Increased Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients On Antidepressants
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, have found that critically ill patients were more likely to die if they were taking the most commonly prescribed antidepressants when they were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The researchers conducted a retrospective study using the electronic medical records of 10,568 patients to look at in-hospital mortality and mortality a year after being admitted to the ICU... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
1-in-12 U.K. babies hospital-infected
LONDON, May 23 (UPI) -- One-in-12 babies and toddlers in British hospitals contract a potentially life threatening infection, government officials found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Have a look at a href=http://www.thepsychologydaily.comThe Psychology Daily/a, the new psychology portal powered by MedWorm, with all the latest psychology news and research updated daily./p/div