As temperatures rise, California is experiencing fewer deaths from cold temperatures, which outweigh increased deaths from extreme heat. However, hotter temperatures sharply increase emergency department visits—a previously ...
Jul 30, 2025
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When JD Naasz, RN, a UCHealth emergency department nurse, arrived at a big hotel near the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, he was astounded. "The first day I walked in, I thought, 'This isn't a hotel. This ...
Jul 30, 2025
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Hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits can be distressing and costly for nursing home residents—especially those who are severely impaired or terminally ill. Despite their vulnerability, these individuals are ...
Jul 24, 2025
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People with any type of substance use disorder (SUD) stand a 24% higher risk of having an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of a previous discharge compared with those without the disorder, new UCLA-led research ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Researchers employed a machine learning technique known as random forest analysis and found that it significantly outperformed traditional methods in predicting which hospitalized patients with cirrhosis are at risk of death, ...
Jul 23, 2025
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The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some patients who showed signs of life, officials ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic cuts to federal health care spending that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day.
Jul 23, 2025
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New research published today as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the widespread, rapid acquisition of private physician practices by hospitals is pushing up health care prices across ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Rural hospital closures directly impact the health of rural Americans by reducing access to care. New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health sheds light on another consequence of these closures: ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, ...
Jul 21, 2025
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