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Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was found to have increased from 2003 to 2019, especially in Black and Hispanic children.

The proportion of premature infants diagnosed with ROP increased from 4.4% in 2003 to 8.1% in 2019, particularly among underserved populations.

1. In this retrospective cohort study, 68% of female patients with cardiac arrest during their delivery survived until hospital discharge. 2. The most common co-occurring diagnosis was acute respiratory distress syndrome. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study Rundown: Cardiac arrest in pregnant adults is uncommon. However, it is associated with severe morbidity. Based on the

On April 25, the Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets will hold a workshop for young scholars to explore research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality across health economics, epidemiology, health services research, and related fields.

Investigators assessed trends in rates of hemodialysis vascular access complications in the US, including persistent disparities.

A water heater set to 120 degrees Fahrenheit can release water from the tap hot enough to cause a second-degree burn in about 9 minutes.

​On February 10, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued four separate but related opinions denying property tax exemptions for four hospitals that had been purchased by the...

  Single Intra-Myocardial Intervention with Rexlemestrocel-L Reduced Cardiovascular Death, Myocardial Infarction or Stroke Over Mean Follow-Up of 30 Months in High-Risk Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Since its inception, Head Start has enrolled over 21 millionchildren at a cost of over $66 billion, but there is littleevidence of long-term impact, and poor children enter kindergartena step behind their middle-class peers and never catch up. Congressshould focus on improving Head Start programs by enacting higherstandards, requiring stronger accountability, and spurringinnovation.

Non-Hispanic Black patients experienced higher rates of delayed appendicitis diagnosis and 30-day, postoperative hospital use compared with their white counterparts, according to research published in JAMA Surgery.“In acute appendicitis, racial and ethnic disparities occur in presentation, treatment and outcomes. In children, delayed diagnosis may account for higher rates of perforation at