Hospital Factors Can Overcome ‘Weekend Effect’
Improved staffing; electronic records; additional inpatient, aftercare resources help
Americans Spend More on Health Care, but Fare Worse
Comparison with 12 industrialized nations shows more money spent, but life expectancy is lowest
Sex May Boost Female Immune System to Aid Fertility
Effect appears to work regardless of when in a woman's cycle sex occurs
Common Gene Variant May Raise Miscarriage Risk
Also linked to failed fertility treatments
Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy May Be Underused
Racial disparities associated with use of the procedure for uterine, cervical cancers
Occupational Risk of Bladder Cancer on the Rise
Odds for the disease climbing faster among women than men in the workforce
Substantial Proportion of Revisits Post Ambulatory Sx Occur in ER
Across six diverse types of surgery, revisits seen in 94.9 per 1,000 operations
Most Cancer Patients Believe Surgery Will Be Curative
Findings even among patients with stage IV lung, colorectal cancer
Bariatric Surgery Can Lead to Increased Suicide Risk
Life changes that follow can make it hard for patients to cope
Being Overweight Helps Women With Heart Failure, but Not Men
Women with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m² have the greatest survival advantage
