Editorial calls for a precision medicine approach to follow-up of diverticulitis

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn editorial challenges physicians and the U.S. healthcare system to reconsider the current "one size fits all" care for diverticulitis

Updated on: May 23,2024 3

Editorial calls for a precision medicine approach to follow-up of diverticulitis

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn editorial challenges physicians and the U.S. healthcare system to reconsider the current "one size fits all" care for diverticulitis

Updated on:May 23,2024 3

Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fa

Updated on: May 13,2024 8

Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fa

Updated on:May 13,2024 8

A baby spent 36 days in an in-network NICU. Why did the hospital next door send a bill?

by Harris MeyerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBrenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.Her husband, Casey Trumble, drove

Updated on: May 13,2024 4

A baby spent 36 days in an in-network NICU. Why did the hospital next door send a bill?

by Harris MeyerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBrenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.Her husband, Casey Trumble, drove

Updated on:May 13,2024 4

Prioritizing circulation before the airway in trauma may improve outcomes for patients with massive bleeding

by American College of SurgeonsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor trauma patients suffering from massive blood loss, a care approach that emphasizes halting bleeding and restoring circulation f

Updated on: May 05,2024 20

Prioritizing circulation before the airway in trauma may improve outcomes for patients with massive bleeding

by American College of SurgeonsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor trauma patients suffering from massive blood loss, a care approach that emphasizes halting bleeding and restoring circulation f

Updated on:May 05,2024 20

Adoption of probiotics in NICU for very low-birth-weight neonates has limited benefit: Study

by Elana GotkineFor very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates, adoption of routine use of probiotics is associated with a reduction in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not in sepsis o

Updated on: April 29,2024 10

Adoption of probiotics in NICU for very low-birth-weight neonates has limited benefit: Study

by Elana GotkineFor very low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates, adoption of routine use of probiotics is associated with a reduction in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but not in sepsis o

Updated on:April 29,2024 10

Researchers call for focus on higher stroke risk in women

byMedical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death for men, it's the third-leading cause of death for women in the United

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Researchers call for focus on higher stroke risk in women

byMedical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death for men, it's the third-leading cause of death for women in the United

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

Screening tool streamlines requests for palliative care consultations

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: CC0 Public DomainA simple screening tool integrated into the admissions process for critically ill patients can streamline requests for pa

Updated on: April 03,2024 0

Screening tool streamlines requests for palliative care consultations

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: CC0 Public DomainA simple screening tool integrated into the admissions process for critically ill patients can streamline requests for pa

Updated on:April 03,2024 0

Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children

by University of QueenslandCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsUniversity of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ f

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children

by University of QueenslandCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsUniversity of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ f

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

High-flow nasal cannula usage outside of intensive care associated with longer hospital stays, higher costs

by Le Bonheur Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHigh-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) treatment for patients with mild to moderate bronchiolitis may be associated with longer hospital

Updated on: March 21,2024 19

High-flow nasal cannula usage outside of intensive care associated with longer hospital stays, higher costs

by Le Bonheur Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHigh-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) treatment for patients with mild to moderate bronchiolitis may be associated with longer hospital

Updated on:March 21,2024 19

Study of national data demonstrates the value of acute hospital care at home

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSince the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) Waiver in 2020, thousands of patient

Updated on: March 15,2024 16

Study of national data demonstrates the value of acute hospital care at home

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSince the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) Waiver in 2020, thousands of patient

Updated on:March 15,2024 16