Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following a recall of millions of its breathing machines that began in mid-2021,...
Physician Depressive Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Medical Errors
Bidirectional association seen between depressive symptoms and medical errors
Hospitals Charge 479 Percent of Cost of Drugs on Average
Seventeen percent of hospitals charge 700 percent of cost; 8 percent have markup over 1,000 percent
In-Person Staff Meetings Are Valuable for Health Care Teams
Tips include having frequent meetings which last 20 to 30 minutes and follow an agenda
Gap Between Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas Has Increased
Difference increased in age-adjusted mortality rates between large metropolitan areas, rural areas from 1999 to 2019
Portable Music Player Use Linked to Hearing Loss in Children
Increased odds of high-frequency hearing loss with portable music player use
Allergic Rhinitis Has Negative Impact on QOL in Teens
AR also had negative impact on daily functioning, sleep, school productivity, academic performance
Gene Associated With Risk of Acute Otitis Media
Finding could point to better treatments
Hundreds of U.S. Clinics Sell Unapproved Stem Cell ‘Therapies’
One-fifth claim to use stem cells from umbilical cord blood or amniotic or placental tissue
Endolymphatic Hydrops Denotes Degree of Hearing Loss in Meniere Disease
Three-dimensional real inversion recovery sequence can be used to indicate the degree of hearing loss
