The mortality rate for hospitalized patients treated by female physicians was 4.8 percent, compared to 5.2 percent for patients cared for by male physicians, according to research published July 16 in JAMA Health Forum.
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Heat-related emergency department visits during a six-day period in June, when most of Oregon and Washington were under an excessive heat warning, were 16 times higher than the same period in 2019, a July 16 CDC report found.
One in 2 hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop at least one other complication, according to research published July 15 in The Lancet.
To receive proper treatment, patients experiencing drug addiction must overcome two barriers in the U.S. healthcare system: a paucity of treatment resources and high medical costs, reports Kaiser Health News.
If a person is fully vaccinated and develops a breakthrough COVID-19 infection, early trends indicate it's unlikely they'll experience long-haul symptoms, NBC News reported July 15.
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Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health is asking its surgeons to delay some elective surgeries that require an overnight stay because of an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations, News4Jax reported July 14.
Seven children in Mississippi with COVID-19 were in the intensive care unit, with two on life support as of July 13, the state's health officer, Thomas Dobbs, MD, said in a tweet.
An increase in violent crime has led to more trauma cases at some Virginia hospitals, aggravating the ongoing blood shortage, local CBS affiliate WTKR reported July 12.
Two caregivers from University Hospitals in Cleveland are on administrative leave after a patient received a kidney intended for another patient, local ABC affiliate WEWS reported July 12.
The Alzheimer's Association joins insurers as the latest to call for CMS to implement a sweeping coverage policy for Aduhelm that would battle "barriers to appropriate and equitable access," according to a statement.