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Study shows PE-owned hospitals increased charges, profitability while some care metrics improved

Dive Brief: Private equity investment appears to have an impact on the way hospitals conduct business, resulting in significantly higher charges and huge surges in profitability, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital compared the operations of… Read More: Study shows PE-owned hospitals increased charges, profitability while some care… »

Increased Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety in Pregnant Women During the COVID Pandemic

In the Boston area, the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 is steadily decreasing. This is obviously happy news and a long-awaited reason to celebrate; however, we continue to be concerned about the mental health of our patients, especially those who are pregnant. Even in the best of times, women who are pregnant or have… Read More: Increased Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety in Pregnant Women During the… »

Malaria Drug Taken by Trump Is Tied to Increased Risk of Heart Problems and Death in New Study

The malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine did not help coronavirus patients and may have done harm, according to a new study based on the records of nearly 15,000 patients who received the drugs and 81,000 who did not. Some were also given the antibiotic azithromycin, or a related medicine. Hydroxychloroquine is the drug that President… Read More: Malaria Drug Taken by Trump Is Tied to Increased Risk… »

Number of US teens vaping marijuana increased 6% in a year

The number of teenagers vaping marijuana linked to 52 deaths and more than 2,000 illnesses increased 6% in a single year, study finds Between 2017 and 2018, the number of middle and high school students in the US that reported vaping marijuana increased by 5.6% Nearly half of students who had ever tried vaping had… Read More: Number of US teens vaping marijuana increased 6% in a… »