Delayed health data from local and state public health systems, as well as inconsistent funding, prevent the agency from rapid and effective responses to health issues, experts say.
Four months after a hip fracture, patients with dementia are six times more likely to die than their peers without dementia and twice as many report mobility issues, new research suggests.
The findings of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 963 patients throw into doubt the use of vitamin C for people with sepsis. In organ dysfunction, the treatment did worse than placebo.