Hospitals today spend a lot of time and effort to protect their patients from developing new infections while they're hospitalized—especially the most dangerous types that can threaten their health even more than the problem ...
Jul 2, 2018
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As the nation's opioid epidemic claims thousands of lives, more and more people are hospitalized with infections, overdoses, and other medical and surgical complications of substance use. This resonates across Oregon, with ...
Apr 25, 2018
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For hospitalized patients, pain is an all-too-common part of the experience. Even among U.S. patients who have not undergone surgery, more than half receive at least one dose of an opioid for acute pain during their stay. ...
Apr 5, 2018
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Many hospital patients get medicine or nutrition delivered straight into their bloodstream through a tiny device called a PICC. In just a decade, it's become the go-to device for intravenous care.
Feb 23, 2018
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Caregivers of patients surviving a prolonged critical illness experience high and persistent rates of depression.
Feb 20, 2018
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The quality and efficiency of notes doctors took about their patients improved when they received education and guidelines that emphasized best practices. In a study led by UCLA researchers, physicians were instructed to ...
Jan 17, 2018
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About one in three hospitalized patients shows symptoms of depression, potentially affecting their clinical outcomes, a new Cedars-Sinai study has found.
Jun 2, 2017
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One in three patients hospitalized for medical problems experienced a drop in their red blood cell count due to the hospitalization - a concept called hospital-acquired anemia, new research showed.
May 18, 2017
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In an analysis of medical records gathered from more than 300 hospitalized patients, a team of researchers reports that routine imaging scans used to help diagnose heart attacks generated "incidental findings" (IFs) in more ...
May 8, 2017
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It can start with the quick check of a box. A doctor orders a range of blood tests all at once, hoping to figure out what's causing a patient to show signs of liver damage. It sounds harmless enough - and faster and more ...
Mar 2, 2017
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