What happens after a first-time hospitalization for heart failure? While there are guidelines on optimal treatment of patients with heart failure, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that if those guidelines ...
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Patients treated by surgeons who average over 10 shoulder replacements a year have a lower risk of reoperation and serious complications, and a shorter hospital stay than those treated by surgeons who do fewer operations, ...
Jun 21, 2023
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A pilot study presents a novel nurse-driven virtual care model based on an in-person model developed by Regenstrief Institute research scientists and colleagues to support care delivery to long-term nursing home residents. ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Fitbits, Garmins or Apple Watches, whatever your preference, wearable activity trackers could help patients recover faster during a hospitalization, potentially easing some pressures on Australia's overburdened hospital system, ...
Jun 15, 2023
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People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can't hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes?
Jun 7, 2023
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One of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that palliative care specialists can improve cancer patients' outcomes well before their end of life.
May 10, 2023
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The lingering effects of COVID-19 on some patients' health has gotten a lot of attention. But a new study suggests many face long-term major financial impacts after their illness.
Apr 28, 2023
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Patients hospitalized with pneumonia typically stay on IV antibiotics until they're stable, after about three days, but a new study suggests a different option.
Apr 25, 2023
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Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to antibiotic use, cause difficult-to-treat ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Most patients admitted to hospital with acute viral respiratory infections are given antibiotics. Now new research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in ...
Mar 25, 2023
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