A widely used artificial intelligence tool for early sepsis detection may not be all its cracked up to be, researchers report.
Hispanic people with respiratory failure are five times more likely to be heavily sedated on a ventilator. The finding may explain the disparity in deaths.
"...the US has really focused on pushing breastfeeding as a goal, but we have done that without thinking through all of the relative costs..."
Deadly hospital infections caused by Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, may not result from transmission after all, researchers report.
"...we're all at risk of health impacts," says Annie Doubleday. "...we all should be taking steps to reduce exposure and watching for any symptoms."
A new AI-powered triage platform can predict patient disease severity and length of hospitalization during a viral outbreak, researchers say.
Vascular surgery patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital. Support for patients and families could cut that risk.
Hospital admissions for alcohol-related hepatitis, a life-threatening liver inflammation, increased dramatically during the COVID pandemic.
Expanding Medicaid eligibility reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and ER visits by 10% or more, a new study shows.
"This study highlights the fact that even in 2022 if you’re not white, you don’t get the same therapies that white people do."
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