A study of 1.17 million hospital patients found that for-profit hospitals had about 11 more deaths per 1,000 medical admissions than nonprofits. 71% of their nurses said their workloads were unsafe.
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A study of 1.17 million hospital patients found that for-profit hospitals had about 11 more deaths per 1,000 medical admissions than nonprofits. 71% of their nurses said their workloads were unsafe.

Most people don’t choose their hospital. The ambulance goes to the nearest one, or the insurance plan decides. Few patients know whether that hospital is run as a nonprofit or…

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Doctors assume weight-loss drugs help mental health by helping people lose weight. A study of 63,000 patients found the dose they reached mattered more than the pounds they lost.

Doctors assume weight-loss drugs help mental health by helping people lose weight. A study of 63,000 patients found the dose they reached mattered more than the pounds they lost.

If weight-loss drugs help mental health, the obvious explanation is the weight loss itself. A study of 63,215 patients on semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, tested that idea…

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