Health
Strained US hospitals seek foreign nurses amid visa windfall
With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers.
Feb 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unvaccinated have highest SARS-CoV-2 incidence, hospitalization
(HealthDay)—Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 incidence and hospitalization rates are consistently higher for unvaccinated persons, and rates are lowest for those fully vaccinated with a booster, according ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Cardiology
Uncontrolled blood pressure is sending more people to the hospital
The number of people hospitalized for a hypertensive crisis—when blood pressure increases so much it can cause a heart attack, stroke or other sudden cardiovascular event—more than doubled from 2002 to 2014, according ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prague COVID ward staff do away with protective suits
Doctors treating COVID patients at a Prague hospital have shed their once mandatory protective suits, claiming that bacteria clinging to their sleeves actually increased mortality.
Jan 26, 2022
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Medical economics
Careful assessment of patient needs can reduce costs in end-of-life care
Decision-makers can manage high expenditures as deaths increase and improve patient experience if they understand what drives end-of-life costs and if services find a better balance between treating disease and managing symptoms, ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Health
Omicron surge is undermining care for other health problems
Roger Strukhoff was being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital outside Chicago this month when he suffered a mild heart attack.
Jan 21, 2022
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Health
5 hour+ emergency care wait before admission linked to heightened death risk
Waiting more than 5 hours in emergency care before admission to hospital is linked to a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next 30 days, reveals a study of more than 5 million patients in England and published ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New digital tool could help youth experiencing mental health crises receive better hospital care
Researchers in Nottingham are leading a new national study to help identify and prevent harmful consequences of mental health crisis in children and young people admitted to hospitals
Jan 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic, stigma a double barrier to health care for people who use substances
Hospitals aren't better equipped to help those struggling with a substance use disorder because of ongoing stigma in health care, according to a University of Alberta public health researcher who suggests the pandemic has ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.
Jan 10, 2022
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