Hospital staff, victims, families cope with life-altering affects of violence
Article Abstract:
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), which is affiliated with Northwestern Medical School, was rated the best hospital in the US by U.S. News & World Report. RIC receives many gang members, as well as innocent bystanders, who have been injured in violent attacks. Many are poor, young black men who have no insurance. The Institute does not require insurance, but many of its patients eventually return to their homes, where they may not receive the care that they need. In Chicago, gunshot wounds are the leading cause of paraplegia. Some patients are distressed by their injuries, but some gang members see their condition as proof of their courage. They are harder to reach because they do not respond to traditional forms of psychotherapy. Many abused drugs and alcohol before the injury and continue to do so after. RIC's 'Think First' program sends paraplegics to high schools to encourage young teenagers to change the risky behavior that may lead to serious injury.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
New forms and new needs may make macrolides antibiotics of the decade
Article Abstract:
A group of antibiotics called macrolides may be more effective than antibiotics now in use and may cause fewer side effects. Erythromycin is a commonly used macrolide, but it can irritate the stomach. Clarithromycin (Biaxin) and azithromycin (Zithromax) were recently approved in the US by the Food and Drug Administration. Azithromycin may become the treatment of choice for chlamydial infections, because the drug can be given in a single, one-gram dose. It may also be effective in treating syphilis. A drug called RP 59500, while not a macrolide, has been used in France to treat streptococcal, staphylococcal, mycoplasma, legionella and chlamydia infections. Macrolides may also be effective in treating opportunistic infections in AIDS patients, including those caused by toxoplasma, Mycobacterium avium and Pneumocystis carinii.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
At Pennsylvania Hospital, 250 Years of Care
Article Abstract:
Several doctors who work at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia reminisce about the hospital on its 250th anniversary. It was founded on May 11, 1751, and was the first hospital in America.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Screening for prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen: an examination of the evidence. The best screening test for colorectal cancer -- a personal choice
- Abstracts: Educating dental staff members for optimum patient service. Coping with the changing state of dental managed care
- Abstracts: When shareholders come before service. The legacy of Dunblane. Firm foundations
- Abstracts: Partnerships for sound practice. Demystifying practice development. Inflammatory bowel disease
- Abstracts: Natural history of peripheral neuropathy in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance