Spending on respiratory pathogen testing at U.S. children’s hospitals has surged more than fourfold since 2016, as testing rates climbed from 13.6% of emergency department visits to 62.2% in 2022, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study from Rhode Island Hospital shows that guidelines concerning testing patients for possible community-acquired pneumonia due to Legionella may underestimate the number of ...

Patient samples are screened and tested in the department, including for conditions like cancer. "It's a huge pressure," he said. "Our workload is very uneven. Obviously, people can't tell you when ...