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Hospital financial decisions play a role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing the nation this fall is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, as they shuttered children's wards, which often operate in the red, and expanded the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors like joint replacements and cancer care.

9 Dec 2022

Estrogen replacement therapy may be a tool to mitigate delirium

Delirium is common among women with urinary tract infections (UTIs)-; especially those who have experienced menopause.

8 Dec 2022

What is the prevalence of pulmonary tissue injury among hospitalized COVID-19 patients?

Researchers identified risk factors for and the prevalence of persistent pulmonary tissue alterations among hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

7 Dec 2022

Machine learning analysis suggests that there are four sub-phenotypes of long COVID

Researchers identified PASC [post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] sub-phenotypes depending on conditions diagnosed within 1 to 3 months of acute infection by SARS-CoV-2.

6 Dec 2022

Home air purifiers can improve markers of cardiovascular health in people with COPD

A six-month study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that the use of portable home air purifiers can improve some markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.

5 Dec 2022

Study assesses the prevalence of residual lung abnormalities following COVID-19 hospitalization

In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers sought to determine the percentage of COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital who had a type of fibrotic lung damage, known as interstitial lung disease, that requires ongoing follow-up care.

2 Dec 2022

Study shows how ketamine administration starkly changes neuronal activity patterns in the brain

Ketamine, an established anesthetic and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circuits, according to a new study by Penn Medicine researchers.

1 Dec 2022

Survey: Two-thirds of European dietitians believe drinking coffee in moderation has clear health benefits

A new report by the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians, supported by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee, has revealed that almost two-thirds (62%) of European dietitians believe drinking coffee in moderation has clear health benefits, with 86% agreeing that regular moderate intake can improve alertness and 69% agreeing that regular, moderate intake is associated with an improvement in overall sports performance.

22 Nov 2022

Approved and developing passive and active immunizations against respiratory syncytial virus in childhood and pregnancy

Researchers explored active and passive vaccination among children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

22 Nov 2022

Early mobility contributes to higher survival rates for COVID-19 patients receiving ECMO

A Texas cardiac subspecialty hospital with seven years of experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) changed its treatment paradigm during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that progressive mobility and a more aggressive application of rehabilitation therapies contributed to significantly higher survival rates for its patients with COVID-19 receiving ECMO.

15 Nov 2022

Newly developed tool can identify pediatric readmission risk prior to discharge

Readily available electronic health record (EHR) data can be used to reliably identify readmission risk for children of all ages while they are still in the hospital, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

11 Nov 2022

Pitt scientists solve the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how melanoma tumors control their mortality.

10 Nov 2022

High-intensity treatment strategy for heart failure reduces the risk of death or hospital readmission

Ramping up medication doses quickly after being hospitalized for acute heart failure resulted in a lower risk of dying or being readmitted for heart failure within the first six months after discharge, compared to usual care, according to a featured science research presentation today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

Contrastive learning model can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients

For patients dealing with lingering respiratory symptoms from the novel coronavirus, a chest X-ray can reveal only so much.

2 Nov 2022

Understanding how patients and families describe major medical treatments

When patients and their families face important decisions about major medical treatments, understanding how they describe them in their own words may help clinicians provide clarity and support through the decision-making process.

1 Nov 2022

Survival rates increased among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years

Among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years, survival rates have increased significantly.

31 Oct 2022

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

Sixty seconds can make or break the outcome of a hospital "code blue" or cardiac arrest response. New research found a hospital code response team rushing to a patient in cardiac arrest may arrive at least one minute quicker and may also lead to better patient outcomes with the use of a smartphone emergency code notification system that activates the team through text messages.