Patients with acute leukemia prioritize tiredness as the most important health dimension over cognition, differing from the general public's preferences. Informal caregivers report significant ...

June 15 (Reuters) - Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT.O), opens new tab on Sunday said there had been a second reported case of acute liver failure resulting in death after a patient received the company's ...

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...

Acute anemia can develop due to a rapid drop in red blood cells (RBCs) after losing blood. The more blood a person loses, the more severe the anemia becomes. It usually occurs due to hemorrhage or ...

Health care systems have been putting therapists’ progress reports online, much to the surprise (and anger) of some patients. By Christina Caron Stunned. Ambushed. Traumatized. These were the words ...

Mike Eisenberg is the founder of Tall Tale Productions in Chicago and director of the health care documentaries The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation and To Err Is Human. Technology is changing ...

Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found. Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, ...

The organization published an easy-to-read resource outlining goals for nine sectors of healthcare, including nursing facilities, surgery, hospitals and behavioral care. For post-acute facilities, the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is releasing data on the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative through the Research and Data Assistance Center. ResDAC collected data from November 27, ...

Since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) Waiver in 2020, thousands of patients from across 300 hospitals in 37 states have been treated in ...

Healthcare professionals use various criteria to describe acute and chronic conditions. The two types of conditions have several differences in the way people experience, develop, and receive ...

Acute stress is a part of life, but when it turns into chronic stress, it can cause serious health concerns both mentally and physically. Acute stress is the stress you feel as the direct result of a ...