Food assistance ensures healthy pregnancies, research shows
Food stamps and food banks can be key to healthy pregnancies.
Jan 27, 2025
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Hospital Units
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ICU room design impacts delirium: Windowed rooms show higher incidence
Delirium is characterized by an acute change in cognition, accompanied by either altered consciousness or disorganized thinking. The condition is common in the post-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) setting, affecting up ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Not the time to share: New Zealand needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms
As New Zealand agonizes over its hospitals—where they are, how they should be staffed and how they should be funded—a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single rooms in all public hospitals.
Oct 31, 2024
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Black, Asian, Hispanic trauma patients less likely to get lifesaving helicopter transport, finds first-of-its-kind study
Severely injured Black, Asian and Hispanic children and adults are less likely than white patients to receive critical helicopter ambulance services, which can make the difference between life and death, according to a study ...
Oct 20, 2024
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Virtual family-centered rounds help parents support their child's care
In a new study, researchers at UC Davis Children's Hospital have shown that virtual family-centered rounds are a valuable resource for families with children in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The study was published ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Large difference in survival seen for preemies born at 25 versus 22 weeks
For infants born prematurely, survival increases considerably for those born at 25 versus 22 gestational weeks, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in Pediatrics.
Sep 27, 2024
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Study finds staff and visitor voices are major source of excessive noise in hospital ICUs
The major contributor to excessive noise levels in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) is the voices of staff and visitors, a study from the University of Portsmouth has found.
Sep 23, 2024
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AI-based tool reduces risk of death in hospitalized patients, finds study
Can artificial intelligence (AI) help reduce deaths in hospital? An AI-based system was able to reduce risk of unexpected deaths by identifying hospitalized patients at high risk of deteriorating health, found new research ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Caseload strain linked to patient survival during delta wave of COVID-19
Across hospital types, there is a comparably detrimental relationship between COVID-19 caseload and patient survival, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Sep 10, 2024
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Just one or two cigarettes a day before or during pregnancy linked to major newborn health problems
Even light smoking of just one to two cigarettes a day either before or at any time during pregnancy is significantly associated with major health problems in the newborn, finds research published online in the Journal of ...
Aug 20, 2024
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