinson Disease

Psychological Resilience1 comment

starshineandbear wrote 3 months ago: Starshine’s 94 year-old Grandmother (Mama) moved in with us a couple of weeks ago.  She’ … more →

Tags: hospital, Grandma, Resilience, Attitude, swamp people, History Channel, rehab, Mama, Smart Alec

Photos from Dr. Mariko at Kailakuri

merindyandjason wrote 3 months ago: Here’s some recent photos of patients from Dr. Mariko at Kailakuri Health Care Project in Bang … more →

Tags: Bangladesh, Kailakuri Health Care Project, Bangladesh, Health Care, diarrhea, Burns, Nephrotic Syndrome

Health Concerns: Elderly Falls

keepchoosingconsistency wrote 3 months ago: What a past couple of days it has been!  Before I dive right into the subject of why do the elderly … more →

Tags: General Health matters, health, Healthy Living, Osteoporosis, physical exercise, Falls, elderly, Safety, Old Age

Drinking - a little - increases bone density

themedicinewoman wrote 3 months ago: Individuals who drink one daily serving of beer (8 oz) or one of wine (4 oz) have greater bone densi … more →

Tags: General Health, Building Better Bones, Fracture Risk, osteoporosis, Bone Health, Bone Density, Osteoporosis, alcohol consumption, fracture risk

MIS: You look good today!3 comments

Sandra Nguy wrote 3 months ago: I had a chat the other day with a patient who’s been with us for over 2 weeks now. He’s … more →

Tags: Journey of Oz, - Medicine (2), hospital, patient, Sick, Geriatric Medicine, medical student, Doing Well, Palliative

Nursing Home Patients At Risk Due To Inattentive Staff

vainjurylawyer wrote 3 months ago: By Mark Favaloro, VA Injury Attorney “Alarm fatigue” among staff at nursing homes can lead to an inc … more →

Tags: Injury Law Info, va, Virginia, personal injury attorney, bed rails, Falls, nursing home, nursing facility, nursing care


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