WHO: Remdesivir doesn’t prevent COVID deaths … Brain stimulation eases Alzheimer’s apathy in study … Major players in vaccine supply chain warn that distribution will be difficult … NIH to test...
Moderate exercise in older age cuts hospital trips, finds study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Moderately active older adults were up to 27% less likely to have more than seven hospital admissions per year.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2020
Many LTCs requiring negative COVID-19 tests before accepting hospital discharges … AbbVie, Pfizer, Novartis and more pledge COVID-19 disaster relief help … Actor Matthew McConaughey plays virtual bingo...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, November 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Flu shot may protect heart bypass patients during recovery … New device can “spray paint” drug-imbued fiber bandages on wounds … Less affluent patients more likely to be discharged to SNF after...
Sepsis watch needed after a hospital stay: 1 in 3 face death risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2019
Residents who exit the hospital after a bout with sepsis aren’t out of the woods for up to a year and require special post-acute vigilance, researchers say.
Study: Shorter hospital stays hike death risk, rehab problems after hip fracture
By
John Hall
Feb 26, 2015
Older patients need longer hospital stays after hip fractures or risk premature death, researchers assert this week in the British Medical Journal.
Bill addressing admission status receives praise
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 30, 2014
A bill that would require hospitals to give patients a formal notice of their admission status has received strong support from healthcare associations.
Inpatient admissions plummet
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A new admissions policy has driven hospital inpatient stays to record low levels, according to Citigroup analysts.