Prior Hospitalization With Pneumonia Often Tied to Later Misdiagnosis
2010-10-22
This results in overuse of antibiotics and increased health care costs, researchers sayContinue Reading
Lessons From Flight Crews Can Help Surgical Teams Work Better
2010-10-19
Pre-op briefings and checklists cut deaths at VA hospitals, study foundContinue Reading
Web Site for Hospital Comparisons Is Faulty: Study
2010-10-19
Data is insufficient for identifying high-quality surgical facilities, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hospital Collaboration May Boost Surgical Patient Safety
2010-10-18
Sharing data on successful medical practices helped cut complication rates, study foundContinue Reading
Hospitalizations Way Up for Young Adults With Diabetes
2010-10-15
And women 20 to 39 affected more than men, study findsContinue Reading
More U.S. Kids Getting Hurt Using All-Terrain Vehicles
2010-10-15
30% of those hospitalized suffered traumatic brain injury, researchers foundContinue Reading
Race, Medicaid Status Linked to Rapid Hospital Readmission
2010-10-13
Being depressed, obese, underweight, having a chronic disease also raised risk, another study foundContinue Reading
Heart Surgery Patients Do Fine With Fewer Blood Transfusions: Study
2010-10-12
But transfusion rates vary widely around the nation, a second study findsContinue Reading
End-of-life Care for Heart Failure Patients Changing: Study
2010-10-11
More in U.S., Canada using hospice, out-patient care, with a potential for lower costs, researchers sayContinue Reading
Sensors in Surgical Sponges May Mean Fewer Left Behind
2010-10-05
Radio-frequency tags plus counting could improve patient safety, surgeons reportContinue Reading
Hypertonic Fluids Don't Seem to Aid Brain Injury Outcome
2010-10-05
No benefit from early electrolyte treatment outside hospital in patients who aren’t in shock, study findsContinue Reading
MRI, CT Scans for ER Patients Triple Over Decade
2010-10-05
But researchers question whether patients benefitContinue Reading
Most Suicidal Teens Seen in ER Receive Follow-up Care
2010-10-01
Nearly 95 percent see mental health professional within a month, study showsContinue Reading
Antibiotics for Viral Respiratory Infections in Hospital Decried
2010-10-01
Researchers found docs prescribing them with some frequencyContinue Reading