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An asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 patient admission testing program can provide clinically relevant data, even during periods of lower transmission in which testing can be limited to patients who are not fully vaccinated, a recent study showed.

Shortcomings in hospital linen reprocessing, delivery and intake were identified as a potential route of contamination in a health care-associated mucormycosis outbreak reported in Arkansas.

Of 649 hospitals assessed, U.S. News & World Report ranked 297 hospitals offering maternity care as high performers for 2022-2023.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Intestinal fungal dysbiosis was associated with asthma severity, particularly hospital use in the previous year, with severity possibly exacerbated by crosstalk between the gut and the lung, according to study results.

Patients with poorly managed anxiety and pain during hospitalization had the highest risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease-related posttraumatic stress, according to research published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The rate of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of neonates fell 11 percentage points from pre-pandemic levels at a large hospital in California, according to data presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, has been named the top hospital in the United States for psychiatric care by the U.S. News & World Report for 2022 to 2023.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston was named the best hospital in the United States for OB/GYN care by U.S. News & World Report.

The Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the United States for the seventh consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report.

Mayo Clinic has been ranked the number one hospital in the nation both overall and for gastroenterology and GI surgery for the seventh consecutive year by the U.S. News & World Report for the 2022 to 2023 year.