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ChatGPT Diagnoses Patients ‘Like a Human Doctor,’ Study Finds
A new study suggests ChatGPT performs as well as doctors in diagnosing emergency department patients and may shorten hospital wait times.
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Too Many U.S. Women Disrespected, Mistreated During Childbirth
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2024
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Childbirth is a harrowing ordeal, and it's being made worse by mistreatment from health care providers during labor, a new study says.
More than one in every eight women are mistreated during childbirth, researchers found.
Most commonly, women's requests for help d...
Urinary Implant Helps Alert When Patients 'Gotta Go'
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 26, 2024
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It's hard for some folks who suffer illness-related urinary incontinence to judge whether they'll be able to hold it until they get home, or if they should rush to a bathroom now.
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Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2024
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Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows.
They're also more likely to wind up back in the hospital after they've left it.
That'...
Heavy Sedation Could Drive Hispanic Patients' Higher Death Rate While on Ventilators
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2024
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Hispanic Americans who are hospitalized and placed on ventilators have a higher risk of death than their white peers, and new research may reveal a reason why.
The study found that Hispanic patients in respiratory failure receive heavy sedation at a rate that is five tim...
Half of U.S. Health Care Workers Say They've Witnessed Racism Against Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 15, 2024
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Nearly half of health care workers nationwide say they've seen discrimination against patients while on the job, a new report reveals.
While 47% of health workers said they've witnessed discrimination against patients in their facilities, 52% said racism against patients...
Doctor 'Alert' Warnings Helped One Health System Reduce Unnecessary Tests
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 12, 2024
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The doctor tapped at his computer, ordering a routine prostate exam for an 80-year-old man, when a dramatic yellow alert popped up on the patient's electronic health record.
“You are ordering a test that no guideline recommends," it warned. "Screening with PSA can lead...
Non-White U.S. Kids Get Worse Pediatric Care
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 18, 2024
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Pediatric care for kids who aren't white is worse across the United States, a new study finds.
Racial inequities for children of color are pervasive, extending from neonatal care, emergency medicine and surgery to treatment of developmental disabilities, mental health is...
'Default' Orders for Palliative Care Speed Relief for Hospital Patients in Pain
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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Palliative care is meant to ease suffering at any stage of disease, but too often many patients wait too long for this type of care to be ordered.
Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have come up with a solution: Make consultations regarding the need f...
Hospital Costs Soared for COVID Patients During Pandemic
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2024
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The average cost of hospital care for COVID-19 patients skyrocketed during the pandemic, outstripping what might be expected under inflation, a new study shows.
Average hospital costs for COVID patients increased five times faster than the rate of medical inflation throu...
Post-Trauma Support Can Prevent Repeat Hospitalizations
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- December 27, 2023
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When hospitals support trauma survivors' mental health during and after treatment, patients are less likely to return in crisis, researchers report.
There's no uniform guidance on how to offer mental health services to these patients, noted lead study author
Your Toothbrush Could Be a Life Saver in the Hospital
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2023
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A person's toothbrush could be a true lifesaver if they land in a hospital ICU, according to new evidence review.
Regular toothbrushing is associated with lower rates of death in the intensive care unit (ICU), shorter lengths of stay, and shorter times spent on a mechani...
Black Patients Less Likely to Get Home Health Care After Hospital Discharge
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2023
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Nurses are less likely to discharge still-recovering Black patients to home health care than white patients, a new study has found.
About 22% of Black patients are referred to home health care by discharge nurses, compared with 27% of white patients, according to a repor...
Majority of Workers at America's Nursing Homes Unvaccinated Against Flu, COVID
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 9, 2023
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Health care workers at America's nursing homes are woefully under-vaccinated for both flu and COVID-19, threatening their own health and that of the frail elderly patients under their care, a new report finds.
Looking at 2023 data collected at nearly 14,000 nursing homes...
Black, Hispanic Patients Often Get Worse Hospital Care After Cardiac Arrest
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2023
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Black and Hispanic Americans might be receiving worse hospital care following cardiac arrest than Whites do, a new study reports.
