(HealthDay)—Among patients surviving an index COVID-19 hospitalization, 9 percent are readmitted within two months of discharge, according to research published in the Nov. 9 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Nov 12, 2020
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As the coronavirus spreads throughout the country, an increasing number of American healthcare workers helping to treat patients are contracting the infection.
Mar 6, 2020
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Children with public insurance are 22 percent less likely to receive comprehensive primary care than those with private insurance, according to new research from the University of Michigan Medical School.
Jul 15, 2011
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The saying goes that "what is old is new again." Many elderly Americans are hoping that proves true.
Aug 18, 2016
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Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits—often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a study in the November/December ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found serious gaps in communication between physicians and home health care agencies responsible for caring for often elderly patients discharged from ...
Jul 19, 2017
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In her last trimester, in the midst of dealing with family and work issues as well as preparing for a new baby, Michelle Emebo felt stressed.
Jan 12, 2021
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Older adults and their families often wonder: Where's the best place to recover after a hip or knee replacement—at home or in a rehabilitation facility?
Apr 8, 2019
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Nurses have an obligation to disclose an error when one occurs. While errors should be avoided as much as possible, the reality is the health care delivery system is not and will never be perfect; errors and adverse events ...
Nov 4, 2011
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University at Buffalo childhood obesity experts are praising a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics that rigorously assessed how the home environments of young children who are genetically at high risk for obesity can ...
Oct 2, 2018
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