2023-11-29 22:03:15 A caregiver is the person who accompanies and provides support to those who, whether due to illness, disability or advanced age, cannot carry out their daily tasks or carry out their health treatments independently. The role of the caregiver has a great impact on the health system, since, according toA study published earlier … Read more
2023-11-18 09:00:00 By Judith Graham KFF Health News Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credentialed as a geriatrician — a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults. “I understood the demographic imperative and the issues facing older patients,” Gurwitz, 67 and chief of … Read more
2023-10-27 14:50:26 Their caduceus is not always sufficient to ensure free access. Whether they are nurses, physiotherapists or doctors, these health professionals do not always have the opportunity to park where they want and when they want. In many French cities, they even have to pay for their parking, sometimes benefiting from a preferential rate … Read more
To be silent, in the hope of being heard. Every Friday for more than two months, the caregivers of the public hospital meet at 2 p.m. to observe a minute of silence. Born at the Strasbourg University Hospital, the initiative has won over a good part of French hospitals. Lack of means, degraded working conditions, … Read more