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Floor swabbing in hospitals could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-23 09:33

Floor swabbing could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals COVID-19 is here to stay. As restrictions and human testing have waned, new research is tackling the challenge of how we can monitor, predict, and prevent cases and outbreaks of COVID-19, especially among ... Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Medical Xpress

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Young children more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than older kids--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-22 16:47

Young children more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than older kids, study shows Today a Kaiser Permanente Northern California study of children during the COVID-19 pandemic finds children too young to be vaccinated had the highest hospitalization rate, while adolescents had the highest rate of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The findings are published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. CIDRAP

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Philadelphia-area health systems end use of four race-based algorithms to guide care

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-22 10:22

Philadelphia-area health systems end use of four race-based algorithms to guide care A coalition of 12 Philadelphia-area health systems have abandoned the use of race adjustments in four clinical tools Usha Lee McFarling STAT

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As U.S. Hospitals Consolidate, Prices and Patient's Medical Debt Is Rising--Study

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-10-17 13:27

As Hospitals Get Bigger, Medical Debt Is Harder for Patients To Shake - KFF Health News If you get sick in America, there’s a good chance you’ll end up in debt. Four in 10 U.S. adults have some form of health-care debt, KFF has found. One surprising risk: living in a community where hospitals have consolidated — an increasingly common development as health systems merge or large systems gobble up smaller hospitals. That’s […] khnerich KFF Health News

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Hurricane suppply disruptions of IV fluid prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-16 09:50

IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery | CNN Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act in the latest move to help speed recovery efforts. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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UK Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant XEC spread

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-15 09:19

Covid hospitalisations surge as new variant spreads across UK The North East has seen the highest hospital admission rates at 8.12 per 100,000, UKHSA says Alexander Butler The Independent

Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned.

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US COVID levels decine, with few flu detections --CDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-14 10:40

US COVID levels drop, with few flu detections CDC wastewater tracking shows SARS-CoV-2 detections are now at the low level nationally. CIDRAP

COVID activity in the United States continues to decline, and seasonal flu markers show no upticks, according to the latest respiratory disease updates today from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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U.S. approves temporary imports of IV fluids because of hurricane related shortages

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-11 10:30

US approves temporary imports of IV fluids as hospitals grapple with storm-related shortages Federal health officials have approved the import of certain IV fluids from overseas as hospitals across the country scramble to deal with a Hurricane Helene-inflicted shortage. The shortage … nweixel The Hill

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COVID-19 hospitalization remains higher among older adults --new data

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 10:42

COVID-19 hospitalization remains higher among older adults At least one household member and six healthcare workers who encountered the index case-patient are being investigated after showing symptoms of viral infection. CIDRAP

New data published yesterday(Thursday) in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) show older adults continue to be hospitalized for COVID-19 at a much higher rate than other age groups. ...

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CDC Awards Over $176 Million to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-09-27 14:32

CDC Awards Over $176 Million to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced more than $176 million in fund CDC CDC Newsroom

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