Los 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 …
Learn MoreBlack Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black residents in U.S. nursing homes are much more likely than white residents to be repeatedly transferred to hospital care, a new study reports.Black nursing home residents are likely to be transferred to t…
Learn MoreUn estudio encuentra que la seguridad de los pacientes en los hospitales de EE. UU. mejora
MIÉRCOLES, 20 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los hospitales de EE. UU. se han vuelto mucho más seguros para los pacientes en la última década, y ha habido una reducción significativa en los errores médicos y los eventos adversos en todo el país,…
Learn MoreU.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. hospitals became much safer places for patients over the past decade, with medical errors and adverse events declining significantly across the nation, federal government data show.Between 2010 and 201…
Learn MoreLanguage-Concordant Care May Improve In-Hospital Outcomes
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Language-concordant care is associated with better in-hospital outcomes, according to a study published online July 11 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.Emily Seale, from University of O…
Learn MorePostop A-Fib May Raise Risk for Heart Failure Hospitalization
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with incident heart failure hospitalization among patients without a prior history of heart failure undergoing either cardiac or noncardiac surgery, accor…
Learn MoreCuando el paciente hospitalizado y el médico hablan el mismo idioma, los resultados mejoran
LUNES, 11 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si ya es bastante difícil entender toda la conversación técnica de su médico, imagine hablar otro idioma además de eso.Los pacientes hospitalizados que no hablan el mismo idioma que su médico reciben una …
Learn MoreWhen Hospital Patient & Doctor Speak Same Language, Outcomes Improve
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s already hard enough to understand all your doctor’s technical talk – now imagine speaking a whole other language on top of that.Hospital patients who don’t speak the same language as their doctor get wors…
Learn MoreComforting Your Child During Medical Procedures
What can I do to comfort my child during medical procedures or hospital stays? Even though the typical pediatrician’s office comes fully equipped with clowns on the wall and a dozen issues of Highlights magazine in the waiting room, your child will st…
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