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A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die.
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A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die.
“We were not surprised there was a signal,” said Dr. Sneha Kannan, a Mass General physician who was the paper’s lead author. “I will say we were surprised at how strong it was.”
Congress funded the government with a stopgap measure into the new year, but many health policy priorities remain to be addressed.
And the third Republican presidential debate kicks off at 8 p.m. tonight in Miami.
From the blog of Naomi Graetz at The Times of Israel