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...again on that journey to Denver in 2008. He was taken to a hospital almost as soon as we arrived, was released, and then was rushed back again. He was in agony - not from the cancer but from a sudden attack of kidney stones. He was determined to speak to the convention and left his hospital bed a little more than an hour before his appearance, which much of the press and most delegates regarded as improbable or impossible. I stood and cried as he walked onto the stage. In 1980, he had gone there...
...have "very strong stomach fluids" that digest even the nastiest of pathogens, this particular drug has proven too much, says Tom Aversa of Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. After populations' decreasing numbers were first noted in the 1980s, it was found that diclofenac residue in livestock carcasses was causing kidney failure and visceral gout in the birds...
...meantime, when I'm next visited by a kidney stone, I plan to ask for more than a quick death. I'll also request a cost rundown...
...fair, the E.R. care level often has less to do with the severity of the case than with the diagnostic work required of the physician. Still, $3,000 for diagnosing a kidney stone "is unfortunately all too typical in Miami," says one South Florida healthcare expert - a big reason the average annual private healthcare provider costs for a family of four in the city is a remarkable...
...patients up with personalized healthcare teams in their communities, which in turn provide more focused, efficient and less costly medical services. An important PCMH feature is making non-emergency care - like less expensive urgent care - more 24/7 accessible to patients who really don't require emergency-level attention. (My kidney stone hit me at night, when my local urgent-care clinic was closed, leaving me with little choice but an E.R.) PCMH "is something we need to encourage because it redirects health care in ways that can save us a lot of money," says Dr. John Rock, dean...