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
More Die After Colon Surgery at Teaching Hospitals: Study
2010-04-19
Consider procedure and diagnosis when choosing facility, researchers adviseContinue Reading
Respiratory Infections Major Cause of Childhood Deaths
2010-04-16
New measures needed to prevent and treat RSV worldwide, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hospitalization Appears to Help Personality Disorder Patients
2010-04-16
Most achieve long-term remission after in-patient treatment, study findsContinue Reading
Safer Patients Mean Fewer Malpractice Suits
2010-04-15
A drop in preventable injuries in California hospitals is linked to a decrease in patient lawsuits, study findsContinue Reading
U.S. Hospitals Get Low Marks on Curbing Infections
2010-04-13
Federal reports also say health care providers can do more to help obese patientsContinue Reading
Nicotine Withdrawal Can Complicate Hospital Care
2010-04-09
More attention should be paid to prevention and treatment, expert saysContinue Reading