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Amid Kirsten Storms‘ hiatus from General Hospital, which began over the summer when she moved from Los Angeles to Nashville, she’s sharing a new health update with fans. Storms had brain surgery to remove “a very large cyst that had split into two” in 2021 and received some unexpected news during a visit to her doctor this past January. In a …

Hospitals across the world have recorded an alarming rise in common infections that are resistant to antibiotics, with doctors saying the number of deaths driven by drug resistance will increase sharply in the years ahead. One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections were resistant to antibiotic treatments in 2023, with more than 40% of antibiotics losing potency against common blood, gut, …

To Find Workers, Hospitals Are Training Teenagers  The Wall Street Journal Source link

Deaths Rose in Emergency Rooms After Hospitals Were Acquired by Private Equity Firms  Harvard Medical School Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds  NBC News What happens when private equity buys a hospital?  The Boston Globe Staffing Falls, Deaths Rise Post-Acquisition  Conexiant ER Deaths Surged in US Hospitals Taken Over by Private Equity, Study Finds  Newsweek Source link

Teela Banister holds her 18-month old daughter Lakelynn, at their rural home in Baker City, Ore. Baker City’s maternity ward closed in 2023, so when Bannister went into labor, she and her husband had to drive an hour to a hospital. Lakelynn was born on the drive. Kyle Green / InvestigateWest It was the middle of the night on April …

Deadly Fungus Spreading in Hospitals Triggers European Warning  Bloomberg.com Drug-resistant fungus is spreading ‘rapidly’ in European hospitals, EU health agency warns  Euronews.com £1.45m grant funds new drugs to fight deadly candida infections  Health Tech World Candida Auris Infection Market Set to Reach USD 2.51 Billion, with a Healthy 7.84% CAGR Till Forecasts 2034  openPR.com Could rising temps mean more infections?  Clark University Source link

Walk into any hospital, nursing home, or senior care facility, and you’ll likely see them: small bottles of meal replacement shakes being handed out to patients as “nutrition support.” A closer look at what’s actually in these products reveals a troubling reality: many of these shakes contain ingredients that can worsen the very conditions they’re meant to help. The Institutional …

Bowman, N.D., has about 1,400 residents, and they rely on Southwest Healthcare Services. The facility joined with other rural hospitals in the state to form a network that allows it to remain independent while sharing resources in an effort to save money and improve patient care. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News BOWMAN, N.D. …

When Hurricane Helene forced a rural Tennessee hospital into a dramatic rooftop evacuation last September, its top executive vowed to rebuild the damaged facility as he watched the rescue unfold from a washed-out bridge. That promise is now in peril because of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine “said a prayer” as he ordered more than …

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is experiencing “severe” staff shortages at all its hospitals, with the number of shortages increasing by 50% this fiscal year, according to a new report from the agency’s independent watchdog. The report, released on Tuesday, came a day after the Guardian revealed the department had lost thousands of healthcare professionals deemed “core” to …