Health
Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit
Does living near a hospital make you more likely to get the health care you need?
Jan 30, 2024
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Health informatics
Empathetic care from practitioners associated with better patient satisfaction
A review of 14 studies has found that empathetic care is associated with improved patient satisfaction, a metric linked to important implications for patient outcomes. However, strong conclusions were limited by quality and ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Controlling respiratory syncytial virus: Real-life data from Luxembourg
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the main reasons leading to hospitalization among young children worldwide and each year, an estimated 101,000 children below the age of 5 years die due to RSV infections. Since ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High-frequency jet ventilation seems safe for lung ablation
For percutaneous lung ablation, high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) under general anesthesia seems as safe as spontaneous respiration (SR) under moderate sedation, with longer room time for HFJV, according to a study published ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Cardiology
New research finds volume alone does not predict quality outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery
A study of pediatric heart surgery centers across the United States has demonstrated that, when it comes to successful surgery, it's not just the size of the program that matters in determining quality outcomes. The study ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds reduced inpatient and severe respiratory disease visits during COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
In Wuhan, China, a stringent lockdown was implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19, transitioning to a normalized prevention and control strategy. Considering the shared transmission route through the respiratory tract, ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Medical economics
Race and ethnicity may affect whether and where hospitals transfer patients
Black patients in Florida are transferred to public hospitals more often than white patients, even when comparing patients from the same hospital with similar health conditions and the same insurance, according to new research ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Pediatrics
Sepsis in children: Improved diagnosis thanks to new global criteria
Diagnosis of sepsis in children has been improved based on new research findings. An international research team co-led by the University Children's Hospital Zurich harnessed artificial intelligence to analyze data from over ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How microbiologists in Spain during COVID-19 helped public hospital labs to be more prepared today than pre-pandemic
Researchers from INGENIO, a joint center of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), have recently published, together with two co-authors from the University ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No sign latest COVID variant leads to worse symptoms
JN.1, the COVID variant sweeping the country this winter, is not prompting more severe disease than earlier variants did, early U.S. government data suggests.
Jan 24, 2024
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