Only about 20% of Blacks and 22% of Hispanics admitted to a hospital after initially surviving cardiac arrest had a positive outcome, researc...
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
- Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- November 6, 2023
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Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend that health providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious.
Still, health care workers were frustrated that the draft recommendation does not s...
Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
- Robin Foster and Cara Murez and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- November 3, 2023
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Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since 2007.
But healthcare workers worry whether the guidelines, which suggest that surgical masks are ...
Simple Antibiotic Switch for Pneumonia Patients Could Prevent Hospital Infection
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2023
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A new study on Clostridioides difficile infections finds that choosing an alternative antibiotic for high-risk patients with pneumonia can reduce infection risk.
C. diff infections can be deadly, and they are often acquired by hospitalized patients taki...
Many U.S. Health Care Workers Face Harassment, Burnout
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2023
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Health workers are experiencing ever-increasing levels of harassment and burnout in the wake of the pandemic, a new federal survey has found.
Reports of harassment on the job more than doubled during the pandemic years, and nearly half of health care workers often experi...
Smaller Blood Draws for Lab Tests Reduce Need for Transfusions
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2023
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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 change could save tens of thousands of units of blood each year in...
'Boarding' Patients for Days, Weeks in Crowded ERs Is Common Now
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2023
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When Hannah, a California marketing professional, showed up at her local emergency room in March 2023 for a pregnancy-related complication, she wasn't prepared for what happened next.
“I arrived at 2 p.m. and finally saw the obstetrics team at midnight,” she recalled...
COVID Triggered More Cases of Deadly Sepsis During Pandemic Than Thought
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 29, 2023
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The life-threatening infection sepsis was more common than once thought among COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.
Massachusetts researchers linked SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to about 1 in 6 sepsis cases at five Boston hospitals during the pandemic's fi...
Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2023
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It seemed to some that patients of color were being restrained in the emergency room more often than others, so researchers decided to investigate.
While physical restraints can be used to keep staff and patients safe, they may also cause injury to the patient, including...
Patient-to-Patient Transmission Not to Blame for Most C. Difficile Infections in Hospitals
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2023
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A deadly infection associated with hospitalization may not be the fault of the hospital, but may instead stem from the patients themselves, a new study suggests.
Infection caused by the bacterium Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, is still common in hosp...
Average Hospital Bed Has a Big Carbon Footprint
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2023
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How big is a hospital bed's carbon footprint?
Pretty big, new research shows.
One hospital bed alone was roughly equivalent to the carbon footprint of five Canadian households, according to researchers studying a British Columbia hospital during 2019. They identif...
Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2023
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Much has been made of how a lack of English proficiency can interfere with a patient's ability to interact with their doctor and get the best health care possible.
But language barriers can prevent cancer patients from even getting in the door for a first visit with a sp...
'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 21, 2023
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When people suffering a stroke need a transfer to another hospital, time is of the essence. But a new study finds that most Americans in that situation face delays.
1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues Has Illicit Drugs in Their System
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 18, 2023
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More than 1 out of every 10 patients who land in an ICU with a potentially deadly heart emergency test positive for recreational drug use, a new French study reports.
About 11% of nearly 1,500 patients admitted to a French intensive cardiac care unit for a heart crisis t...
ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors' Groups Warn
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2023
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America's emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical associations warns.
This surge in pediatric mental health emergencies...
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2023
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New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again.
The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2023
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Emergency rooms can be a frightening place for people suffering from dementia, yet each year 1.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's or other dementias wind up in crowded, noisy ERs, a new study finds.
Dementia is responsible for nearly 7% of all ER visits for those older...
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2023
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Tornado damage to a Pfizer drug-making plant in North Carolina is unlikely to trigger drug shortages across the country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
"We do not expect there to be any immediate significant impacts on supply, given the products are current...
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 13, 2023
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Depression, suicidal thoughts and other mental health problems sent record numbers of American kids, especially girls, to emergency rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Once there, many waited days or even weeks to be admitted to the hospital, a new study reports.
