Tag Archives: Hospital Admissions

Mayo Clinic: Hospitalization of US Underage Drinkers Common, Costs $755 Million a Year

February 15th, 2012 - 10:13 am

Journalists: see bottom of this post for video and audio resources. Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag — the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million … Continue reading →

By nickhanson | Posted in Health Policy, Pediatrics, Psychiatry/Psychology, Uncategorized | Tagged addiction, alcohol, health care costs, Hospital Admissions, hospitalization, hospitals, Pediatrics, psychiatry, underage drinking | Comments (1)

Warfarin Genetic Test Cuts Hospital Admissions

March 16th, 2010 - 7:00 am

Hospitalization rates for heart patients taking warfarin, the world’s most-prescribed blood thinner, dropped by approximately 30 percent when genetic information was available to doctors when prescribing the drug, researchers from the Medco Research Institute and Mayo Clinic announced today. Results … Continue reading →