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The Fight Over Medicaid: What Three Hospital CEOs Fear the Most
HealthDay interviews three hospital CEOs who are worried that massive Medicaid cuts may eliminate life-saving programs for low-income Americans.
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U.S. Hospitals Face Shortages in Essential Staff Due to Foreign Residency Visa Delays
- HealthDay Reporter
- Stephanie Brown
- July 7, 2025
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The Trump administration's recent travel and visa restrictions have left some hospitals in the United States without essential staff, according to a report from the Associated Press.
International doctors who were set to start their medical training this week ar...
Many Kids Unnecessarily Hospitalized Following Allergic Reactions
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- June 27, 2025
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Many kids are spending a lot of unnecessary time under observation in a hospital following a sudden allergic emergency, a new study concludes.
About 17% of kids are admitted for overnight ...
Miscommunication Between Health Workers Puts Patients At Risk Regularly
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 15, 2025
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Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says.
Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients’ safety at risk, researchers reported April 14 in the
America's ERs In Peril, Report Says
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 9, 2025
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America’s emergency rooms are near the breaking point, causing long wait times and boarding of patients awaiting care, a new study says.
Essentially, ERs are being asked to serve as health care hubs that offer services far beyond emergency care, according to a new ...
Some Folks Hit With Fees for Using Health Care Message Portals
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 7, 2025
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Don’t be surprised if you get a bill for that note your doctor sent you through his clinic’s patient portal.
About 1 in 7 patients have been billed for messages sent to them through a patient portal, according to a new study published April 4 in
Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria Spreading Undetected Through Hospitals
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 7, 2025
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A notorious hospital-associated infection has been spreading through hospitals much more readily than people suspected, a new study says.
The bacterium Clostridium difficile – commonly called C. diff – spreads within intensive care units mor...
Bedsores More Likely In Short-Staffed Hospitals Leaning On Nurse OT, Travel Nurses
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 4, 2025
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Hospitals could be short-changing patients if they lean too heavily on nurse staffing agencies or overtime hours, a new study says.
Patients are much more likely to develop bedsores
Low-Income Folks Avoiding The ER Post-Pandemic
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- March 19, 2025
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Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off,...
U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- February 20, 2025
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U.S. hospitals could face a bed shortage as early as 2032, with occupancy remaining elevated even as the country recovers from the COVID pandemic, a new study suggests.
Average hosp...
Almost Half of Rural Americans Face Long Drives for Surgery
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- February 12, 2025
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As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach surgical centers, two new reports find.
By 2020, data show, 99 million Americans already had trouble finding "timely, high-quality and affordable surgica...
Analysis Predicts Big Drop for U.S. in Global Health Rankings
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- December 6, 2024
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Americans are falling farther behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to health and life expectancy, a new study shows.
Life expectancy in the United States is expe...
America's Rural Hospitals Are Shutting Down Maternity Wards
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- December 5, 2024
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Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds.
By 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S. hospitals no longer had any maternity ward, compared to 36% of urban hospitals, acco...
Most Young People With Long COVID Recover Within 2 Years
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- December 5, 2024
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Most children and teenagers can shake long COVID within a couple of a years, a new, reassuring study finds.
About 70% of children and teens diagnosed with long COVID recover from the disorder within 24 months of their initial infection, researchers reported Dec. 4 in the...
Can AI Boost Accuracy of Doctors' Diagnoses?
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- November 15, 2024
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AI can’t yet help doctors improve their ability to diagnose complex conditions, a sobering new study has found.
Doctors had about the same diagnostic accuracy whether or not they were using ChatGPT Plus, according to results published recently in the journal
1 in 3 Surgery Patients Suffer Complications
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- November 14, 2024
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More than a third of surgical patients develop complications as a result of their procedure, a new study shows.
About 38% of adult patients suffer an adverse event during or following their surgery, researchers reported Nov. 13 in the
Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robin Foster
- October 21, 2024
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Walking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal health officials warn.
"Bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae increased in the United States since late spring and have remained high," a
Too Much Fasting in Hospital Could Have Downside for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- October 21, 2024
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The repeated fasting required for multiple surgeries in a row can slow a patient’s recovery and increase the risk of death, a new study war...
Someday, Bedside Blood Test May Deliver Results in 1 Hour
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- October 21, 2024
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A handheld pinprick blood test could someday deliver results in as little as an hour, a new study shows.
