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Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton's Arrival

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9, 2024 -- As Hurricane Milton barreled toward the west coast of Florida, hospitals in its path were making ready. Milton is projected to make landfall a bit south of the Tampa area late Wednesday night. Long-term care facilities in.

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U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant

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hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching out internationally to help restore supply.The. THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 -- After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S.

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This Season's Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Hospitalization by Almost 35%

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effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024, HealthDay News -- The Southern Hemisphere's flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year's flu shot was 34.5% Most (68.3%) of those.

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1 in 14 U.S. Hospital Patients Fall Victim to Harmful Diagnostic Errors

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2, 2024 -- One in 14 hospital patients may be the victim of damaging diagnostic mistakes, new research suggests.The finding is from a study of 675 patients admitted to one large hospital in Boston at various periods between July. WEDNESDAY, Oct.

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Hospital Patients Can Bring 'Superbugs' Home

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9, 2024 -- Patients discharged from a hospital stay are bringing antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” home with them, a new study warns.Family members of recently discharged patients are 71 times more likely to get a MRSA infection after th. FRIDAY, Aug.

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Hospital care for children has shifted from general hospitals to children’s hospitals over last 20 years

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CHAPEL HILL, NC – Historically, most children in the United States who needed to be hospitalized were treated at general hospitals that treat both children and adults.

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Fake Botox Shots Land 13 Women in Hospital

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FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 -- Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns.In the report, published Thursday by the U.S.

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