WCTV is learning new details in the investigation into the death of 57-year-old Barbara Dawson on December 22. Last week, Blountstown Police said that Dawson was being arrested for refusing to leave the Hospital upon being released and collapsed as she was being escorted to a police cruiser.Last week, Blountstown Police said that Dawson was being arrested for refusing to leave the Hospital upon being released and collapsed as she was being escorted to a police cruiser. Dawson was then admitted to the hospital but died a short time later. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death as a blood clot to the lungs. Monday, the Blountstown Police Department released the incident report detailing Barbara Dawson's arrest and subsequent death. The agency says the investigation is to determine if the hospital violated any state for federal requirements during the incident.
Diana Matsushima cares for both her husband and sister-in-law full-time, giving them their medications and driving them to their doctor appointments. But when either ends up hospitalized, Matsushima said her role as their primary caregiver is often overlooked. She isn't always included in the discussions at the hospital, and she sometimes leaves confused about how to best care for them when she gets home. When they are discharged, she said the nurses hand her a stack of papers without much — if any — explanation. But beginning in January, family caregivers such as Matsushima could have a much different experience at the hospital.
Kansas City is a proud leader in a plethora of categories: barbecue, baseball, museums and jazz included. Now one could argue adding cancer treatment to that list. North Kansas City Hospital, KU Hospital and Saint Luke's all appear to be leading the pack in how to not only discover certain types of cancer, but treating them as well. Prostate cancer breakthroughs The biggest leaps seem to be in treating prostate cancer. North Kansas City Hospital, in partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is using the new Calypso System for prostate cancer treatment.
It was a death Dr. David Grube will never forget. One weekend more than 20 years ago, a neighbor's son appeared at his front door near Corvallis, Ore., asking for help with his father, who was terminally ill with bone cancer. Grube rushed over to find a horrific scene: Unable to cope any longer, the pain-wracked neighbor had shot himself. Grube, a soft-spoken retiree, still remembers the vow he made that day: "I will never allow any of my patients to get to that point." Today, Grube answers calls from doctors around the country, including California, seeking advice on end-of-life options for their patients.
Is your doctor your go-to for nutrition advice? Neither is mine. And why would I expect that? According to recent polls, fewer than a quarter of doctors say they've had sufficient training to provide nutritional advice to their patients. We all know about the Hippocratic Oath, but how about that other thing Hippocrates said: "Let Food Be Thy Medicine." For the American medical profession to live up to that, there'd have to be more than one doctor in the country widely known for prescribing broccoli. Most medical schools aren't particularly dedicated to teaching their students about food.
A new report reaffirmed longstanding concerns by Brockton-area nurses, state legislators and mental health advocates about the burden that local hospitals face, boarding people who require proper behavioral health treatment while they wait for those services to become available, The Enterprise reports. Behavioral health-related visits to emergency departments in the Brockton area and other regions have increased significantly during the last five years, according to a newly published report by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. In the Metro South region, which includes Brockton, the amount of behavioral health-related visits to emergency departments increased by 33 percent from 2010 to 2014, according to the commission's cost trends report.