Hospitalization

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Outpatient treatment with the commonly available drug fluvoxamine (Luvox) compares favorably with more expensive treatments such as monoclonal antibodies, investigators say.

Patients who take anticoagulants before contracting COVID-19 are 43% less likely to be admitted to the hospital, and those who are given the drugs while hospitalized are less likely to die, according to...

Despite the known effectiveness of U.S.-sanctioned COVID-19 vaccines, some fully vaccinated individuals will still become infected. But their unvaccinated peers have five times the risk of infection and...

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine in a group of 3,000 adults. There was less likelihood of hospital admission among the 67% who received a vaccination.

Starting pulmonary rehab within 90 days of hospitalization for COPD has significant survival benefits. More sessions further improve patient outcomes.

A deeper battle to deprescribe medications for cancer patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy is necessary, researchers say.

More U.S. patients 90 and older are being hospitalized for fall-related injuries, but a new study shows they may have better outcomes than in the past.

Providers could reduce rates of delirium and its attendant injuries from falls and save the healthcare system $10 billion a year if they practiced better interventions, according to a new study.

Granting more authority to nurse practitioners is associated with reduced hospitalization of skilled nursing facility residents, according to recently published findings.