Within a decade, a growing shortage of physicians threatens to lengthen the time it takes to get a checkup, schedule an elective surgery or see a specialist. The biggest shortage will be in primary care, or family medicine.
Palliative care is a specialized area of medicine often confused with hospice care, the latter of which is provided when patients no longer receive aggressive therapy. Patients with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses — respiratory disease, heart conditions, cancer or kidney failure — can greatly benefit from palliative care, which places emphasis on symptoms and quality of life through pain management and physical, psychological and spiritual support.
A police officer was shot at an Upstate hospital early Thursday after responding to a report of a man who had a gun, authorities said. State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry said police responded shortly after 2 a.m. to a call from staff in the emergency department of Laurens County Memorial Hospital in Clinton.
One person is in critical condition following a shooting inside the Regional Medical Center-Orangeburg on Wednesday. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, the hospital president Charles Williams said the suspect, who was not named, was originally a patient at the hospital, left the emergency room, and returned with a gun, shooting a hospital employee. Williams said employees tried to get the person to stay but could not.
Despite the often-quoted statistic that women in the U.S. make 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, the actual figure varies depending on a woman’s race, geographic location and industry. Women of color, for example, have an even larger pay gap than white women. And women in certain fields, such as financial services, are further from pay parity than their peers in other professions.
Compared to other major expenditures of American households, spending on health care is a drag. In exchange for what you pay in rent or a mortgage, you get your home, and hopefully you feel good about your home. You probably have some vague happy feeling about your car. Hopefully, you enjoy some of the food you eat.