Patients Get Stranded Out of Network as Insurer-Hospital Contract Talks Fall Apart
In September, when Shelly Azzopardi went to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with abdominal pain, she didn’t...
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Covid patients taking antidepressants are up to 30% less likely to die
Covid patients taking antidepressants are up to 30% less likely to die from the virus,...
Patients with stroke symptoms are evaluated safely for both stroke and trauma with new "STRAUMA activation"
A novel hospital alert called "STRAUMA" (a dual stroke alert and trauma activation) allows patients...
Patients with opioid use disorder die at a rate similar to heart attacks
Hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder died at a rate comparable to those who suffered...
Monitoring burn ICU patients requires alarm adjustments
The combination of injured skin, specialized medical care and the need to continuously monitor critically...
COVID-19: Patients with malnutrition may be more likely to have severe outcomes
Adults and children with COVID-19 who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased...
Heart patients advised to move more to avoid heart attacks and strokes
Elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes increase the risk of heart disease. But a...
Study shows young early-onset colorectal cancer patients have increased survival
New research by Yale Cancer Center shows patients with early-onset colorectal cancer, age 50 and...
‘Heart-in-a-box’ can be lifesaving, matching up distant donors with patients
A few days after his 74th birthday, Don Stivers received his dream gift—a new heart....
Comfort care beneficial for hospitalized stroke patients, yet disparities in use persist
Receiving palliative or hospice care services was found to improve quality of life for hospitalized...