Post-Op Bacterial Infection Raises Odds for Complications, Death
2015-11-25
Clostridium difficile can be devastating to patients recovering from surgery, experts sayContinue Reading
Private Rooms May Save Money By Cutting Hospital Infection Rates
2015-11-24
Increased cost of building them is offset by decreases in additional medical care, research showsContinue Reading
First Year of Life Poses Highest Risk for Child Abuse: Study
2015-11-24
Babies this young are also three times more likely to die of their injuries than those hurt accidentallyContinue Reading
Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs Denied to Almost Half of Medicaid Patients: Study
2015-11-24
But another study shows treating all infections would save more than $3 billion in long runContinue Reading
Play it Safe Cooking the Thanksgiving Feast
2015-11-24
Risk of fire, burns high during the holiday, expert warnsContinue Reading
Doctors’ Group Urges Greater Use of Generic Drugs
2015-11-23
Lower-cost options are usually just as safe and effective, experts sayContinue Reading
Motorized Wheelchair Users at Raised Risk for Traffic Deaths: Study
2015-11-19
Over 500 wheelchair-using Americans died in such accidents over 6 years, researchers reportContinue Reading
Person-to-Person Bird Flu Transmission Likely Happened at Chinese Hospital
2015-11-18
Previously, the spread has been limited to within families, researchers sayContinue Reading
Charges Filed Against Makers of Nutritional Supplements
2015-11-18
One company in nationwide sweep sold products with ingredient that caused liver damage, FDA saysContinue Reading
Leading Doctors’ Group Wants to Ban Prescription Drug Ads
2015-11-17
Barrage of consumer-directed advertising drives up health costs, American Medical Association saysContinue Reading
Certain Antibiotic Might Combat Children’s Wheezing Episodes
2015-11-17
Kids given azithromycin were less likely to develop severe respiratory illness, study saysContinue Reading
Falls, Fights Cause Most Serious Eye Injuries: Study
2015-11-16
And cost of treatment in hospitals has jumped in the past decade, researchers addContinue Reading
Too Much Traffic in OR May Put Patients at Risk, Study Finds
2015-11-13
Doorways are designed to keep air sterile, but repeated openings may let germs in during surgeryContinue Reading
Lung Cancer Surgery Rates Differ Widely Between States
2015-11-13
Quality of insurance across U.S. may influence treatment, researcher saysContinue Reading