Two-thirds of survivors of the most severe COVID-19 face impairment at one year
Apr 26, 2024
Physical, psychiatric and cognitive problems were seen in those discharged to long-term acute care hospitals.
USDA gets tougher on salmonella in raw breaded chicken products
Apr 26, 2024
Salmonella infections cost about $4.1 billion each year in the United States, with loss of productivity estimated at $88 million, the USDA said.
Biden administration sets nursing home staffing minimums
Apr 23, 2024
The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday.
EPA designates two ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous
Apr 22, 2024
Two common PFAS “forever chemicals” have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.
FDA urges public to use Heimlich not ‘anti-choking’ devices to save lives
Apr 23, 2024
Unpacking and figuring out how to use an anti-choking device can waste valuable time, the agency said.
$282 billion: What mental illness costs America each year
Apr 24, 2024
America’s mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study says.
ACP: Recommendations developed for newer type 2 diabetes medications
Apr 22, 2024
A strong recommendation was given for the addition of an SGLT-2 or GLP-1 agonist to metformin, and lifestyle modifications.
WHO chief sounds alarm on bird flu circulating in US cattle
Apr 22, 2024
The H5N1 avian flu virus that’s infecting US cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals — a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.
New prostate cancer urine test has high diagnostic accuracy
Apr 22, 2024
A higher AUROC was seen for the 18-gene MPS2 model compared with current guideline-endorsed biomarkers.
Use of CT angiogram on the rise for headache, dizziness in emergency department
Apr 17, 2024
There was a 67.4% increase in head and neck computed tomography angiography ordering for emergency department patients from 2017 to 2021.