When you have a stroke may determine if you survive
New research from the University of Georgia found that stroke patients admitted to rural hospitals over the weekend may be at higher risk of death.
Oct 14, 2020
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New research from the University of Georgia found that stroke patients admitted to rural hospitals over the weekend may be at higher risk of death.
Oct 14, 2020
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Prices paid to hospitals nationally during 2018 by privately insured patients averaged 247% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Sep 18, 2020
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A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking.
Aug 4, 2020
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(HealthDay)—As-needed follow-up is an equally effective posthospitalization follow-up strategy when compared with a scheduled follow-up visit for young children hospitalized for bronchiolitis, according to a study published ...
Jul 30, 2020
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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in 44 states and fear of calling 9-1-1 or going to the hospital persists, new data from a survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Heart Association, the world's ...
Jul 24, 2020
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Black patients are better represented in taxpayer-funded clinical trials testing new cancer treatments compared to trials run by pharmaceutical companies—although black patients are not fully represented in cancer clinical ...
Jun 22, 2020
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(HealthDay)—As U.S. hospitals resume procedures put on hold by the coronavirus outbreak, there's an urgent need for blood and platelet donations, the American Red Cross says.
May 29, 2020
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Palliative care is valuable for heart failure patients, and, for those who are hospitalized, it can significantly lower the risk of repeated hospital admissions and the need for invasive procedures such as mechanical ventilation ...
May 27, 2020
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When a natural disaster like an earthquake strikes, a community can literally be shaken to its core. One way to assess how well and how quickly that community recovers is to measure how, and how quickly, its hospitals and ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Social isolation is linked to a heightened risk of hospital admission for respiratory disease among older adults, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax.
Apr 21, 2020
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