Picture two patients receiving acute care: one is hospitalized in a unit where three nurses have five patients and three have six, and another where all six nurses have six patients. Evidence has shown that higher nurse staffing ...
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An analysis of Medicare claims data found a 60-fold increase in the use of unregulated rapid molecular diagnostic tests for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults from 2016 to 2023, researchers reported Nov. 26 in ...
Nov 29, 2024
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Public health recommendations generally suggest drinking eight cups of water a day. And many people just assume it's healthy to drink plenty of water. Now researchers at UC San Francisco have taken a systematic look at the ...
Nov 27, 2024
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Infections in the lower urinary tract rarely migrate to the kidneys, but the precise mechanism that the human body employs to keep the twin organs disease-free has remained a medical mystery—until now.
Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers.
Nov 21, 2024
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Patients seeking treatment in hospital or other health care facilities can be particularly vulnerable to infections they acquire during their stay, especially if the infections are difficult to treat because they are resistant ...
Nov 21, 2024
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New research from the Centers for Antimicrobial Optimization Network (CAMO-Net) at the University of Liverpool has shown that using artificial intelligence (AI) can improve how we treat urinary tract infections (UTIs), and ...
Nov 21, 2024
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Doctors may soon use an AI-driven solution to swiftly prescribe a personalized antibiotic regimen for patients with just a few mouse clicks instead of giving general treatment. The antibiotic regimen can then be adjusted, ...
Nov 19, 2024
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An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday.
Nov 18, 2024
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Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections every year. Some groups are especially prone to chronic UTIs, including women, older adults and some veterans.
Nov 18, 2024
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