MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Denying a woman an emergency abortion and risking her life broke U.S. federal law, a federal government investigation contends. The woman, who went into premature labor after her water broke at 17 weeks was denied the lifesaving procedure last August at two hospitalsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients hospitalized with pneumonia typically stay on IV antibiotics until they’re stable, after about three days, but a new study suggests a different option. Researchers report that more patients who have community-acquired pneumonia could switch sooner to oral antibiotics. Antibiotics given as pillsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals. Children who had COVID-19 with moderate symptoms or preexisting high-risk conditions could beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care facilities remain one of the last places left in the United States with COVID-era mask requirements still in effect. It’s time for that to end, experts say. A prestigious collection of infection disease experts and epidemiologists say universal masking requirements inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the pandemic, nearly 100,000 U.S. registered nurses called it quits, a new survey shows. Why? A combination of stress, burnout and retirements created a perfect storm for the exodus. Even worse, another 610,000 registered nurses (RNs) said they had an “intent toContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Pope Francis was back delivering Mass on Palm Sunday, just one day after he was released from the hospital following a three-day stay for bronchitis. Francis, 86, celebrated in St. Peter’s Square in Rome as about 60,000 people looked on, carrying palm frondsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Giving patients who have septic shock a combo of two steroids could potentially be a lifesaver, according to a new study. Researchers found that patients receiving a combination of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone had lower death rates and discharge to hospice compared to thoseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When a child is hospitalized, cost may not be the greatest worry but the out-of-pocket expense can be substantial in the United States, even for those with insurance. A Michigan Medicine study found that U.S. families covered by private insurance spend an averageContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s a controversial notion, but couples undergoing fertility treatments may soon be able to select the sex of their baby — with an 80% chance of success, doctors say. Sperm-sorting techniques have been tried and offered before, but the new procedure — whichContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shopping for cataract surgery, a heart valve replacement or a colonoscopy? You’re better able these days to compare what one hospital charges against the prices at another, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A majorityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people hospitalized for COVID-19 are taking months to bounce back, a new study confirms. More than 70% of patients reported experiencing lingering symptoms, including coughing, rapid or irregular heartbeat and breathlessness. About half had fatigue or physical limitations. All of these symptomsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of U.S. kids are landing in hospital emergency rooms for a mental health crisis. Now a new study finds that many do not get follow-up care after they’re discharged. Experts said the findings, published Feb. 13 in the journal Pediatrics,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A phone call from a nurse may be the lifeline needed to help improve survival for heart failure patients. New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles finds that check-in calls may help save lives. “There’s a lot ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having sepsis — a life-threatening response to infection — may put patients at risk for future heart failure and rehospitalization, according to a new study. Sepsis is an extreme immune response to an infection in the body. It can cause that infection toContinue Reading