Palliative Medicine Consultation Reduces Readmission Significantly in Certain Diagnoses: A Retrospective Analysis.

Hospital readmissions within 30 days are a significant concern due to their negative impact on patient outcomes and healthcare system costs. This retrospective study explores the impact of palliative medicine consultation on reducing readmission rates for patients with severe, life-limiting illnesses. Real-world data from a 21-hospital system was analyzed for six specific diagnoses, including heart failure, sepsis, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Fate of haem iron in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

Chemical analysis has shown that Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites contain 61+/-2% of the iron within parasitized erythrocytes, of which 92+/-6% is located within the food vacuole. Of this, 88+/-9% is in the form of haemozoin. (57)Fe-Mössbauer spectroscopy shows that haemozoin is the only detectable iron species in trophozoites.