Health
Estimates of preventable hospital deaths are too high, new study shows
Previous estimates of preventable deaths of hospitalized patients may be two to four times too high, a new Yale School of Medicine study suggests.
Jan 29, 2020
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Health
'Vast majority' of vaping illnesses blamed on vitamin E
Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the "vast majority" of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and they say doctors should monitor patients more closely after they go home from the hospital.
Dec 20, 2019
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Cardiology
Five-year mortality up in older adults with unplanned admission
(HealthDay)—Death within five years of first unplanned hospital admission is common among older adults, according to a study published in the Dec. 16 issue of CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
Dec 16, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
2003 to 2017 saw increase in deaths at home, hospice facility
From 2003 to 2017, there was a decrease in deaths occurring in hospitals and nursing facilities and an increase in deaths at home and at hospice facilities, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 12 issue of ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Medical research
Smokers and hypertensive individuals have higher risk of sudden death from brain bleed than previously believed
Contrary to the previous data, a Finnish study clarifies that smoking and high blood pressure do not protect from death in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage, the most lethal stroke subtype. In fact, subarachnoid ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Medications
Study teases out factors associated with postpartum overdose
Massachusetts researchers have published a new study in the journal Addiction that uncovers several risk factors associated with postpartum opioid overdose. The factors include a history of overdose during pregnancy, a diagnosis ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Cardiology
More patients with cardiovascular disease now die at home than in the hospital
Despite their wishes, many patients die in hospitals or other facilities. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death both globally and in the U.S., yet little is known about where patients with CVD die. In ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Medications
Kidney function may affect risks associated with prescription opioids
Receiving prescriptions of opioids was linked with higher risks of death and hospitalization compared with receiving other pain medications, and the risk of death was especially high in individuals with lower kidney function. ...
Oct 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mortality rates in Ebola survivors after hospital discharge could be 5 times higher compared with the general population
First study of its kind suggests Ebola survivors may be at increased risk of death in the first year after hospital discharge, particularly those who spent longer in hospital.
Sep 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
40 dead in Bangladesh's worst-ever dengue outbreak
At least 40 people have died in Bangladesh's worst-ever outbreak of dengue, officials said Tuesday, as overburdened hospitals struggled to treat thousands of patients.
Aug 13, 2019
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