News tagged with urban hospitals


Outdoor heat increases risk of emergency respiratory hospitalization in elderly

Outdoor heat is associated with a significantly increased risk of emergency hospitalization for respiratory disorders in the elderly, according to a large epidemiological study of more than 12.5 million Medicare beneficiaries.

Health created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. efforts to boost number of primary care doctors have failed

(HealthDay)—Amid signs of a growing shortage of primary care physicians in the United States, a new study shows that the majority of newly minted doctors continues to gravitate toward training positions ...

Health created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MRIs reveal signs of brain injuries not seen in CT scans, researchers report

Hospital MRIs may be better at predicting long-term outcomes for people with mild traumatic brain injuries than CT scans, the standard technique for evaluating such injuries in the emergency room, according to a clinical ...

Neuroscience created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Newborn mortality was higher for several years after large-scale closures of urban maternity units

After a series of Philadelphia hospitals started closing their maternity units in 1997, infant mortality rates increased by nearly 50 percent over the next three years. The mortality rates subsequently leveled off to the ...

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Primary stroke centers more likely to be in states with certification programs

Searching public databases in 2010, researchers looked at the distribution of primary stroke centers, designated such by state health departments or national organizations (such as The Joint Commission in collaboration with ...

Health created May 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0