Black patients are 1.5 times less likely than white patients to live independently after surgery, according to a large, first-of-its-kind study being presented at the
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A large international study in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 has shown that while a higher dose of steroids did not significantly reduce mortality, there
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“We need a spray bottle, to spray her like a bad cat,” one of the emergency department workers said as Tolulope Afolabi protested that she
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The city of Jacksonville scrambled this week to increase the number of wheelchairs at state-run sites providing Regeneron, the monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, after
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The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused severe or critical illness in
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Currently, patients with HFpEF have high risk of morbidity and mortality, but there is no effective measure for evaluating the prognosis. Studies have found that
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For Americans with diabetes, being enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) substantially increases the risk of not taking prescribed medications due to cost, according
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Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet
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As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health applications grows, health providers are looking for ways to improve patients’ experience with their machine doctors.
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Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 may be at risk of developing heart failure even if they do not have a previous history of heart disease or
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