The portable device, which fits in the palm of a hand, uses sound waves to separate a tiny whole blood sample down into microscopic biomarkers, researchers reported O...
Biden Administration Uses Wartime Powers to Help Restart IV Fluid Plant in North Carolina
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robin Foster
- October 16, 2024
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Following hurricane damage that shuttered a North Carolina plant that makes 60% of the country's IV fluids, U.S. health officials have invoked the Defense Production Act to hasten rebuilding of the factory.
A nationwide shortage of IV fluids has only worsened since Hurri...
Half of Patients With Sepsis Die Within 2 Years, Hospital Study Finds
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- October 15, 2024
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Half of people who develop blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis, are dead within a couple of years, a new study finds.
IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- October 11, 2024
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Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a second plant in Daytona Beach, Fla., was spared by Hurricane Milton and remains functional.
Accordin...
U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- October 10, 2024
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After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching out internationally to help restore supply.
The situation could get even worse: As Hurricane Milto...
Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton's Arrival
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robin Foster
- October 9, 2024
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As Hurricane Milton barreled toward the west coast of Florida, hospitals in its path were making ready.
Milton is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area late Wednesday night. Long-term care facilities in counties where mandatory evacuations have been i...
AI May Not Be Ready to Run Emergency Rooms
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- October 8, 2024
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AI isn’t ready to run a hospital’s emergency room just yet, a new study concludes.
ChatGPT likely would ask for unnecessary x-rays and antibiot...
Hospital Drug Tests Far More Likely for Minority Teens
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- October 4, 2024
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Teens from minority groups seeking treatment at pediatric trauma centers are more likely than their white counterparts to be tested for drugs and alcohol.
That's the takeaway from a new study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
"Wh...
1 in 14 U.S. Hospital Patients Fall Victim to Harmful Diagnostic Errors
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- October 2, 2024
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One in 14 hospital patients may be the victim of damaging diagnostic mistakes, new research suggests.
The finding is from a study of 675 patients admitted to one large hospital in Boston at various periods between July 2019 and September 2021. The patients were randomly ...
Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- September 18, 2024
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Therapy dogs can help boost the spirits of health care workers in the same way they brighten the moods of hospital patients, a new study shows.
The furry, four-legged friends reduced emotional exhaustion and
Rural Hospitals Especially Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- August 30, 2024
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Rural hospitals – and their patients -- are particularly vulnerable to the aftershocks caused by ransomware attacks, a new study reports.
“Ransomware attacks are bad news for hospitals and pa...
Hospital Patients Can Bring 'Superbugs' Home
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- August 9, 2024
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Patients discharged from a hospital stay are bringing antibiotic-resistant “superbugs†home with them, a new study warns.
Family members of...
Is It Really Pneumonia? Study Casts Doubt on Hospital Diagnoses
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- August 6, 2024
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Hospitals could be frequently misdiagnosing pneumonia, causing patients to receive the wrong treatments and potentially become deathly ill, a new study fi...
Some Americans Lost Trust in Medical Profession During Pandemic
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- July 31, 2024
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The number of people who trust doctors dropped steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.
Worse, those who lost their faith in medicine are less likely to get vaccinate...
CDC Warns of Shortage of Bottles Needed for Crucial Blood Tests
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- July 24, 2024
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Hospitals and clinical laboratories across the United States are facing a critical shortage of bottles used to culture blood samples, federal health officials report.
Without the ability to culture blood, patients might receive the wrong antibiotics to treat conditions l...
Risk of Mental Illness Rises for Kids Treated in ICUs
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- July 24, 2024
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Youngsters so sick they’ve needed treatment in an ICU appear to bear the scars of that experience years later, a new study finds.
Children and teenagers treated in an intensive care unit have a significantly higher risk of developing a mental illness as they grow ...
Thousands of Hospital Patients in Oregon May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis, HIV
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robin Foster
- July 12, 2024
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After an anesthesiologist may have exposed thousands of people treated at several hospitals in Oregon to hepatitis and HIV, those patients are being advised to get tested for the diseases.
Two health care providers in Portland -- Providence and Legacy Health -- have been...
Fake Botox Shots Land 13 Women in Hospital
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robin Foster
- July 12, 2024
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Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns.
