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JANUARY 3, 2024

3, 2024 -- The average cost of hospital care for COVID-19 patients skyrocketed during the pandemic, outstripping what might be expected under inflation, a new study shows.Average hospital costs for COVID patients increased five. WEDNESDAY, Jan.

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JULY 12, 2024

FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 -- After an anesthesiologist may have exposed thousands of people treated at several hospitals in Oregon to hepatitis and HIV, those patients are being advised to get tested for the diseases.Two health care providers in.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

27, 2023 -- When hospitals support trauma survivors' mental health during and after treatment, patients are less likely to return in crisis, researchers report.There's no uniform guidance on how to offer mental health services to. WEDNESDAY, Dec.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

9, 2024 -- As Hurricane Milton barreled toward the west coast of Florida, hospitals in its path were making ready. Milton is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area late Wednesday night. Long-term care facilities in.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

9, 2024 -- It's an approach that's becoming more widespread: Receiving hospital-level care in the home.A new study finds that folks "hospitalized" at home tend to do at least as well as if they’d been checked into a hospital for. TUESDAY, Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 -- If you're lucky enough to survive a battle with the bloodstream infection sepsis, risks of a recurrence that sends you back to hospital within a month remain high, new data shows.In MONDAY, Sept. a study involving over 7,100 patients.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

6, 2024 -- Hospitals could be frequently misdiagnosing pneumonia, causing patients to receive the wrong treatments and potentially become deathly ill, a new study finds.More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis will change. TUESDAY, Aug.

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MAY 30, 2024

THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 -- Cancer patients receive less effective treatment at hospitals that mainly serve minority communities, a new study shows.More than 9% of cancer patients are treated at hospitals where a significant percentage of patients.

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JULY 10, 2024

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 -- Many Americans like the idea of receiving hospital-level care at home, believing they'd recover from their ills faster and without safety risks. Patients of course want the best-quality care, but often prefer to be at.

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APRIL 4, 2024

THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, headed home Wednesday after faring so well that he was released from the hospital just two weeks after his groundbreaking.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

An infant given probiotics at an undisclosed hospital has died, U.S. TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 -- Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants. Food and Drug Administration officials said in a recent warning.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

21, 2023 -- Peaches, nectarines and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and put 10 people in the hospital with food poisoning across seven states, federal officials say. TUESDAY, Nov. The Listeria outbreak also has caused one.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

JULY 22, 2024

Large language models may pass medical exams with flying colors but using them for diagnoses would currently be grossly negligent. Medical chatbots make hasty diagnoses, do not adhere to guidelines, and would put patients' lives at risk.

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MAY 21, 2024

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Heat waves and heat domes are particularly dangerous to kids with asthma, a new study finds.Daytime heat waves are associated with 19% increased odds that a child with asthma will wind up in the hospital, researchers.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

19, 2023 -- Hospital coffee machines have received some side-eye as a potential source of spreading infection, but a new study debunks the belief.“To TUESDAY, Dec. To our great relief…a general ban on coffee makers doesn’t seem necessary,”.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

16, 2023 -- New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again. The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. WEDNESDAY, Aug. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 -- Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be. WEDNESDAY, Nov.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 -- One in 14 hospital patients may be the victim of damaging diagnostic mistakes, new research suggests.The finding is from a study of 675 patients admitted to one large hospital in Boston at various periods between July. WEDNESDAY, Oct.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

16, 2024 -- Following two weeks of hospital care for complications from prostate cancer surgery, U.S. TUESDAY, Jan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Pentagon announced.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

12, 2024 (Healthday News) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who spent time in intensive care last month for complications related to prostate cancer surgery performed in December, has returned to the hospital with bladder issues, MONDAY, Feb.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

19, 2023 -- A person’s toothbrush could be a true lifesaver if they land in a hospital ICU, according to new evidence review.Regular toothbrushing is associated with lower rates of death in the intensive care unit (ICU), shorter. TUESDAY, Dec.

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JUNE 4, 2024

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 -- Folks with sleep apnea are more likely to require hospitalization for an ailment, a new study shows.People aged 50 and older with sleep apnea have 21% higher odds of hospitalization compared to those without the breathing.

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APRIL 1, 2024

MONDAY, April 1, 2024 -- In a letter sent to teaching hospitals and medical schools across the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that written consent must be obtained from patients before performing sensitive.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

DECEMBER 13, 2023

. – Ochsner Health announces plans for The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital, made possible through a transformational gift from Mrs. Gayle Benson. Ochsner Health announces plans for The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital, made possible through a transformational gift from Mrs. […]

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AUGUST 26, 2024

26, 2024 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped millions of Americans navigate the health challenges of the pandemic, is recovering at home after being hospitalized for a West Nile infection.Fauci should make a full recovery, a spokesperson. MONDAY, Aug.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

8, 2023 -- As the war in the Ukraine rages on, new research shows that hospitals there are waging a battle of their own against a different kind of enemy: antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" that are spreading at an alarming rate.In FRIDAY, Dec.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Increased use of Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and save tens of billions of dollars a year, according to a new epidemiological model published by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On December 11, 2023, UC San Diego Health successfully completed the purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center from Prime Healthcare.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 -- Most people know that even though vaccination doesn't eliminate their risk of getting COVID-19, it does lower their odds for severe illness -- including their risk for hospitalization and death. TUESDAY, Aug. Now scientists believe they.

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JUNE 7, 2023

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 -- Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days after a planned surgery to repair a hernia that is causing him “recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms. The Vatican announced plans for the surgery and.

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MARCH 11, 2024

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital. Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of Beyfortus (nirsevimab), which in clinical trials had.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 4, 2024

Meanwhile, employment and salaries in non-retail settings—hospitals, physician offices, outpatient centers, and home healthcare—continued to grow. What’s ahead for 340B-eligible hospitals? These settings now employ one in three U.S. pharmacists. Greener grass—or just different soil?

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 -- In a case first reported in Louisiana last Friday, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require hospitalization, according to the U.S. WEDNESDAY, Dec. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Detailed data from a Phase 2b/3 study of Merck’s treatment clesrovimab should support the company’s efforts to win approval by the 2025-2026 season.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 -- Teens from minority groups seeking treatment at pediatric trauma centers are more likely than their white counterparts to be tested for drugs and alcohol.That's the takeaway from a new study led by researchers at UCLA and.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 -- Heat domes and extreme heat waves have been battering the United States for years now, and a new study shows that increasing temperatures are doing real harm to humans. A significant increase in heat-related illnesses.

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JULY 28, 2023

FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 -- Bronny James, son of basketball superstar LeBron James, was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday, just three days after the 18-year-old suffered cardiac arrest during a college basketball.

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