Tag: hospital

New UK research has found that being male or obese reduces chance of survival from severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The findings come from a study of almost 17,000 patients with COVID-19, in which researchers from three universities, including Imperial, aim to answer important questions about the course of and risk factors for the disease. According

Patients with acutely life-threatening health conditions who were treated in the innovative Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU) received faster treatment and had better health outcomes, including a 36 percent lower risk of dying than those who were transferred from a hospital’s emergency department then evaluated and treated in a traditional intensive care unit, according to

Jeremy Roloff and Audrey Roloff spent the night in the emergency room with their 2-year-old daughter, Ember, on Wednesday, December 18. “Currently 4 a.m.,” Jeremy, 29, captioned his Instagram Story from the hospital. “Been here since 10:30 p.m.” He explained in a video: “Ember’s fever spiked pretty bad, and we just decided to go to

People who live in areas of higher than average deprivation are more likely to be admitted to hospital and to spend longer in hospital, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The difference was particularly pronounced among manual workers and those with lower education level. Despite increases in overall life expectancy there is

More than 3 million kids are hospitalized in the United States every year. Whether it’s for a planned test or surgery or an injury or other emergency, knowing how to be involved in your child’s care can help you get through what’s often a stressful event. The single most important thing you can do is

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to help keep costs down, administration officials said. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters the idea is to give patients practical information that they can use to keep

The old message about enjoying things in moderation is something one Chinese teen is sure to adhere to in the future. The girl, 14, was reportedly addicted to bubble tea. But her love of the popular milk drink, which is packed with tapioca balls, ended with her in hospital and hundreds of undigested black, chewy

What a pair! Cory Wharton posted a father-daughter selfie to Instagram on Monday, March 4, with his 22-month-old baby girl, Ryder. “Early mornings cartoons,” the Teen Mom OG star, 27, captioned the pic. “Sorry you guys I haven’t been posting, I’m super paranoid about my teeth. I hate them I can’t wait to fix them.

One tough mama. Pregnant Jessica Simpson was hospitalized for seven days amid her third trimester. “After a week in the hospital for bronchitis (my fourth time in 2 months), I’m finally home,” Simpson, 38, captioned a picture of herself wearing a surgical mask on Instagram on Sunday, March 3. “Coughing with Birdie has been a

Shirell Powell is suing St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx over the case of mistaken identity, saying she and other relatives were put through more than a month of unnecessary grief. (Google) A New York City woman is suing a hospital after she claims she authorized doctors to stop life support for a man she

Kate Beckinsale revealed on Sunday that she’s been hospitalised with a ruptured ovarian cyst—and her photos show just how painful this can be. In her Instagram post, Kate, 45, shared two photos of herself lying in a hospital bed. In one, she looks upset and has clearly been crying. In the other, she’s curled up

Hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type of irregular heartbeat, rise in the days following the spring transition of daylight saving time, according to preliminary research to be presented in Chicago at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2018. At least 2.7 million and possibly as many as 6.1 million American adults

Routine oxygen therapy is not recommended for hospital patients because the benefit is uncertain and there are clear harms, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today. Their advice is based on new evidence that too much oxygen increases risk of death and is part of The BMJ‘s ‘Rapid Recommendations’ initiative—to produce rapid

Gender markers on the wristbands of patients of The Children’s Hospital of Colorado have been removed.  (Google) The Children’s Hospital of Colorado has removed gender markers from patients’ wristbands as part of an effort to support their "unique gender identity." The hospital said its staff understands that it’s "not easy growing up with an expansive gender

Older adults at risk for falls are less likely to suffer fall-related hospitalizations when they have a “fall plan of care,” according to new research featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University at New York. Older adult falls pose a growing burden on the U.S. healthcare system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Stopping

Jet-air hand dryers in hospital toilets spread more germs than disposable paper towels and should not be used, say researchers. Writing in the Journal of Hospital Infection, they argue that the official guidance about how to prevent bacterial contamination in hospital buildings needs to be strengthened. At the moment, the official Department of Health guidance

A varied, quality diet could help prevent hospitalizations and even death among patients with heart failure, a new study suggests. Researchers investigating nutritional deficiencies found that people with heart failure who lack seven or more micronutrients had nearly double the risk of dying or being hospitalized than those who didn’t have any or only a

Publicly available hospital ratings and rankings should be modified to allow quality measures to be prioritized according to the needs and preferences of individual patients, according to a new RAND Corporation analysis. Writing in the Aug. 30 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers propose a new way of rating hospitals by creating

One of the centrally located government hospitals in Delhi — Lok Nayak — ran out of third-line treatment for HIV this week. It will take at least three to four days for supply to normalise, according to senior officials in Delhi’s health department. “The drugs are centrally procured for the entire country by the National

The delivery of personalized, low-sodium meals to the homes of heart failure patients just out of the hospital has the potential to help them avoid rehospitalization in the days ahead, a new study shows. Poor nutrition and excessive sodium consumption are common among patients with heart failure and are thought to contribute to their hospitalizations.