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11Health care in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 15.2% of GDP, second only to the tiny Marshall Islands among all United Nations member nations. The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend,… …
122009 flu pandemic — Pandemic H1N1/09 Influenza Classification and external resources Electron microscope image of the reassorted H1N1 influenza virus. The viruses are 100 nanometres in diameter.[ …
13Chronic care management — encompasses the oversight and education activities conducted by health care professionals to help patients with chronic diseases and health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, lupus, multiple sclerosis and sleep apnea learn to… …
14chronic — 01. My father has had [chronic] back pain ever since he got injured at work 5 years ago. 02. There seems to be a [chronic] shortage of nurses in this state due to the poor salaries medical professionals are paid here. 03. My grandma is… …
15Faith healing — Faith healer redirects here. For the play by Brian Friel, see Faith Healer. Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents,… …
16Caregiver — Carer redirects here. For Other meanings and uses, see Caregiver (disambiguation). Care provider redirects here. For providers of health care, see Health care provider. See also: Home care, Family caregivers, Elderly care, Carers rights movement …
17hospital — /hos pi tl/, n. 1. an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment. 2. a similar establishment for the care of animals. 3. a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital; doll hospital. 4.… …
18SKIP of New York — Sick Kids need Involved People (SKIP) of New York, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit agency for families who want to care for their chronically ill, medically fragile, or developmentally disabled children. SKIP is an advocacy and service agency …
19nursing home — 1. a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill. 2. Chiefly Brit. a small private hospital; a small hospital owned by one person or a group of individuals and… …
20Children's Island Sanitarium — was a sanitarium on Children s Island from 1886 until 1946 where many chronically ill children spent the summer, where the outdoor, ocean air might make them better. Children s Island Sanitarium Children s Island was for many years the location… …
