CDC issues another warning of Salmonella risk from backyard poultry
May 28, 2024
The most vulnerable include adults aged 65 years or more years, people with weakened immune systems and chlidren.
Sociodemographics tied to rehab use during critical illness hospitalization
May 10, 2024
Dual Medicare and Medicaid eligibility and rural residence were linked to lower odds of physical and occupational therapy receipt.
More than 200 insulin pump users injured after app causes malfunction
May 09, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall — its most urgent kind — for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes.
Procedure risk tied to outcomes in older emergency general surgery patients
May 08, 2024
Procedure risk more predictive than assessments of frailty.
Procedure risk tied to outcomes in older emergency general surgery patients
May 08, 2024
Procedure risk is more predictive than assessments of frailty.
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.
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.
Computer prompts could reduce empiric antibiotic use for UTI
Apr 19, 2024
A 17.4% reduction was seen in empiric extended-spectrum days of therapy, with no increase in safety outcomes.
Burnout, poor staffing substantially contribute to nurses leaving healthcare
Apr 11, 2024
The authors say that the leading reasons nurses leave healthcare signal opportunities for employers to reattract an existing nurse workforce.
US medical drug shortages reach record high
Apr 15, 2024
Americans are facing more shortages of the drugs they need for medical care than ever before, a national pharmacy database shows.