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> Children's hospitals in the U.S. deliver the highest-quality, most efficient heart surgery care, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, News-Medical reports. Article
> Researchers may have discovered the Ebola virus' method of severe inflammation and reduced integrity in blood vessels, according to a new study published in PLOS Pathogens. Study abstract
> Colorado is stepping up its recruitment of nurses specializing in post-sexual assault exams in response to a shortage, according to the Aurora Sentinel. Article
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> It's a matter of faith that most hospitals earn the biggest margins on patients that have private insurance. But a new study indicates that acute care facilities routinely clean up on such patients. Article
> The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a list of counties and parishes that will lose their rural designation that allows acute care facilities within their boundaries to receive extra payments as critical access hospitals. Article
And Finally… Once upon a mattress. Article