An online physician education program may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric offices, a study published in Pediatrics found.
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Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital is currently over capacity, according to a statement from Hospital President and CEO John Haupert warning about the pandemic's effect on the healthcare system, WGCL-TV reports.
The first COVID-19 patient to undergo a double lung transplant was discharged from Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital July 29, reports The New York Times.
Members of the COVID-19 support group Survivor Corps have dubbed themselves "long-haulers" and identified 98 symptoms that they continue to experience.
An experimental blood test proved effective at diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and could hit the market in two to three years, offering a cheaper and less invasive method to diagnose the illness, reports The New York Times.
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Visitor restrictions intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 in hospitals could "inadvertently harm patients more than the virus itself," two physician leaders wrote in an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
One-third of outpatient US COVID-19 patients had not recovered weeks after testing, CDC survey finds
COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness among those who are not hospitalized, with 35 percent of those who tested positive for the disease reporting that they had not returned to their usual state of heath two to three weeks after…
A patient's blood type does not influence whether he or she will have a more severe case of COVID-19, a study published in Annals of Hematology found.
A Texas hospital has formed an ethics committee to screen all COVID-19 patients for survival potential and send home those with low survival chances, according to Border Report.
The number of people filling out advance directives detailing their medical wishes in case they become seriously ill increased by nearly fivefold during the pandemic, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.