Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
2012-07-03
Almost 23 percent of errors were deemed serious, researchers reportContinue Reading
No Health Risk When Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood: Study
2012-07-02
Heart-surgery survival similar between ‘Witnesses’ and transfused patientsContinue Reading
Residents as Good as Fully Trained Docs if Properly Supervised: Study
2012-06-29
Their inexperience is counteracted by teaching from more experienced physicians, researchers sayContinue Reading
Supreme Court Backs Much of Controversial Health Reform Law
2012-06-28
Says requirement that most Americans must carry insurance is constitutionalContinue Reading
Supreme Court to Rule Thursday on Health Care Reform
2012-06-28
At issue is the requirement that most Americans carry health insurance or face a tax penaltyContinue Reading
Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform Could Come Monday
2012-06-25
At issue is the requirement that most Americans carry health insurance or face a tax penaltyContinue Reading
More Than Half of Resident Docs Have Worked While Sick: Study
2012-06-20
Dedication to work a key reason, but experts say patient safety may be at riskContinue Reading
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
2012-06-19
Study also found delirium added to risk of mental deterioration, even deathContinue Reading
Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study
2012-06-18
Childhood obesity may be a culprit in nearly doubled hypertension rates in the past decadeContinue Reading
America Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform
2012-06-18
Whether or not the polarizing Affordable Care Act is upheld, debate over the cost of health care will continue, experts sayContinue Reading
Noisy Wards Could Threaten Hospital Patients' Health
2012-06-12
Study simulating the inpatient environment finds frequent sleep disturbances from machines, peopleContinue Reading
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
2012-06-07
Images showed many had the beginnings of heart disease even though they had no symptomsContinue Reading
Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC
2012-06-07
Risk of potentially deadly blockages rises with age; prevention efforts urgedContinue Reading
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
2012-06-07
Lung disease can also put older hip and knee surgery patients at risk, study findsContinue Reading