Hospital Medicine

Early Hospital Intervention for Diabetes Improves Outcomes

Apr 4, 2019

Early identification and management decreases hyperglycemia, hospital-acquired infections

Drop Seen in Preinvasive Cervical Disease With HPV Vaccination

Apr 4, 2019

Vaccine effectiveness increased for immunization at younger age

Readmission Risk Up With Shorter Stay at Nursing Facility

Apr 4, 2019

For patients with heart failure discharged to SNF then home, risk highest during first two days at home

U.S. House condemns Trump’s courtroom efforts to end Obamacare

Apr 3, 2019

By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Calling it an effort to take away Americans’...

Infographic: Our Growing Resistance to Antibiotics

Apr 3, 2019

The development of antibiotics in the 20th century was revolutionary. For the first time in...

Many ICU Workers Contaminated With Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Apr 3, 2019

Improper removal of protective equipment tied to higher risk for drug-resistant organism contamination

For TAVR, Inverse Link Identified for Hospital Volume, Mortality

Apr 3, 2019

Higher 30-day mortality in lowest- versus highest-volume quartile of transfemoral TAVR procedures

Purdue’s Sackler family fights ‘inflammatory’ Massachusetts opioid case

Apr 2, 2019

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – Members of the Sackler family behind OxyContin maker...

Trump says vote on healthcare can wait until after 2020 election

Apr 2, 2019

(This April 1 story was refiled to add dropped word in paragraph 6) WASHINGTON (Reuters) –...

Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care

Apr 2, 2019

Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care

Two Republican attorneys general urge court to uphold Obamacare

Apr 1, 2019

By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Republican state attorneys general on Monday...

Online lender CommonBond expands to target medical and dental students

Apr 1, 2019

By Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online student lender CommonBond on Monday started...

More people might survive cardiac arrest if more bystanders tried hands-only CPR

Apr 1, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – More lives could be saved after cardiac arrest if...

Swiss drugmaker Novartis must face doctor kickback suit, U.S. judge rules

Apr 1, 2019

By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG must face a U.S. government lawsuit...

March 2019 Briefing – Nursing

Apr 1, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Patients With Worse RA Symptoms More Likely to […]