A large study presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference shows that patients treated for COPD or pneumonia experience worse outcomes across several important measures when they are treated at hospitals that have been ...
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When care teams screen older adults undergoing surgery for risk factors such as falls and delirium, they are able to improve the care and outcomes of this rapidly growing and uniquely vulnerable patient population, according ...
May 12, 2026
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An outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over weeks on a cruise ship as it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.
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The MV Hondius cruise ship, hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak believed to have killed three people, is sailing from Cape Verde toward the Spanish island of Tenerife where isolating passengers and crew will be finally be evacuated.
May 7, 2026
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A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as ...
May 7, 2026
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Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets its common name from the "whoop" sound that some infected children make when they take a deep, gasping ...
May 6, 2026
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Air pollution has been linked to a host of poor health outcomes, from respiratory infections to suicide risk. Now, new research in the Wasatch Front of Utah—which occasionally experiences the worst air quality in the nation—has ...
May 6, 2026
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Pneumonia is responsible for a tremendous burden of disease worldwide. In the U.S., it is a leading cause of death due to infection, especially for those of advanced age. For survivors, pneumonia's lingering effects such ...
May 5, 2026
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South Carolina's measles outbreak—the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years—is over, state health officials declared Monday.
Apr 27, 2026
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A new featured report details how advances in remote monitoring and portable medical technology are dismantling the traditional hospital walls. The article, "Hospital-at-Home: New Technology Brings Acute Care to Patients' ...
Apr 21, 2026
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