"By engaging in this transaction, we will be able to increase focus and resources on the other areas of our health system as we continue to provide high-quality, compassionate care and invest in our communities and dedicated caregivers," says ProMedica CEO Arturo Polizzi.

The risk of developing vaccine-related myocarditis, pericarditis or myopericarditis remains very low, researchers wrote. 

New research indicates that there is significant reader variability in COVID classifications among different specialties when chest X-rays alone are the diagnostic tool of choice.

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Hospital margins were -0.1% during September, compared to -0.5% in August and -1.1% in July.

Though it is not yet clear why some COVID patients develop thyroiditis and some do not, researchers maintain that their findings “support the hypothesis of a direct thyroid gland involvement in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.” 

The model could be beneficial for long COVID patients in areas where CT scans are not readily available, researchers concluded.

A new analysis of more than 137,000 patients found that the early months of the pandemic were associated with some concerning trends for hypertension patients.