Death After Discharge Rates Higher in Elderly ICU Patients
2010-03-02
Risk highest among those who had mechanical ventilation, study findsContinue Reading
Some Parents Consider Hastening a Sick Child's Death
2010-03-01
Desire to save kids terminally ill with cancer from further pain prompts feelings, survey findsContinue Reading
ICU Patients Gain From Team Approach to Care
2010-02-22
Care from pharmacists, respiratory therapists and an ‘intensivist’ increases the odds of survival, study findsContinue Reading
Kidneys From Older Donors Suitable for Seniors
2010-02-18
More could be transplanted if doctors would put them on the list, study suggestsContinue Reading
Premature Death Could Await Obese Kids
2010-02-10
They have double the odds of dying before age 55, study findsContinue Reading
Too Many With End-Stage Dementia Get Feeding Tubes
2010-02-09
Study found larger, for-profit hospitals more likely to insert themContinue Reading
Handgrip Strength Helps Predict Death Risk in Elderly
2010-02-08
As grip declines, so does survival, study findsContinue Reading
Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Not Cost-Effective: Study
2010-02-05
But testing of high-risk couples could be viable, researchers sayContinue Reading
Stem Cell, Bone Marrow Transplants Both Benefit Leukemia Patients
2010-02-01
Little difference in survival found 10 years after therapies, study saysContinue Reading
Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks
2010-01-29
2.5 million men in Europe alone may have taken counterfeit Viagra, study saysContinue Reading
Over 70 and Overweight May Add Years to Life
2010-01-28
Normal weight not always a benefit, study of seniors suggestsContinue Reading
Rotavirus Vaccine Could Save Millions of Children Worldwide
2010-01-27
Trials in Africa, Mexico show it protects from the common diarrhea-causing diseaseContinue Reading
U.S. Bans Texting by Truck and Bus Drivers
2010-01-26
Violators using interstate roadways now subject to fines up to $2,750Continue Reading
Stillborn Case Linked to Bleeding Gums During Pregnancy
2010-01-22
Bacteria from mouth traveled through bloodstream to placenta, researchers sayContinue Reading