Hospitals that receive bundled payments for joint replacements either voluntarily or through Medicare’s mandatory programs, vary by size and volume,
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Listening to gut noises could improve diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome: Acoustic technology for listening to termites may offer less-invasive method to diagnose IBS
Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new way to diagnose irritable bowel
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Putting lungs under less stress: Ultra-protective mechanical ventilation
The numbers are grim: Of the 200,000 Americans diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) each year, 30 to 50
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Finances are a major motivating factor in patient avoidance of diagnostic testing
Patient preferences for diagnostic testing differed significantly across levels of risk, benefit, and cost of diagnostic testing, but cost was
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Per-capita end-of-life spending is decreasing rapidly, according to new study
Health economists have long considered end-of-life spending to be one of the major contributors to the overall increase in health
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Novel theranostic approach for treating pancreatic cancer patients shows promise
German researchers have developed a novel diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) procedure for patients with ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a deadly cancer
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Chronic dizziness can result from, or trigger, psychiatric disorders: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association research notes psychiatric disorders present in 15 percent of patients with chronic dizziness
While most cases of chronic dizziness result from a physical disorder, psychiatric issues can be a cause — or a
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Few patients maximize opioid-sparing medications after orthopaedic surgery: Patients also improperly store and dispose of opioids
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement
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New strategies for hospitals during mass casualty incidents
A community’s ability to cope with mass casualty incidents (MCIs) is very dependent on the capacity and capability of its
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Fungal infection: An unexpected discovery in a central line
About a year and a half ago, a 6-year-old boy arrived at Children’s Emergency Department after accidentally removing his own
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