Substituting Lower-Wage Staff for Registered Nurses Tied to Worse Outcomes
Harms include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, excess Medicare costs and forgone cost savings
Cannabis Use Tied to Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions
Findings even after considering cigarette smoking, vaccination status, comorbidities, and other risk factors
Triglyceride-Glucose Index Independently Linked to All-Cause Mortality
Association with in-hospital and one-year mortality seen for patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease
Approximately 7 Percent of U.S. Population Uninsured in 2023
10.9 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years were uninsured at the time of interview in 2023, as were 3.9 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years
Marked Increase in Pediatric RSV Hospitalizations Seen Postpandemic
Additionally, there have been higher advanced respiratory support needs in older children with fewer comorbidities than prepandemic
Pandemic-Era Tax Credits Made Healthcare More Affordable, But They’re Set to Expire
Pantoprazole Cuts GI Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Invasive Ventilation
Pantoprazole yields lower clinically important upper GI bleeding, with no significant change in mortality versus placebo
Prolonged β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions Aid Sepsis, Septic Shock Outcomes
Lower risk seen for 90-day mortality and intensive care unit mortality
Preoxygenation With Noninvasive Ventilation Yields Lower Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia occurred in fewer patients in noninvasive-ventilation group than in oxygen-mask group
Residual Risk Seen for Death, Postacute Sequelae in Third Year After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Risk for death remains significantly elevated in third year, as is risk for incident postacute sequelae of COVID-19
