Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak
2012-08-22
Collaboration helped control multi-drug resistant bacterial infection at research hospitalContinue Reading
Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study
2012-08-21
In Texas, prostate cancer patients had to travel longer distances to use physician-affiliated centerContinue Reading
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
2012-08-14
Hoping for a miracle might lead them to request futile treatments for their children, researchers sayContinue Reading
Many Test Results Left Unread as Patients Leave Hospital: Study
2012-08-13
Electronic records could prevent important information from falling through cracks, expert saysContinue Reading
The 'Nocebo' Effect: If You Think You'll Get Sick, You Will
2012-08-10
Study author suggests doctors give patients less info on potential drug side effects, but is that ethical?Continue Reading
Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study
2012-08-07
Death risk rose when hospital admission occured on Saturday, SundayContinue Reading
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
2012-07-31
Reducing job-related emotional exhaustion among nurses could benefit patients, cut costs, study saysContinue Reading
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
2012-07-25
But benefit for low-risk patients isn’t clear as test increases cost and radiation exposureContinue Reading
Hospitals for Poor May Struggle Further Under Health Care Reform
2012-07-17
Study finds that new system punishes those that are least able to improveContinue Reading
Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization
2012-07-11
Deeper examination of process involved is necessary, medical-ethics expert notesContinue Reading
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
2012-07-10
This common oversight may delay life-saving treatment, studies sayContinue Reading
Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
2012-07-09
U.K. study shows worse outcomes for those admitted on SundaysContinue Reading
What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?
2012-07-09
Prayer, meditation and a caring doctor, not hospitals and treatments, survey of dying patients findsContinue Reading
Many Hospitalized Kids Struggle With Pain
2012-07-06
Study finds nearly 9 out of 10 still suffer, despite treatment advancesContinue Reading