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A new study finds similar in-hospital mortality rates for health care-associated COVID-19 and influenza, highlighting the ongoing clinical burden of both diseases in hospitalized patients.
A nationwide analysis reveals that patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) hospitalized for opioid overdose have comparable in-hospital mortality rates to patients without SCD, but exhibit better discharge...
A recent study used a computer model based on real-world data to calculate the benefits and risks associated with proton-pump inhibitor use in hospital inpatients.
Researchers examined the hospitalization and mortality risk of patients with AML who were hospitalized with COVID-19. The findings of the study were presented at the Society of Hematologic Oncology 2024...
Thyroid hormone levels, especially low free triiodothyronine (FT3), can help to predict risk of death in older patients hospitalized after an acute illness.
