Authors' conclusions: Current evidence does not support routine use of intravenous magnesium sulfate in all patients with acute asthma presenting to the emergency department. Magnesium sulfate appears to be safe and beneficial in patients who present with severe acute asthma.
Johns Hopkins Hospital is back on top. After spending 21 years as the country's best hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report, Johns Hopkins Hospital relinquished its crown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 2012. This year, the roles have reversed yet again.
THE BEST HOSPITALS IN HOUSTON. Houston Methodist Hospital ranked as Texas' best hospital in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 survey, released Tuesday. Methodist made the magazine's Honor Roll of the nation's best hospitals, only the second time a Texas Medical Center hospital has earned the distinction in the survey's 26-year history. Source: U.S. News & World Reports.