5 Essential Tips for Hospital Patients and Their Visitors
Start by keeping hands clean, health experts sayContinue Reading
Hospitals Vary in Moving Stroke Patients to Comfort or Hospice Care
Study found doctors more apt to suggest it sooner for older, white, female and uninsured patientsContinue Reading
Overcrowded ERs Risky for Some Seriously Ill Patients
People with sepsis had to wait almost an extra hour for antibiotics in busy hospitals, study findsContinue Reading
Your Doctor’s Age Might Affect Your Care
Study found older patients’ hospital survival was slightly higher when their physician was youngerContinue Reading
Blood Vessel-Clearing Procedure Riskier on Weekends: Study
Though low overall, the odds of dying are doubled if angioplasty is done on Saturday or SundayContinue Reading
Travelers Bring Malaria Back to U.S., With High Costs
Study finds it leads to more hospitalizations than other travel-related illnessesContinue Reading
Study Links Psychiatric Disorders to Stroke Risk
Mental health woes may trigger chronic fight-or-flight response, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Study Links Psychiatric Disorders to Stroke Risk
Mental health woes may trigger chronic fight-or-flight response, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Heart, Lung Problems May Not Always Need ICU Care
Study finds no difference in death rates, but higher costs for intensive care for some patientsContinue Reading