A study of for-profit hospices acquired by private equity firms found that Medicare spending rose by 5.9% per hospice stay after acquisition, compared with similar for-profit hospices that weren't acquired. The increase was ...
19 hours ago
0
7
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATM) is a congenital metabolic disorder. It is caused by a genetic defect, which results in the protective protein alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) being produced incorrectly. This deficiency primarily ...
19 hours ago
0
7
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, and City of Hope have identified a new strategy for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy ...
19 hours ago
0
10
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) could help physicians prepare hospital patient discharge summaries more efficiently and with greater accuracy and completeness. This is the conclusion of a Stony Brook University study ...
19 hours ago
0
13
Africa's latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the continent's top health agency.
19 hours ago
0
8
For patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD), receiving fruits and vegetables (F&V) is associated with better clinical outcomes than standard treatment with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃ [HCO₃]) or usual care, according ...
20 hours ago
0
19
Pregnant patients receiving medication to treat opioid use disorder should not reduce their medication dose out of fear that it will worsen withdrawal symptoms in their newborns, according to a new study led by researchers ...
20 hours ago
0
6
B cells, a type of white blood cell, protect our bodies by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to invaders like bacteria and viruses. After an infection, B cells undergo rapid mutations in the genes that encode antibodies. ...
20 hours ago
0
8
For patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is associated with lower postoperative morbidity than open liver resection (OLR), with similar long-term oncologic outcomes, according ...
20 hours ago
0
5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a chronic condition that causes increasing difficulty in breathing as it progresses, is the third leading cause of death worldwide. The clinical diagnosis and monitoring of COPD ...
20 hours ago
0
6
