Heart Attack Patients Face Greater Death Risk if Any Treatment Step Missed: Study
2014-09-15
British researchers outline 9 critical components of hospital careContinue Reading
Small Number of Drugs Behind Kids’ Accidental Poisonings: CDC
2014-09-15
Narcotic painkillers, addiction medications and sedatives top the listContinue Reading
ER Patients Often Confuse Role of Emergency Contacts
2014-09-12
They aren’t the same as medical decision makers in advanced directives, study notesContinue Reading
ER Visits Up for High Blood Pressure
2014-09-09
But admissions, deaths are down, U.S. study findsContinue Reading
ER Visits Up for High Blood Pressure
2014-09-09
But admissions, deaths are down, U.S. study findsContinue Reading
Study Finds Drop in Kids’ Hospital-Related Infections
2014-09-08
Researcher attributes improvement to ‘culture change’ in intensive care practicesContinue Reading
Better Survival From Blood Infections at High-Volume Hospitals
2014-09-05
Improved outcomes seen in medical centers with 500 or more cases a year, study findsContinue Reading
Lack of Protective Gear Leaves Medics at Risk in Ebola Outbreak: Study
2014-08-26
Researchers report shortages of gloves, masks existed in Liberia, Sierra Leone years before latest epidemicContinue Reading
VA Hospital Delays Didn’t Cause Deaths, Investigators Say
2014-08-26
But draft report still finds unacceptable scheduling problems, according to published reportContinue Reading
Heart Failure Patients Wind Up in ER Too Often: Study
2014-08-25
Finding illustrates need for better outpatient care, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hospital Admission Day Tied to Outcomes for Children With Leukemia
2014-08-25
Those admitted on weekend after first diagnosis have more complications, study findsContinue Reading
Racial Disparities in Breast-Feeding May Start With Hospitals, Study Suggests
2014-08-21
Maternity care practices differ in neighborhoods with more black residents than average, CDC research findsContinue Reading
Hospital Discharge a Key Time to Help Smokers Quit
2014-08-19
New study finds that follow-up monitoring and care is crucialContinue Reading
Big Drop in U.S. Heart-Related Hospitalizations and Deaths, Study Finds
2014-08-18
Lifestyle changes, wider use of medications driving the trend, researchers sayContinue Reading