Profit Before Patients: Study Ties For-Profit Hospital Care to Higher Death Rates and Nurse Shortages
A large Penn Nursing study of more than 1.17 million patients found that for-profit hospitals had higher mortality and readmission ...
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Heart Surgery Infections Vary Sharply by Hospital, Costing Medicare Millions
A University of Michigan analysis of nearly 240,000 Medicare cardiac surgery cases finds hospital infection rates vary more than twofold, ...
EHR Alerts Steer Faster, Evidence-Based Care for Critically Ill Cardiac Patients
Three University of Michigan studies show that well-designed electronic health record alerts can prompt faster, guideline-based treatment decisions for critically ...
Doctors Paint Rosy Picture of Dementia Drugs, Video Study of Clinic Talks Reveals
Video analysis of 29 NHS memory clinic consultations shows doctors inconsistently frame the benefits and side effects of dementia medications, ...
Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture Training Could Transform Bedside Neurology Care
A Boston University editorial in Neurology Education argues that training neurologists and trainees to perform ultrasound-assisted lumbar punctures at the ...
Nurses Are Critical Infrastructure for Hospitals Facing Extreme Heat, Experts Argue
A new editorial from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research argues that hospitals must treat nurse staffing ...
AI in the Operating Room: Why Surgeons Say the Evidence Is Not Ready Yet
A new editorial in BMC Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery argues that AI tools show promise in aesthetic assessment and flap ...
Virtual Emergency Department Keeps Four in Five Patients Away From Hospital EDs, Landmark Data Show
A linked-data study of more than 100,000 consultations shows Victoria's state-wide virtual emergency department kept over 80 percent of patients ...
Virtual Fracture Clinics Match In-Person Care in First Randomized Trial
The first randomized controlled trial of a virtual fracture clinic found that physiotherapist-led remote care was non-inferior to in-person orthopaedic ...
Sexual and Mental Health Shape Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease
A new study applying the revised Wilson and Cleary model finds that mental health and sexual function are as important ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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