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U.S. facing critical hospital bed shortage by 2032

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The new post-pandemic national hospital occupancy average is 75% -- a full 11 percentage points higher than the pre-pandemic average, largely due to a reduction in staffed hospital beds. on track for a severe shortage of hospital beds by 2032 unless action is taken. This puts the U.S.

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Ventilation in hospitals could cause viruses to spread further

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Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to have unpredictable effects and may cause viral particles to move around more, according to a new study.

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Fake Botox Shots Land 13 Women in Hospital

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FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 -- Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns.In the report, published Thursday by the U.S.

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Average Hospital Bed Has a Big Carbon Footprint

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20, 2023 -- How big is a hospital bed’s carbon footprint? One hospital bed alone was roughly equivalent to the carbon footprint of five Canadian households, according to researchers studying a. WEDNESDAY, Sept. Pretty big, new research shows.

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This Season's Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Hospitalization by Almost 35%

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effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024, HealthDay News -- The Southern Hemisphere's flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year's flu shot was 34.5% Most (68.3%) of those.

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America's Rural Hospitals Are Shutting Down Maternity Wards

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5, 2024 -- Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds.By hospitals no longer had any. THURSDAY, Dec. 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S.

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Hospital Patients Can Bring 'Superbugs' Home

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9, 2024 -- Patients discharged from a hospital stay are bringing antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” home with them, a new study warns.Family members of recently discharged patients are 71 times more likely to get a MRSA infection after th. FRIDAY, Aug.

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