Many Parents in the Dark About Drug-Resistant Infections: Study
2010-10-29
Efforts to educate, reassure caregivers will benefit kids with MRSA, researchers sayContinue Reading
Most Health Proxies Would Make End-of-Life Decisions Themselves: Study
2010-10-29
Only 5% surveyed would cede full power to a doctor, poll findsContinue Reading
H1N1 Flu Linked to Surge in Pneumonia Complication
2010-10-28
Rise in children’s empyema infections corresponded with outbreak, researchers findContinue Reading
Brain Deficits Higher in Seniors Who Survive Blood Poisoning
2010-10-26
Severe sepsis raises odds of some brain impairment, researchers sayContinue Reading
GI Endoscopy Complication Rates Higher Than Suspected: Study
2010-10-25
Although there were more problems than previously estimated, most were minor, researchers foundContinue Reading
MRSA Strain With Outbreak Potential Among Reports at Disease Conference
2010-10-24
Presentations also track antibiotic prescriptions, new drugsContinue Reading
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