Health Insider Protecting kids in extreme heat: Phoenix ER physician describes signs, symptoms Jamie Warren
Nearly 3,000 people in Arizona have been hospitalized with signs of heat-related illness so far this year, according to data from the Arizona Department of Health Services. At least 145 of those cases involved children 17 and younger. With summer temperatures soaring, ABC15 asked Jaron Smith, a physician at Phoenix Children’s, how to best make […]
Madonna Reflects On ‘Near-Death Experience’ During Induced Coma
LOADINGERROR LOADING Madonna says she had a “near-death experience” when she was hospitalized and induced into a coma last summer. During a concert at the Kia Forum near Los Angeles on Monday night, the pop legend talked about a spiritual realization she had after contracting a serious bacterial infection in June 2023. Advertisement “This summer […]
Novel Antibiotic Combo Bests Meropenem for Complicated UTIs
Cefepime-taniborbactam, an investigational beta-lactam and beta-lactamase inhibitor combination, was superior to meropenem for the treatment of hospitalized patients with complicated urinary tract infection (UTI), including acute pyelonephritis, a phase III randomized study showed. In the microbiologic intention-to-treat (ITT) population, the composite microbiologic and clinical success rate with the combination at test-of-cure (trial days 19 to […]
Jamie Dornan Was Hospitalized After Brush With Toxic Caterpillar, Says Friend
LOADINGERROR LOADING Actor Jamie Dornan was hospitalized with heart attack-like symptoms after an encounter with a toxic caterpillar, according to friend Gordon Smart. During an appearance on BBC’s “The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected” radio show, the Scottish broadcaster explained how both men ended up with racing hearts and arm discomfort during a golf […]
Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections
An early switch to oral antibiotics in patients hospitalized with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection was noninferior to IV antibiotics, according to the randomized controlled SABATO trial. In the trial’s intention-to-treat population, 13% of patients who switched to oral antibiotics developed complications related to S. aureus bloodstream infection (SAB) versus 12% in the group that […]
Southwest Passenger Hospitalized After Allegedly Climbing Out On Plane’s Wing
LOADINGERROR LOADING A Southwest Airlines passenger was hospitalized after allegedly opening a plane’s emergency exit door and then climbing onto the plane’s wing. The plane was preparing for takeoff at 7:41 p.m. Sunday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana when the incident took place before the plane left the gate, the […]
Sophia Loren Hospitalized With Hip, Femur Fractures After Serious Fall
LOADINGERROR LOADING Sophia Loren was hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries in a fall at her home in Geneva over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Loren slipped in the bathroom, fracturing her femur and hips in several places so severely that she required emergency surgery. Advertisement Sources close to the Italian acting legend, who […]
Mediterranean diet and physical activity could prevent hospitalization-associated disability in older people
Hospitalized older people who do not follow a Mediterranean diet could benefit from a physical exercise program to prevent hospitalization-associated disability, that is, loss of skills in daily-life activities. Therefore, if the factor of following a Mediterranean diet is included among the variables assessed on the hospital admission of elderly patients, more precise and personalized […]
Treating Early Hospitalization Blood Pressure Deemed a No-No for Patient Safety
For older people hospitalized with noncardiovascular diagnoses, intensive lowering of asymptomatic inpatient blood pressures (BPs) may constitute overtreatment and lead to harm, observational data suggested. U.S. veterans acutely treated for elevated systolic BP in the first 48 hours of hospitalization — without evidence of acute end organ damage — suffered more adverse events when counting […]
Neurologic Events After COVID-19 Vaccines Assessed
All patients hospitalized with new or relapsing neurologic events after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination at a New York tertiary hospital had one or more risk factors for their neurologic condition, a prospective study showed. The most prominent neurologic index events in these vaccinated patients were ischemic stroke (37.7%), encephalopathy (32.6%), seizure (15.9%), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH; 9.4%), […]