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However, people with cirrhosis alone were as likely to die as those with both cirrhosis and COVID-19.

The greatest increase in such visits was among girls ages 15 to 17, mostly related to substance use and self-harm.

Alabama state pandemic guidance advises denying ventilators for use by people with metastatic cancer, AIDS and end-stage liver disease.

The situation has sparked debate in the healthcare community about what standards medical facilities should use before quarantining workers.

Immediate risk of transmission to the American public is still low, according to experts.

When treated at nonminority hospitals, however, Black patients experienced a 3% decrease in mortality over a 10-year period.

In 2013, three germs made the list of urgent threats to human health. Two more were added this year, according to a new report.

Black and Latino patients are less likely to be treated in cardiac care units upon admission.

Some of the teens and young adults suffered severe lung damage after smoking e-cigarettes.

Study findings confirm that Black babies face inequality beginning at birth.

Hospitals must work harder to create more respectful and welcoming workplaces for the diverse resident physicians who train there.

Researchers say hospitals mark up the cost for specific services by by more than 20 times solely to increase their revenues.

Two cash rewards of $5,000 will go to any designer who can help de-code the confusing arithmetic of medical billing in the United States.

Baystate Noble Hospital in Springfield insists that the risk of infection is “low, [but] it is not zero.”

It seems hospitals are big business these days, and many have been rapidly consolidating.

In the midst of one of the saddest moments I have ever experienced, I briefly connected with a lady in dire straits who renewed my belief in f...