An ‘AI Doctor’ Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New York University doctors and hospital executives are using an artificial intelligence (AI) computer program to predict whether a newly discharged patient will soon fall sick enough to be readmitted.The AI…
Learn MoreFDA Finalizes Limit on How Much Arsenic Can Be in Apple Juice
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators have finalized new guidance on how much inorganic arsenic can be present in apple juice, in an effort to limit the exposure of infants and young children to this environmental contaminant….
Learn MoreSupervised Walking Program Benefits Veterans Admitted to Hospital
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For veterans admitted to the hospitals, a supervised walking program, AssiSTed EaRly MobIlity for HospitalizeD Veterans (STRIDE), is associated with lower odds of discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF),…
Learn MoreLa tasa de natalidad entre adolescentes alcanza otro mínimo histórico en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los nacimientos entre madres adolescentes alcanzaron un mínimo histórico en Estados Unidos en 2022, al reducirse un 3 por ciento respecto al año anterior, muestra un nuevo informe del gobierno. Los nacimi…
Learn MoreLos bebés niños ‘hablan’ más el primer año, en comparación con las niñas
MIÉRCOLES, 31 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hace mucho que se piensa que las chicas tienen una ventaja en el lenguaje, respecto a los chicos, en la infancia. Pero una nueva investigación encuentra que los chicos emiten más sonidos de vocalizacio…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen for Central Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Central catheter-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates are higher for Black pediatric patients and patients who speak a language other than English (LOE), according to a study published online May 3…
Learn MoreMajor Injury Fall, Pressure Ulcer Hospitalizations Underreported
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is widespread underreporting of major injury fall and pressure ulcer hospitalizations across U.S. nursing homes, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA Network Open.Prachi Sanghavi, Ph.D.,…
Learn MoreU.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Another Historic Low
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Births to teen moms in the United States reached a historic low in 2022, dropping 3% from the previous year, a new government report shows.Teenage births fell among both younger teens, ages 15 to 17, and olde…
Learn MoreStress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stress-management interventions may help individual health care workers over the short term, according to research published online May 12 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.Sietske J. Tamminga, …
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