In the report, pu...
Heart Surgery for Older Women Is Often Risky Business, Study Finds
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- July 12, 2024
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Older women are more likely than older men to die following heart bypass surgery, possibly due to the quality of the hospitals where they undergo the procedure, a new study says.
Women older than 65 are 26% more likely than men to undergo the surgery at a low-quality hos...
Most Americans Would Welcome Hospital Care at Home, Survey Shows
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- July 10, 2024
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Many Americans like the idea of receiving hospital-level care at home, believing they'd recover from their ills faster and without safety risks.
"Patients of course want the best-quality care, but often prefer to be at home, especially if technology allows them to ...
New ER Program Helped More Patients Get Needed Hospice Care
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- July 9, 2024
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One hospital's push to transition patients who are nearing the end of life from the emergency room to hospice care appears to be working.
After the program went into effect, 54% of ER patients at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston transitioned to hospice care within ...
Cancer Patients Get Poorer Care at Hospitals Serving Minority Communities
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- May 30, 2024
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Cancer patients receive less effective treatment at hospitals that mainly serve minority communities, a new study shows.
More than 9% of cancer patients are treated at hospitals...
1 in 20 ER Visits Involve Homeless People
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- April 30, 2024
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At major medical centers across the southeast, 1 in every 20 visits to emergency departments involve people who are homeless or face "housing insecurity," a new U.S. study finds.
Concerns of suicide was the leading medical reason bringing these types of patients to the ...
Too Many U.S. Women Disrespected, Mistreated During Childbirth
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 4, 2024
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Childbirth is a harrowing ordeal, and it's being made worse by mistreatment from health care providers during labor, a new study says.
More than one in every eight women are mistreated during childbirth, researchers found.
Most commonly, women's requests for help d...
Urinary Implant Helps Alert When Patients 'Gotta Go'
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- March 26, 2024
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It's hard for some folks who suffer illness-related urinary incontinence to judge whether they'll be able to hold it until they get home, or if they should rush to a bathroom now.
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Rural Americans Are Going Without Meds to Fight Opioid, Alcohol Addictions
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- March 26, 2024
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Less than 9% of rural Americans who abuse both opioids and alcohol are prescribed medications to treat both disorders, new research reveals.
Naltrexone treats both opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder. Other dru...
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- March 12, 2024
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Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows.
They're also more likely to wind up back in the hospital after they've left it.
That'...
Heavy Sedation Could Drive Hispanic Patients' Higher Death Rate While on Ventilators
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- February 19, 2024
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Hispanic Americans who are hospitalized and placed on ventilators have a higher risk of death than their white peers, and new research may reveal a reason why.
The study found that Hispanic patients in respiratory failure receive heavy sedation at a rate that is five tim...
Half of U.S. Health Care Workers Say They've Witnessed Racism Against Patients
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- February 15, 2024
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Nearly half of health care workers nationwide say they've seen discrimination against patients while on the job, a new report reveals.
While 47% of health workers said they've witnessed discrimination against patients in their facilities, 52% said racism against patients...
Doctor 'Alert' Warnings Helped One Health System Reduce Unnecessary Tests
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- February 12, 2024
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The doctor tapped at his computer, ordering a routine prostate exam for an 80-year-old man, when a dramatic yellow alert popped up on the patient's electronic health record.
"You are ordering a test that no guideline recommends," it warned. "Screening with PSA can lead t...
Non-White U.S. Kids Get Worse Pediatric Care
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- January 18, 2024
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Pediatric care for kids who aren't white is worse across the United States, a new study finds.
Racial inequities for children of color are pervasive, extending from neonatal care, emergency medicine and surgery to treatment of developmental disabilities, mental health is...
'Default' Orders for Palliative Care Speed Relief for Hospital Patients in Pain
- HealthDay Reporter
- Ernie Mundell
- January 17, 2024
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Palliative care is meant to ease suffering at any stage of disease, but too often many patients wait too long for this type of care to be ordered.
Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have come up with a solution: Make consultations regarding the need f...
Hospital Costs Soared for COVID Patients During Pandemic
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- January 3, 2024
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The average cost of hospital care for COVID-19 patients skyrocketed during the pandemic, outstripping what might be expected under inflation, a new study shows.
Average hospital costs for COVID patients increased five times faster than the rate of medical inflation throu...