Writing Down Feeding Goals Helps Sick Kids in Hospital Recover Faster
When doctors and nurses in a children's intensive care unit started writing down specific feeding goals for critically ill patients, something important …
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How Better Training Improved Childbirth Care in Low-Resource Hospitals
Researchers in Sri Lanka tested a program to improve how doctors decide when to induce labor (start labor artificially) and involve patients in decisions. Over …
Read MoreWhy Older Hospital Patients Struggle to Eat and Drink
Researchers talked to 200 older adults in Australian hospitals about their eating and drinking experiences. Almost all patients said eating and drinking was …
Read MoreHow Nutrition Experts Are Better Using Science to Help Pregnant Women
Doctors and nutrition experts have lots of scientific guidelines to help pregnant women with gestational diabetes (high blood sugar during pregnancy), but they …
Read MoreBetter Nutrition Care Helps Older Adults Recover From Hip Fractures
When older adults break their hip, getting enough nutrition is crucial for healing. Researchers found that most hip fracture patients weren't eating enough …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test Helps Cancer Patients Feel Less Tired
Women with gynecologic cancer often develop anemia (low red blood cells) while receiving treatment, which makes them feel exhausted and weak. Doctors created a …
Read MoreDoctors Prescribing Too Much Vitamin B1 to Alcohol Patients
Doctors at a Scottish hospital were giving patients with alcohol use disorder too much of a vitamin B1 medicine called Pabrinex. Researchers looked at 106 …
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