Care Use, Financial Burden Increase Over Time for Elders With Dementia
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, care use and financial burden increase substantially over time for those with dementia versus those without, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine.HwaJung Ch…
Learn MoreIDSA: Maternal RSVpreF Vaccine Would Cut Clinical, Economic Burden
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal vaccination with a bivalent stabilized prefusion F subunit respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (RSVpreF) is projected to reduce the clinical and economic burden of RSV lower respiratory tract il…
Learn MoreOne in Four Patients in ICU Receive Red Blood Cell Transfusion
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is common, with considerable variability across centers, countries, and continents, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreKaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A tentative deal has been reached between Kaiser Permanente and its 75,000 health care workers following a three-day strike last week.”The frontline health care workers of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Un…
Learn MoreEnfermedad de manos, pies y boca: lo que todo padre debe saber sobre este común padecimiento
VIERNES, 13 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – La enfermedad de manos, pies y boca es una infección altamente contagiosa, común en niños y que se propaga rápidamente en guarderías y escuelas.Esta guía le informará sobre lo que necesita saber acerca…
Learn MoreSmaller Blood Draws for Lab Tests Reduce Need for Transfusions
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drawing smaller amounts of blood from patients in the intensive care unit could lead to fewer blood transfusions, according to new research.The large clinical trial in Canada found that making this small chang…
Learn MoreLos afroamericanos mayores son los más afectados por la discapacidad
JUEVES, 12 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La mayoría de los adultos mayores quieren pasar sus últimos días en la paz de su propio hogar, pero una nueva investigación encuentra que los afroamericanos tienen muchas más probabilidades de no logra…
Learn MoreHand, Foot & Mouth Disease: What Every Parent Needs to Know About This Common Illness
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease that’s highly contagious. Common in children, it spreads quickly at day care centers and schools.This guide will tell you what you need to know about han…
Learn MorePediatric RSV Hospitalizations Increased in 2021 to 2022 Season
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations in Canadian pediatric hospitals were substantial, particularly among infants younger than 6 months of age, …
Learn MoreOlder Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most older adults want to spend their final days in the peace of their own home, but new research finds that Black Americans are far more likely to fall short of that goal.Why? Because Black adults are much…
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