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Chocolate reduces heart failure hospitalization

August 11, 2010

A study of women with no history of heart failure (HF) or myocardial infarction found that “moderate habitual” eating of chocolate was associated with a lower rate of…

New report says more than 13% of Medicare patients experience adverse events during hospital stay

November 11, 2010

A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says an estimated 13.5% of Medicare patients experience adverse events during their hospital stays. Read more here.

Prostate biopsies can increase risk of hospitalization

September 11, 2011

Men 65 years or older are more likely to be hospitalized within 30 days after a prostate biopsy than men of the same age range who did not…

Reducing functional decline in hospitalized older

May 11, 2015

Older adults make up 13% of the U.S. population but account for 36% to 50% of hospital admissions and 44% of hospital charges. About 20% of Medicare patients…

Stuck in a hospital room? Maybe not

November 7, 2018

Imagine being stuck in a hospital room day after day, for as many as 21 days, not seeing or experiencing a change of scenery except for a stretcher…

Study: Former prison inmates at risk for hospitalization

July 11, 2013

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that former prison inmates have a higher risk for hospitalization than the general population. About 1 in 70 former inmates are…