Rare, Severe Form of Morning Sickness Appears to Be Genetic
2010-11-16
Pregnant women have 17 times the risk if sister had hyperemesis gravidarum, study findsContinue Reading
Hospital Care Deadly for Some, U.S. Study Finds
2010-11-16
About 15,000 Medicare patients die a month because of adverse events, researchers sayContinue Reading
External Defibrillators Not Much Help in Hospitals
2010-11-15
While effective in public places, study found differently in hospital settingContinue Reading
CPR Guidelines May Lower Out-of-Hospital Death Rate
2010-11-15
One U.S. city gained a fourfold jump in patient survival since 2006, EMS director saysContinue Reading
For Some, Care May Be Withdrawn Too Soon After Cardiac Arrest
2010-11-15
Studies suggest that patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia need more time to recoverContinue Reading
Setting National Hospital Standards Could Boost Cardiac Care
2010-11-12
American Heart Association experts are proposing such a systemContinue Reading
Hospital Checklists Reduce Surgical Complications, Deaths: Study
2010-11-10
Every hospital should start using checklists to safeguard against errors, experts sayContinue Reading
Uniform Methods Urged for Grading Hospital Report Cards
2010-11-09
Inconsistent surveillance practices threaten validity of rankings, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Patients With Heart Attack Delay Hospital Care
2010-11-09
Takes an average of 2.6 hours to get to medical center after first symptoms, study findsContinue Reading
Anti-Delirium Drug May Harm Critically Ill Patients
2010-11-05
Exelon ineffective, raised risk of death in studyContinue Reading
Program May Help Prevent Falls in Hospitalized Patients
2010-11-02
Individualized plans reduced injuries during short-term stays, study findsContinue Reading
Long Hours Put Surgeons, Patients at Risk, Study Suggests
2010-11-02
Many surgeons working more than 80 hours a week burned out, depressed, making errorsContinue Reading
Weekend Admissions Worse for Stroke Victims: Study
2010-11-01
Survival more likely for weekday hospital arrivals, but reasons unknownContinue Reading
Pandemic H1N1 Flu Hit Kids Hard in 2009
2010-11-01
Experts doubt current flu season will pose similar threat, but urge vaccinationsContinue Reading