Hospitals Falling Short on Heart Patients' Follow-Up Care
2010-05-04
Not tracking heart failure outcomes after discharge leads to readmissions, study findsContinue Reading
H1N1 Fears Led to Overcrowded ERs
2010-05-04
Last year’s scare had people rushing for care even before the disease appeared, study showsContinue Reading
Many Unaware of Local Stroke Centers
2010-05-04
Residents in U.S. ‘stroke belt’ are among least informed, survey findsContinue Reading
Child Abuse Head Injuries Rise as Economy Falls
2010-05-03
Study found almost twice as many per month in a downturnContinue Reading
Comprehensive Plan May Help Control Children's Asthma
2010-05-01
Hospital visits declined following family education classes, study showsContinue Reading
Scalpels in Hand, Robots Take to the OR
2010-04-27
With tiny incisions and often fewer complications, robotic surgery becomes a popular optionContinue Reading
Test Spots Potential Organ Donors Among Coma Patients
2010-04-26
It can predict which are most likely to be good candidates upon death, study findsContinue Reading
Interrupting a Nurse Makes Medication Errors More Likely
2010-04-26
In hospitals, mishaps increase along with distractions, study findsContinue Reading
Noncardiac Chest Pain May Warrant More Management: Study
2010-04-25
Patients should be screened and monitored for heart-related conditions, researchers sayContinue Reading
MRSA More Likely to Lurk in Certain Patients
2010-04-23
One in five long-term elder care patients carried the dangerous germ in their nose, study findsContinue Reading
Black Women Wait Longer for Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment
2010-04-22
Insurance status didn’t make a difference, study findsContinue Reading
Traffic Seems to Make Kids' Asthma Worse
2010-04-22
Analysis of Atlanta data links pollutants to ER visitsContinue Reading
Early Tracheotomy Doesn't Change Outcome for Patients on Ventilators
2010-04-20
Doesn’t significantly cut risk of associated pneumonia, researchers sayContinue Reading
Recordings of Pre-Surgery Meetings Ease Anxieties
2010-04-20
For heart patients, practice refreshes memory and increases knowledge, study findsContinue Reading