hospitalization

Barbara Bush Hospitalized In Texas

admin_huliq — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:31:27 -0600

The mother of the current U.S. president George W. Bush Mrs. Barbara Bush is hospitalized in Texas in a Houston hospital. She complained of a "little bit of pain" and was rushed to hospital last night. In her White House years Barbara Bush had revealed that she had suffered from Graves disease.

PTSD associated with more, longer hospitalizations

harminka — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:07:45 -0500

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with more hospitalizations, longer hospitalizations and greater mental healthcare utilization in urban primary care patients. These findings appear in the current issue of Medical Care.

Mortality rates 71 percent lower at top-rated hospitals

harminka — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:41:35 -0500

The most comprehensive annual study of hospital quality in America examines 41 million hospitalization records at 5,000 hospitals over 3 years; mortality rates improve nationally

Hospitalist care associated with shorter hospital stays for patients

harminka — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:42:57 -0500

Patients at an academic medical center who are cared for by a hospital-based general physician may have a shorter length of hospital stay than those who are not, especially if the patients require close monitoring or complex discharge planning, according to a report in the Sept. 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Interventions during hospital stays can help motivate smokers to quit

harminka — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:44:59 -0500

Hospitalized patients make a great captive audience for smoking cessation efforts, according to a new systematic review.

Even normal glucose level may increase risk of hospitalization for heart failure

harminka — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:40:17 -0600

New international study to test exercise in heart failure patients

harminka — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:56:03 -0600

Obese patients with acute heart failure fair better than lean patients

harminka — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:23:37 -0600