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  2. Nocturnist - Wikipedia

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    The main role of a nocturnist is to admit patients into the hospital from an emergency department, and to care for previously admitted inpatients through the night. [2] Nocturnists differ from on-call doctors in that they work exclusively at night, rather than being on-call and also working daytime shifts. [ 3 ]

  3. Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane - Wikipedia

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    By the late 1940s, new procedures that included electric and insulin shock treatments were employed regularly at the hospital. [3] Hypnosis and group therapy sessions followed and three lobotomies were performed. By 1949 the facility, originally built for 550, housed almost 1,500 men and 250 women. [6]

  4. Bed rest - Wikipedia

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    Bed rest, also referred to as the rest-cure, is a medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of the time to try to cure an illness. [1] Bed rest refers to voluntarily lying in bed as a treatment and not being confined to bed because of a health impairment which physically prevents leaving bed.

  5. Struggling to heal: The stories of five North Carolinians ...

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    From dreams deferred to daily struggles, North Carolinians share their harrowing battles with medical debt and the hope a new plan brings.

  6. The NHS and private sector will focus on working together in areas where the health service has significant wait times, particularly in gynaecology where 260,000 women are waiting more than 18 ...

  7. Medical restraint - Wikipedia

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    In June 2013 the UK government announced that it was considering a ban on the use of face-down restraint in English mental health hospitals. [28] Face down restraints are used more often on women and girls than on men. 51 out of 58 mental health trusts use restraints unnecessarily when other techniques would work. [29]

  8. Psychiatric hospital - Wikipedia

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    A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe mental disorders. These institutions cater to patients with conditions such as schizophrenia , bipolar disorder , major depressive disorder , and eating disorders ...

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    Image credits: semantic_satiation #3. A very well-known pop star's uncle offering information on said pop star for cash. Everything from baby pictures and videos, to her whereabouts.