Even Non-Surgical Hospital Patients Often Get Powerful Narcotics: Study
2013-11-13
Researchers looked at more than 1 million U.S. admissionsContinue Reading
Soaring Prices, Not Demand, Behind Massive Hike in U.S. Health Spending
2013-11-12
Major survey of U.S. health care trends yields surprisesContinue Reading
Non-Delivery Hospital Stay May Raise Clot Risk During Pregnancy
2013-11-08
Risk remained for 28 days after discharge; highest when hospitalization was for 3 or more days, study suggestsContinue Reading
Adjust the Lights, Hold the Morphine?
2013-11-07
Closer-to-normal lighting in hospital patient rooms linked to less pain in studyContinue Reading
Hospital Stay May Improve When Doctor Takes Time to Connect
2013-11-06
When patients know a little bit about their caregiver, they report more satisfaction with their careContinue Reading
Tired Surgeons May Not Be Error-Prone
2013-11-05
Study compared gallbladder surgery results for same doctors with and without enough sleepContinue Reading
Hospital Costs From Gun Injuries Topped $16B Over 9 Years
2013-11-04
U.S. study found many victims were young, male, black, uninsuredContinue Reading
Thyroid Levels of Older Hospital Patients May Be Linked to Survival
2013-10-30
Low levels reflect weakness, increased vulnerability, study findsContinue Reading
Medical Interns May Need to Brush Up on Bedside Manners
2013-10-29
Study found courtesy gaps in their conversations with patientsContinue Reading
Breast Cancer Diagnosed at Later Stage in Rural Patients: Study
2013-10-29
These women also more likely to undergo a mastectomy, researchers sayContinue Reading
Childhood Gun Injuries, Deaths on Rise in U.S., Study Finds
2013-10-28
Researchers find link between firearms in the home and gunshot wounds among kidsContinue Reading
Flu Can Kill Even Healthy Children, Study Finds
2013-10-28
Unvaccinated kids are at greater risk, CDC researcher saysContinue Reading
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Up Among Hospitalized Kids: Study
2013-10-26
More cases seen of children affected by musculoskeletal MRSAContinue Reading
New Research May Help Spare Patients ‘Accidental Awareness’ During Surgery
2013-10-23
Study found certain type of brain activity signals the brain has gone ‘to sleep’Continue Reading