Deaths Exceed Births in 24% of U.S. Communities: Report
2011-06-17
Rural America hit hardest by ‘natural decrease’ as young move elsewhere, study findsContinue Reading
Kids With Minor Head Injury May Not Need Hospitalization
2011-06-17
OK to discharge most children with normal CT scan after minor blunt trauma, study suggestsContinue Reading
Docs Overprescribing Antibiotics for Home-Care Patients: Study
2011-06-17
Sicker, younger patients more likely to receive the drugs, Canadian researchers sayContinue Reading
New U.S. Health Initiative Highlights Disease Prevention
2011-06-16
Multi-agency effort will focus on encouraging exercise, healthy eatingContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study
2011-06-16
They experienced greater weight loss, remission of type 2 diabetesContinue Reading
Specialists Often Turn Away Kids With Public Insurance: Report
2011-06-15
And those who get appointments wait 22 days longer on averageContinue Reading
Cancer Survivors Face High Health Costs Over Long Term: Report
2011-06-15
Total expenses, including prescriptions, average more than $9,000 a year, U.S. study findsContinue Reading
Study Finds Two-Seat 'Hot Zone' for Flu Spread on Planes
2011-06-15
Experts had thought the danger area was much larger, researchers sayContinue Reading
Study Finds Equal Number of Errors in Hospitals, Doctors' Offices
2011-06-14
Expert urges better coordination between physicians through electronic recordsContinue Reading
Life Often Shorter for the Homeless: Study
2011-06-14
Substance abuse, psychiatric disorders raise risk of early deathContinue Reading
Spending on Glaucoma Meds Rising in U.S., Study Finds
2011-06-13
Certain groups of patients, including those on public health insurance, seem to be most affectedContinue Reading
Few Anesthesiologists Monitor Key Heart Signal
2011-06-13
Only 35 percent assess patient’s cardiac performance during high-risk surgery, study findsContinue Reading
Heart Attack Victims Face Greater Risk of Dying When Ambulances Are Diverted
2011-06-13
Medicare patients turned away from nearest hospital more likely to die, study findsContinue Reading
ER Docs Frustrated, Burned Out by Repeat Patients: Survey
2011-06-10
Use of ER for routine, non-emergency care is a national problem, researchers findContinue Reading