Hospital - Higher doses of metformin associated with lower risk for AMD
A population-based, retrospective cohort study showed an association between metformin and a lower risk for age-related macular degeneration. āWe found that metformin was...
View ArticleMass. Health & Hospital Association Issues Statewide Report on Community...
According to the Attorney General's Office, Massachusetts hospitals provided $641 million in community benefits for residents of Massachusetts in Fiscal Year 2018. The...
View ArticleWuhan Hospital Director Dies of Coronavirus, State Media Reports
A senior doctor at a hospital in the Chinese city of Wuhan died from the novel coronavirus, the latest fatality among medical workers as they rush to save tens of thousands of...
View ArticleAll 6 UR Medicine Hospitals Have Earned Joint Commission Gold Seal of ApprovalĀ®
All six UR Medicine hospitals have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of ApprovalĀ® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance...
View ArticleHospital - VIDEO: Pediatric cataract a well-managed challenge in Morocco
MARRAKECH, Morocco - At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Doha Hamidallah, MD, speaks about the management of bilateral congenital...
View ArticleHospital - Widowhood, Alzheimer's disease biomarker linked to cognitive...
Widowhood may accelerate cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease clinical progression, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. āBeing a widow compared with being...
View ArticleADVERTORIAL: A ground-breaking prostate treatment is now available at a...
The new approach is described as minimally invasive and HMT Sancta Maria Hospital consultant has high hopes for it
View ArticleHospital - Top surgeon tests positive for coronavirus and may have infected...
The senior surgeon at Liverpool's Aintree University Hospital contracted the virus on a family skiing holiday in northern Italy in late February and went back to work as normal...
View ArticleHospital - First COVID-19 Patient in Rochester Confirmed
Rochester, N.Y., March 12, 2020-Monroe County Department of Public Health notified Highland Hospital late on Wednesday that a positive COVID-19 result came back on a patient...
View ArticleHospital - Australian Official Diagnosed With COVID-19 Days After Meeting...
A senior Australian government minister who met White House officials including Ivanka Trump in Washington last week has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Minister for Home...
View ArticleHospital - Health Experts Say Lack Of Tests Could Harm Efforts To Slow...
Dr. Sharon Wright, senior medical director of infection control and hospital epidemiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.
View ArticleHospital - UR Medicine Prepares for Potential COVID-19 Patients While...
As the community prepares for the anticipated rise in COVID-19 cases, UR Medicine today announced that it has begun to reschedule some patient appointments and redeploy...
View ArticleHospital - Diabetes increases knee OA pain intensity, worsens mental health
Patients with knee osteoarthritis demonstrated higher average pain intensity and worse physical and mental health if they also have diabetes, according to data published in...
View ArticleMultiple Medications in Older Cancer Patients Linked to Hospitalization Risk
Older patients with prostate, breast, or lung cancer are more likely to be hospitalized after chemotherapy if they take more than five other medicines, stated new study.
View ArticleHospital - Being obese raises coronavirus risk: Medics warn patients with...
A report by senior doctors has revealed 63 per cent of patients receiving intensive care in UK hospitals after contracting the coronavirus are overweight, obese or morbidly obese.
View ArticleHospital - VIDEO: Small changes can reduce costs in cataract surgery
ORLANDO - At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Thomas Oetting, MS, MD, reviews how the staff at the Iowa City VA Hospital has been able to keep cataract surgery costs...
View ArticleState Reports 96 Additional Deaths From COVID-19, Announces $800 Million To...
Senior reporter Steve Brown joined WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins to discuss the latest news related to the coronavirus in Massachusetts.
View ArticleHospital - Coronavirus UK: 'Brilliant' lung expert treating Boris Johnson
Dr Richard Leach, senior clinician at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, is responsible for the Prime Minister's coronavirus recovery and has visited his bedside.
View ArticleMass. Continues To Add Hospital Beds To Tackle The Surge of...
Senior State House Reporter Steve Brown joined WBUR's All Things Considered from Cape Cod, where Gov. Charlie Baker held his daily briefing at a new field hospital.
View ArticleHospital - MHAC's COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 4/10-4/16
MHAC is continuing to collect and share updates on COVID-19 from state government, federal agencies like the Centers for Disease Control, and other key stakeholders. These...
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