More than 40% of older people admitted to U.S. hospitals have dementia, yet only half of them have been diagnosed with memory and cognitive difficulty. Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University ...

Expanded protocols promote early detection in high-risk patients and prevent hospital outbreaks of Candida auris. Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, ...

Retrospective analysis evaluated systematic asymptomatic screening using saliva PCR, with most tests performed within 72 hours of admission and variable retesting intervals during hospitalization.

There is a stark gap in how often hospitals screen older adults for postoperative delirium, with verified geriatric surgery programs screening nearly every patient while non-accredited programs screen ...