Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As Hurricane Ian slams Florida, a new study finds that many hospitals positioned near the Gulf and East Coasts are vulnerable to severe flooding from such storms.Ian struck the West Coast of Florida Wednesd…
Learn MoreNew-Onset A-Fib Profiled in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported in 5.4 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across the United States, according to a study published in a recent issue of Circulation: Arrhyth…
Learn MoreCDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation for nursing homes and hospitals, unless those health care institutions are in areas seeing high levels of COV…
Learn MoreObstacles, Helpful Behaviors Explored for End-of-Life Care at Critical Access Hospitals
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most obstacles that nurses encounter in providing end-of-life care at critical access hospitals, created to bring health care to rural populations, are directly related to family behaviors and attitudes, accor…
Learn MoreHigh-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Every year, anywhere from 700,000 to 1 million people fall while in U.S. hospitals, and this often triggers a downward health spiral.Little has been shown to make a dent in those numbers. Until now.Enter Smar…
Learn More10 Percent of CRE Cases in U.S. Not Tied to Health Care Risk Factors
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2012 to 2015, 10 percent of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) cases in the United States were community-associated (CA), according to a study published online July 27 in the American Journal of …
Learn MoreToo Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Amid a stark shortage of psychiatric beds that only worsened for millions suffering from mental illnesses during the pandemic, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is rolling out a new model that can …
Learn MoreMorbidity Risk Increased for Children Exposed to Maternal PCOS
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for childhood morbidity, according to a study published online July 13 in Human Reproduction.Shu Qin Wei, M.D., Ph.D., from…
Learn MoreRate of In-Hospital Adverse Events Declined From 2010 to 2019
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a significant decrease in the rates of adverse events for patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, and major surgical procedures between 2010 and 2019 and for …
Learn MoreLos residentes negros de los hogares de ancianos son más propensos a necesitar atención en el hospital
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los residentes negros de los hogares de ancianos de EE. UU. son mucho más propensos que los residentes blancos a ser transferidos a un hospital para recibir atención de forma repetida, informa un nuevo …
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