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Technology could improve pregnancy care for low-income patients — if health systems can pay for it

24.01.2023

For low-income patients, the challenges of pregnancy are only compounded by the challenges of prenatal care: the dozen or so doctors’ appointments, the time off work or childcare, the cost …

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Health

The addiction crisis is causing a spike in endocarditis cases. Hospitals are struggling to respond

17.01.2023

Increased injection drug use has led to a spike in cases of the life-threatening heart condition endocarditis, with cases rapidly accelerating since the onset of Covid-19. The increased case count …

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First Opinion

Opinion: More nurses: The smart way to save lives, money — and nurses

12.01.2023

Although the 7,000 New York City nurses who went on strike this week reached a deal with their health systems on Jan. 12, nurse staffing levels will continue to be …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act is no end-run around abortion bans

04.01.2023

The emergency department is often called a hospital’s front door. For many people desperate for reproductive care, it is being seen as their last chance. But these days, getting treatment …

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Coronavirus

After nine months, an update on NIH’s long Covid research

22.12.2022

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox. Pandemic response gets …

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Coronavirus / Health

Infectious disease board recommends hospitals stop screening asymptomatic patients for Covid-19

21.12.2022

An influential board of infectious disease physicians recommended Wednesday that hospitals and other health care facilities stop routinely screening asymptomatic patients for Covid-19, saying the potential risks of screenings now …

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First Opinion

Opinion: The art of the ‘deceased note’: A physician grapples with documenting patients’ final moments

16.12.2022

My grandmother died in the hospital, alone, the day after she was “found down” at home by emergency medical services. I lived near my Nani, as I called her but, …

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Coronavirus / Health

Covid vaccines averted 3 million deaths in U.S., according to new study

13.12.2022

This Wednesday will mark two years since nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first person in the U.S. to receive a Covid-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial. A study released …

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Health

Limits of ‘Fauci effect’: infectious disease applicants plummet, and hospitals are scrambling

07.12.2022

Tulane University touted “the chance to train in a unique & wonderful city.” The University of Colorado offered a GIF of clouds moving across the state’s stunning mountains. And Boston …

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