Exercise May Curtail COPD Complications
2014-04-09
Regular physical activity could cut need for hospital readmission for lung disease, study saysContinue Reading
Exercise May Curtail COPD Complications
2014-04-09
Regular physical activity could cut need for hospital readmission for lung disease, study saysContinue Reading
Health Care Workers Wash Hands More When Patients Watching
2014-04-08
Canadian study enlisted patients to monitor hospital staffContinue Reading
ICU-Related Depression Often Overlooked, Study Finds
2014-04-08
One-third of patients exhibit physical symptoms, not the usual mood behaviorsContinue Reading
Muscle Weakness May Persist for Months After ICU Stay
2014-04-07
Hospitalized patients who’d been on mechanical ventilators were studied up to 2 years after dischargeContinue Reading
More ERs Treating Headaches With Narcotics, Study Finds
2014-04-02
Despite guidelines against prescribing powerful painkillers for these patients, the trend has grownContinue Reading
Preventive Steroids May Not Improve Heart Bypass Surgery Results
2014-03-31
Common practice might instead cause harm, study findsContinue Reading
Smoke-Free Policies May Protect the Heart
2014-03-27
Study found hospitalizations for heart disease, stroke dipped after Michigan passed workplace smoking banContinue Reading
Hospital-Related Infections Hit Nearly 650,000 Patients in 2011: CDC
2014-03-26
Specific source of dangerous germs still unclear in about half of casesContinue Reading
Post-Katrina Heart Woes Persisted at Least 6 Years
2014-03-25
Fallout from stressful events can linger a long time, study suggestsContinue Reading