Trauma Patients Seem More Likely to Survive on Weekends
2011-03-22
Victims may benefit from more attention outside of regular weekday hours, researchers sayContinue Reading
Steroid May Help Cut Pneumonia Risk After Brain Trauma
2011-03-22
Hydrocortisone seemed to benefit ICU patients with traumatic brain injury, small study findsContinue Reading
Study: Reluctance to Speak Up Encourages Medical Errors
2011-03-22
Silence among health-care workers regarding shortcuts, incompetence can put patients at riskContinue Reading
Domestic Abuse Often Escapes Notice of ER Staff: Study
2011-03-18
Most not identified as victims when treated in emergency departmentContinue Reading
When Nurse Staffing Drops, Mortality Rates Rise: Study
2011-03-16
Experts say finding shows clear link to patient safetyContinue Reading
Hospital Referral Program May Not Improve Surgery Outcome
2011-03-15
Initiative to increase use of high-volume facilities has negligible results, study findsContinue Reading
Asthma Awareness Can Help Prevent Rush to ER: Experts
2011-03-12
Thousands wind up in hospital daily because of poorly managed disease, physicians’ group saysContinue Reading
Hospital Safety Varies Widely Nationwide: Report
2011-03-09
Where patients go for treatment can mean the difference between life and death, researchers sayContinue Reading
Risk of Death May Linger for Trauma Survivors
2011-03-08
Those discharged to skilled nursing facilities face highest risk, study findsContinue Reading
Hospitals Urged to Check for Depression Before Discharging Heart Patients
2011-03-08
People have fewer, less severe problems with early, collaborative care, study findsContinue Reading
Early Rehab May Help Speed Recovery After Knee Surgery
2011-03-07
Joint replacement patients who began therapy within 24 hours were discharged sooner: studyContinue Reading
1 in 5 Patients at California ERs Leaves Without Being Seen
2011-03-04
While nationwide trends are unclear, experts blame state’s situation on overcrowding, ER closuresContinue Reading
Poor People With Epilepsy More Prone to Uncontrolled Seizures
2011-03-02
Drug side effects, ER visits also more frequent than in more affluent people with the disorder, study findsContinue Reading
Dramatic Drop in Blood Infections Among ICU Patients: CDC
2011-03-01
But number of cases still too high in other health care settings, agency addsContinue Reading