Health
Rapid rise in home-based post-acute care options during the pandemic
No one wants to stay in an emergency room or a hospital bed any longer than absolutely necessary.
May 5, 2022
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Medical economics
Transitional care practice reduces costs
A transitional care practice at Northwestern Memorial Hospital helped reduce healthcare costs compared to traditional discharge services, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of General Internal ...
May 4, 2022
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Cardiology
Black patients with atrial fibrillation less likely to get blood thinners
Patients with atrial fibrillation usually receive blood thinners to reduce their stroke risk, but these drugs are under-prescribed to Black Americans, a new study reveals.
May 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Osteoporosis in men overlooked by doctors and patients
Osteoporosis in men is often overlooked by health care professionals, a study in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology from the University of Sheffield has found.
Apr 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized adults differ by age
A just-published study provides previously unknown answers about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die.
Apr 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients face greater risks from abdominal aneurysm repair
Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients with a cancer diagnosis is associated with several poor postoperative outcomes according to a newly published study from researchers at the University of Missouri ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Medical economics
Racial disparity seen in use of epidural blood patches for postdural headaches
Epidural blood patches (EBPs) are used less often or use is delayed for patients in racial and ethnic minority groups compared with White patients, according to a study published online April 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 27, 2022
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Medications
Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence
Hospital patients are often given strong, opioid pain medicines when discharged home after surgery and other treatments. This can sometimes lead to long-term use and dependence.
Apr 27, 2022
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Health
'We see the worst of the worst.' How three nurses got hooked on the ER, staying for decades
One started in Memorial's emergency department in the 1970s as its first Black nurse.
Apr 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID associated with different clinical trajectories, characteristics depending on severity of initial infection
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that the clinical trajectories and characteristics of long ...
Apr 26, 2022
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