STAT

MARCH 18, 2025

When Ted Matthews came out of retirement in early 2023 to retake the helm of the rural Texas hospital where he’d started his health care career, it was something of a rescue mission.   And yet, just 38 hospitals have taken up the new designation since 2023, fewer than researchers had predicted.

Hospitals 127

Hospitals 127

Drug Topics

MAY 10, 2024

The company, which operates 140 care sites across the country, was forced to shut down health systems earlier this week because of the disruption.

Hospitals 546

Hospitals 546

PhRMA

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this case, the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) found that nearly 36% of all Medicare Part B therapy sales occurred at 340B hospitals in 2021 , up nearly 17 percentage points since 2012, meaning care is moving from physician offices and non-340B hospitals to 340B hospitals.

Hospitals 328

Hospitals 328

Drug Topics

JULY 29, 2024

Researchers analyzed the prominence of opioid and methadone prescriptions for hospitalized newborns with substantial morbidities.

Hospitals 307

Hospitals 307

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Researchers compared hospitalization and mortality outcomes of older adults with and without restricted access to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir.

Hospitals 281

Hospitals 281

Drug Topics

JULY 31, 2024

Researchers aimed to address the change in trust individuals exhibited regarding US physicians and hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitals 281

Hospitals 281

PhRMA

APRIL 24, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals are supposed to help provide access to crucial treatment and services in our most vulnerable communities. But recent research adds to the mountain of evidence showing nonprofit hospitals continue to fall short in their community benefit.

Hospitals 258

Hospitals Insurance 258

Drug Topics

JUNE 5, 2023

Patients were more likely to require ICU admission.

Hospitals 469

Hospitals 469

STAT

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The battle over prescription drug discounts offered to hospitals under a federal program escalated as Sanofi became the third pharmaceutical company to disclose plans to change the way it will make payments. Right now, drug companies generally provide the discounts at the time of purchase. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

Hospitals 112

Hospitals Pharmaceutical Companies Pharmaceutical Companies 112

Drug Topics

JUNE 18, 2024

A posted presented at ASHP 2024 examined if improved access to methadone could decrease hospital length of stay and readmission rates.

Hospitals 281

Hospitals 281

Drug Topics

MARCH 20, 2023

According to 2 conference abstracts, CGM’s are effective in treating T2D and chronic kidney disease, but more data may be required to complete the picture.

Hospitals 469

Hospitals 469

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A new study found that models that included wastewater data were 15% more accurate when compared to models that only included clinical case data.

Hospitals 503

Hospitals 503

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For noncritically ill hospitalized patients with diabetes, CGM is a reliable tool to improve glycemic control. However, more randomized studies are needed to assess these results in diverse populations.

Hospitals 281

Hospitals 281

PhRMA

MARCH 17, 2025

Half of every dollar spent on medicines goes to entities that don’t make medicine—like pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers who are aggressively consolidating their control over health care and hospitals, clinics and for-profit pharmacies in the 340B markup program.

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Insurance Hospitals 268

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Researchers addressed the prevalence of RSV and its associations with immunization, infection, and hospitalization amongst older adults.

Hospitals 247

Hospitals Immunization Vaccines 247

PhRMA

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There have been some alarming stories uncovered by the media on ways nonprofit hospitals — many of which participate in the 340B drug pricing program — are taking advantage of the system and their tax-exempt status to boost their bottom lines, at the expense of patients. Here are some recent articles exposing this issue:

Hospitals 307

Hospitals 307

Drug Topics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When rural areas lose hospitals and primary care clinics, residents must turn to pharmacies to receive the care they need.

Hospitals 653

Hospitals 653

Drug Topics

MAY 24, 2023

Researchers found an increased occurrence of CDI in individuals who were prescribed antidepressants.

Hospitals 464

Hospitals 464

PhRMA

MARCH 24, 2025

A new report by the Wall Street Journal reveals abuse of the 340B hospital markup program is getting worse as hospitals and middlemen find new ways to profit off the program.

Hospitals 182

Hospitals 182

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Although few cultures showed bacterial coinfections, many children were given antibiotics.

Hospitals 360

Hospitals 360

Drug Topics

MAY 15, 2023

The trial also revealed that nirsevimab reduced the incidence of hospitalizations due to severe RSV-related LRTD by 75.1%.

Hospitals 247

Hospitals 247

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Heart Failure Society of America 2024 Annual Meeting featured presentations exploring the benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) for patients with heart failure.

Hospitals 329

Hospitals 329

Drug Topics

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Researchers compared the cardiovascular outcomes of patients hospitalized for heart failure that did or did not experience diabetic emergencies.

Hospitals 501

Hospitals 501

Drug Topics

JANUARY 7, 2025

The individual who first reported severe bird flu and hospitalization has since succumbed to their illness.

Hospitals 466

Hospitals 466

Drug Topics

JANUARY 17, 2024

Study authors noted the importance of their results as they apply to understanding the usefulness of intervention measures and preparing for future pandemics.

Hospitals 346

Hospitals 346

Drug Topics

MAY 20, 2024

Researchers analyzed the efficacy of continuous glucose monitoring as the standard of care for diabetes management in an inpatient setting.

Hospitals 281

Hospitals 281

Drug Topics

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Immunizations against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV are lower than they were this time last year, and hospitalizations have increased across all age groups.

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Immunization Vaccines Hospitals 486

STAT

MARCH 20, 2025

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds.    Sign up here. Good morning! There’s sure to be a lot of news coming out of the Breakthrough Summit East today, which is taking place just a few blocks away from my favorite Shake Shack in Manhattan.

Hospitals 104

Hospitals 104

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

VAERS was designed to collect reports of symptoms, diagnoses, hospital admissions, and deaths after vaccination for postmarket safety signals.

Vaccines 469

Vaccines Hospitals 469

Drug Topics

JANUARY 17, 2024

A panel of clinicians gathered to address concerns and report preliminary findings around rates of RSV incidence, hospitalization, and vaccination.

Vaccines 469

Vaccines Hospitals 469

Drug Topics

APRIL 15, 2024

A study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that a positive PCR test was not associated with an increased risk of a new asthma diagnosis in patients ages 1 to 16.

Hospitals 437

Hospitals 437

Drug Topics

MAY 24, 2023

The antibiotic, marketed as Xacduro, is indicated for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) caused by susceptible strains of bacteria called Acinetobacter baumannii.

Hospitals 468

Hospitals FDA 468

Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Women with endometriosis face an average of 7 to 11 years between the time of symptom onset and diagnosis, during which they experience increased symptoms, hospitalizations, and health care resource utilization.

Hospitals 469

Hospitals 469

Drug Topics

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Patients with SCD are more vulnerable to hospitalization due, in part, to SCD’s impact on the spleen, which filters infections in the blood and is a crucial organ for the immune system.

Immunization 467

Immunization Vaccines Hospitals 467

Drug Topics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While either vaccine offers some protection, having both vaccines offers the strongest level of protection against hospitalization and severe complications like MIS-C, and death.

Vaccines 453

Vaccines Hospitals 453

Drug Topics

JUNE 27, 2024

Two posters presented at the American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions looked at challenges of remote CGM in older populations and after discharge from the hospital.

Hospitals 406

Hospitals 406

Drug Topics

JANUARY 9, 2025

Researchers conducted a literature research review to further understand the current evidence regarding diagnosis and treatment for peptic ulcer disease.

Hospitals 247

Hospitals 247