Carolina East Medical Center Named among Americas 100 Best Hospitals
Sun Journal staff report Carolina East Medical Center is listed in America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by the Women's Choice Award. The ranking uses HCAHPS data and women's health preferences across four size-based categories to measure communication, responsiveness, and recovery information.
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Opioid treatment launches in DC emergency rooms
Three District of Columbia hospitals Howard University Hospital MedStar Washington Hospital Center and United Medical Center have begun medication assisted addiction treatment in emergency rooms for overdose victims in line with DC government goals to cut overdoses by half by next year The programs use buprenorphine to curb cravings and start recovery during ER visits per the DC Hospital Association president CEO Jacqueline Bowens who announced the initiative.
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Couple with Down syndrome shared long, joyful marriage in New York
Paul and Kris Scharoun-DeForge, both born with Down syndrome, may have one of the longest marriages among such couples. Paul died at 56 after 25 years of marriage in Liverpool, New York, where his eulogy praised luck and gratitude. Kris, 59, was supported as a devoted partner and caregiver.
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Clinical trials and cancer treatment research
Clinical trials are research studies involving people to find better ways to prevent diagnose or treat diseases including cancer. They test safety and effectiveness of new treatments and how they improve patients lives.
Poison linked self harm rise among US youth study finds surge
A Journal of Pediatrics report shows a sharp rise in death by own action attempts using poison among under 19s, with girls and young women ages 10 to 24 hit hardest. Researchers from 55 poison centers analyzed 19 years of data, noting a doubling since 2010 and urging societal action.
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