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  ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths

  A lack of ICU beds and other resources was linked to a higher rate...

  • Posted February 10, 2021
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  Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER

  Being rushed into hospital care can be an emotional experience. So, what a surgeon...

  • Posted February 4, 2021
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  Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They’re Seen in ERs?

  Black and Hispanic children who land in the emergency room are less likely than...

  • Posted February 2, 2021
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  Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study

  Dr. Lisa Iezzoni is all too familiar with the discrimination that patients who have...

  • Posted February 2, 2021
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  Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

  Full doses of blood thinners can benefit patients hospitalized with COVID-19, but the severity...

  • Posted January 25, 2021
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  Study Casts Doubt on ‘Early Warning’ System for Kidney Patients

  Electronic ‘early warning systems’ for kidney damage in hospital patients don’t improve outcomes, researchers...

  • Posted January 25, 2021
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  Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients’ Risks of Severe COVID Rise

  Your cancer has gone into remission, so you breathe a sigh of relief as...

  • Posted January 22, 2021
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