Hospitals Vary in Moving Stroke Patients to Comfort or Hospice Care
2017-05-25
Study found doctors more apt to suggest it sooner for older, white, female and uninsured patientsContinue Reading
Overcrowded ERs Risky for Some Seriously Ill Patients
2017-05-22
People with sepsis had to wait almost an extra hour for antibiotics in busy hospitals, study findsContinue Reading
Your Doctor’s Age Might Affect Your Care
2017-05-17
Study found older patients’ hospital survival was slightly higher when their physician was youngerContinue Reading
Odds for C-Section May Depend on Hospital
2017-05-16
Consumer Reports finds rates vary from 7 to 64 percent across U.S.Continue Reading
Blood Vessel-Clearing Procedure Riskier on Weekends: Study
2017-05-12
Though low overall, the odds of dying are doubled if angioplasty is done on Saturday or SundayContinue Reading
Ransom-Seeking Hackers Targeting Hospital Data
2017-05-12
Medical information a vulnerable target for those planning ‘ransomware’ attacks, doctor warnsContinue Reading
Travelers Bring Malaria Back to U.S., With High Costs
2017-04-24
Study finds it leads to more hospitalizations than other travel-related illnessesContinue Reading
Opioid Abusers at Higher Death Risk When Addiction Specialists Not Part of Care
2017-04-21
As treatment shifts to primary care doctors and hospitals, new strategies may be needed, researchers sayContinue Reading
When to Pick the Nose in a Medical Emergency
2017-04-21
Instead of shots, some ERs are giving patients medicine through the nostrils, researchers sayContinue Reading
Study Links Psychiatric Disorders to Stroke Risk
2017-02-23
Mental health woes may trigger chronic fight-or-flight response, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Study Links Psychiatric Disorders to Stroke Risk
2017-02-23
Mental health woes may trigger chronic fight-or-flight response, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Heart, Lung Problems May Not Always Need ICU Care
2017-02-17
Study finds no difference in death rates, but higher costs for intensive care for some patientsContinue Reading
Shocks From Implanted Defibrillators Trigger Health Costs of Their Own
2017-02-15
Even when the shock was inappropriate, many people still got invasive medical procedures afterwards, study findsContinue Reading
Flu Cases Spiking Across the United States: CDC
2017-02-10
Hospitalizations and deaths among kids and adults on the riseContinue Reading