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Infectious Disease Experts Update Rules on 'Superbug' Spread in Hospitals
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2023
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“Superbug” infections are increasing in U.S. hospitals, and a coalition of medical groups has now issued a set of updated recommendations to protect patients.
These guidelines are meant to prevent the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, al...
Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2023
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Many transplant centers routinely practice “list-diving,” when the top candidate among potential organ recipients is skipped in favor of someone further down the list, new research shows.
The top candidate is ranked that way based on an objective algorithm using age,...
An 'AI' Doctor Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2023
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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 program “NYUTron” reads physicians' notes to estimate a pa...
Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2023
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Emergency departments aren't perceived as safe for professionals or their patients, according to an international survey from the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM).
More than 90% of emergency professionals surveyed said they felt at times the number of patie...
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 11, 2023
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While the U.S. Veterans Affairs health system has been criticized for long appointment wait times and limited access to specialists, the quality of care and access to a range of surgical services is as good as or better than at non-VA health centers on several measures, new re...
Feds Say Two U.S. Hospitals That Denied Emergency Abortion Broke the Law
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 1, 2023
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Denying a woman an emergency abortion and risking her life broke U.S. federal law, a federal government investigation contends.
The woman, who went into premature labor after her water broke at 17 weeks was denied the lifesaving procedure last August at two hospitals tha...
Can Patients With Pneumonia Be Weaned Off IV Antibiotics Earlier?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2023
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Patients hospitalized with pneumonia typically stay on IV antibiotics until they're stable, after about three days, but a new study suggests a different option.
Researchers report that more patients who have community-acquired pneumonia could switch sooner to oral antibi...
Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 20, 2023
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A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals.
Children who had COVID-19 with moderate symptoms or preexisting high-risk conditions could be t...
Is It Time to End Universal Masking in Hospitals, Clinics? Many Experts Think So
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2023
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Health care facilities remain one of the last places left in the United States with COVID-era mask requirements still in effect.
It's time for that to end, experts say.
A prestigious collection of infection disease experts and epidemiologists say universal masking ...
About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 14, 2023
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During the pandemic, nearly 100,000 U.S. registered nurses called it quits, a new survey shows.
Why? A combination of stress, burnout and retirements created a perfect storm for the exodus.
Even worse, another 610,000 registered nurses (RNs) said they had an “int...
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2023
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Pope Francis was back delivering Mass on Palm Sunday, just one day after he was released from the hospital following a three-day stay for bronchitis.
Francis, 86, celebrated in St. Peter's Squ...
Combo Steroid Treatment May Work Best When Sepsis Strikes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 29, 2023
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Giving patients who have septic shock a combo of two steroids could potentially be a lifesaver, according to a new study.
Researchers found that patients receiving a combination of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone had lower death rates and discharge to hospice compared...
Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2023
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When a child is hospitalized, cost may not be the greatest worry but the out-of-pocket expense can be substantial in the United States, even for those with insurance.
Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2023
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Shopping for cataract surgery, a heart valve replacement or a colonoscopy?
You're better able these days to compare what one hospital charges against the prices at another, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
A majori...
Many Face Months of Lingering Symptoms After COVID Hospital Discharge
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 15, 2023
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Most people hospitalized for COVID-19 are taking months to bounce back, a new study confirms.
More than 70% of patients reported experiencing lingering symptoms, including coughing, rapid or irregular heartbeat and breathlessness. About half had fatigue or physical limi...
Kids Visiting ER in Mental Crisis Often Get No Follow-Up
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2023
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A growing number of U.S. kids are landing in hospital emergency rooms for a mental health crisis. Now a new study finds that many do not get follow-up care after they're discharged.
How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 2, 2023
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A phone call from a nurse may be the lifeline needed to help improve survival for heart failure patients.
New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles finds that check-in calls may help save lives.
“There's a lot of new technology ...
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2023
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Having sepsis -- a life-threatening response to infection -- may put patients at risk for future heart failure and rehospitalization, according to a new study.
Sepsis is an extreme immune response to an infection in the body. It can cause that infection to spread throug...