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Nationwide safety program associated with 65% reduction in hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections
A large-scale, quality improvement program developed in collaboration with infection prevention experts at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality was associated with a 65% reduction in hospital-onset ...
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Veterinary tranquilizer medetomidine leaves patients severely sedated and harder to treat for withdrawal
A brief research report explored patient experiences with the clinical effects of medetomidine, a veterinary sedative that has increasingly contaminated the illicit fentanyl supply, and its impact on treatment outcomes. Interviews ...
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A resource to help hospitals build the business case for diagnostic stewardship
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has published a new resource describing how diagnostic stewardship can improve patient outcomes, strengthen hospital quality metrics and reduce health care costs.
Sep 11, 2026
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Data reveal half of England's health boards deliberately delay patient care with 'minimum waits'
Nearly half of health boards in England are deliberately delaying care for patients by imposing minimum waiting times in an attempt to manage demand and control costs, exclusive data published by The BMJ reveal.
Sep 9, 2026
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Study finds limited evidence for helping hospitalized patients with alcohol use disorder connect to follow-up care
A systematic review by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Yale University found limited evidence that hospital-based interventions can help people with alcohol use disorder connect with outpatient treatment ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Medical AI could move from treatment to prevention
Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive and Prescriptive—with two new domains: Critique and Creative. The result lays out where medical AI's greatest opportunities lie and how it could shift health care from treating disease ...
Sep 1, 2026
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Weighted blankets shown to reduce anxiety in hospitalized patients
New research published in the American Journal of Critical Care found that patients reported significantly lower anxiety after a short treatment session with a 15-pound (6.8-kilogram) weighted blanket. The study is unique ...
Sep 1, 2026
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Health systems joining efforts to reduce homelessness
From developing housing to deploying mobile medical units, most of the nation's large health systems are investing in efforts to alleviate homelessness—and, in turn, reduce emergency care costs, new Cornell research finds.
Aug 31, 2026
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Candida on urinary catheters can be more than contamination, patient samples suggest
Relying on a urinary catheter is a standard part of medical care for hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Unfortunately, the device carries the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), for which ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Hospitals could track emissions, water and waste alongside patient safety
Health care providers save lives every day, but hospital operations also consume large amounts of energy and water and generate significant waste. In the United States, the health care sector is responsible for around 8.5% ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Emergency diagnoses linked to poorer outcomes across a wide range of conditions
Patients diagnosed with conditions after an emergency hospital admission or an emergency room visit face a higher risk of death than those diagnosed in nonemergency settings, according to a large population-based study by ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Telemedicine intervention fails to reduce nursing home hospitalizations, study finds
Implementing an intersectoral, telemedicine-based intervention in nursing homes did not lead to a statistically significant reduction in patient hospitalizations, according to a prospective, multicenter cluster-randomized ...
Aug 21, 2026
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Brexit reshaped the UK health care workforce but failed to ease doctor shortages, research finds
The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union (EU) was associated with major changes in health care worker migration and worsening physician shortages in England, according to a new study published in JAMA Health ...
Aug 21, 2026
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What Ukraine's wartime blood supply transformation can teach the US
At the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukraine was hit with a 40% surge in demand for blood for its civilians and military personnel. Despite damaged health care facilities, supply chain disruptions and population displacement, ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Waiting for a bed, but not for care: Emergency department boarding study finds wide variation in handoffs
Every day across the country, patients wait hours or days in clogged emergency departments for a hospital bed to open—a well-known crisis called boarding. Now, a new study published in JAMA looks more closely at what happens ...
Aug 17, 2026
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Improving inpatient diabetes care with team approach that puts safety first
UC Davis Health has significantly and sustainably improved inpatient glycemic care through a coordinated, system-wide approach, according to a study published in Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Care. The article describes ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Largest real-world study finds early flu antiviral treatment reduces ICU admissions in hospitalized children
A new nationwide study finds antiviral treatment is linked to fewer intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and shorter hospital stays for children hospitalized with influenza.
Aug 10, 2026
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Report: AI adoption by health systems is outpacing governance, infrastructure and strategy
Health systems and hospitals are widely adopting AI solutions in administrative and clinical workflows, but there are significant gaps in strategy, validation, testing environments and success measurement, according to a ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Widely used early warning score may help guide the urgency of antibiotic treatment for suspected sepsis
A study of nearly 100,000 adults treated for suspected infection suggests that the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2), a score based on routinely collected vital signs that is widely used to identify patients at risk of ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Rise in drug-related deaths and hospitalizations driven by stimulants
Drug-induced deaths and hospitalizations in Australia have risen, with the trend driven by increased harms from amphetamine-type stimulants and cocaine, new data show. The latest annual reporting by the National Drug and ...
Aug 4, 2026
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One in six hospital beds filled by dementia patients
The study is the most comprehensive review of dementia hospitalizations ever undertaken in the UK. The researchers outline how delayed discharges, lack of communication among NHS staff and hospital environments unsuitable ...
Aug 4, 2026
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Clinical trial finds AI system improves oxygen delivery in hospital patients
A University of Colorado Anschutz-led clinical trial has found an automated oxygen delivery system helped hospitalized patients spend significantly more time in their target oxygen range compared with standard care, while ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Why your doctors keep leaving
If it feels harder to keep the same doctor, you're not imagining it. Health care leaders say retirements, burnout and changing workforce expectations are making it complicated to keep experienced clinicians in place.
Jul 31, 2026
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Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated
A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated—and potentially deadly—threat.
Jul 30, 2026
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AI tool helps detect patient deterioration earlier, reducing hospital deaths
Researchers from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School found that an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled early warning system helped identify hospitalized patients at risk of rapid clinical decline ...
Jul 29, 2026
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