Study shows cost of hospital care for COVID-19 patients increased during pandemic
The average cost of providing care to hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased five times faster than the rate of medical inflation during the first two years of the pandemic, at least partly because of the application of additional medical technologies over the period, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
AI Gets High Marks From Doctors in Answering Medical Questions
The ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) program could grow into a source of accurate and comprehensive medical information, but it's not quite ready for prime time yet, a new study reports.
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers don't reach an agreement. More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to strike, CNBC reported. The union, whose contract expired Saturday, represents medical assistants, surgical and lab technicians and pharmacists, among other staffers.
Study links obesity and poor sleep
A new study has found people who sleep badly are also more likely to be obese.
Early treatment of child obesity found effective
The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in a study published in The International Journal of Obesity.
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