For doctors to care for laboring mothers and their babies safely, hospitals must be staffed for the possibility of a sudden abundance of patients requiring emergency care.
A protein that can trigger the loss of immune regulation and multiple sclerosis has been identified by a team at Yale School of Medicine and collaborators.
When physicians debride, or clean out, a wound, they remove as much bacteria as possible. However, they face one key limitation: not all bacteria can be seen by the human eye, and some may be missed during the debridement.
After almost a year of negotiations, the big sticking point now is over wages. Residents say they make a little above minimum wage after accounting for long hours.
Unless the U.S. moves toward a single-payer healthcare system and starts to place limits on drug prices, it's the manufacturers of the weight-loss drugs that will reap most of the benefits.
Hospitals are typically reimbursed for surgeries at a higher rate than other types of care. The extra money can be used to support other departments, including preventative and maternal care.