Postdischarge contacts (PDCs) with patients after hospitalization are not associated with reductions in 30-day emergency department use or 30-day readmissions, ...

Public water systems with detectable levels of contaminants serve counties with higher proportions of Hispanic residents. HealthDay News — More than 97 million US residents are served by public ...

Santa Ana winds are pushing wildfires closer to residential neighborhoods, creating the largest wildfire in Los Angeles' ...

There are disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related mortality, with the highest rates seen for older adults, men, and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native persons, according to a study ...

An expert panel consisting of dietitians, doctors, nutritional epidemiologists, chefs, and weight loss researchers examined the evidence behind 38 diets.

Researchers aimed to determine the relationship between tetrahydrocannabinol positivity and epilepsy monitoring unit length of stay.

Decrease seen in percentage of patients rating hospitals as 9 or 10 and in percentage who would definitely recommend the hospital.

Researchers assessed the effect of long-term air pollution exposure on disease severity and progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Among patients with CAD, PTSD is associated with both incident and recurrent heart failure hospitalizations. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked with incident and recurrent heart ...

Number of U.S. adults who will develop dementia each year projected to increase from ~514,000 to 1 million; lifetime risk is 42 percent after 55 years of age ...