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Disrupted Sleep Plagues Hospital Patients, But New Program Might Help

Anyone who has cared for a hospitalized loved one knows that frequent nighttime sleep interruptions —...
Many Female Health Care Workers Make Poverty-Level Wages: Study

Every day they help feed, bathe and care for the frailest Americans. But female health care...
Thyroid Surgery Complications Can Land Some Back in the Hospital

Surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid can trigger side effects that send some...

You Can Have a Role to Play in ER Care
There are few life events more unsettling than being in a hospital emergency room....
- Posted January 2, 2019
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Do Paramedics Shortchange Women With Heart Trouble?
Women who call 911 for a possible heart attack may get different treatment from...
- Posted December 17, 2018
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Animal, Bug Bites a Billion-Dollar Burden
The bites of insects, spiders and dogs are a $1 billion yearly drain on...
- Posted December 12, 2018
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The Heartbreaking Truth About Poor Cardiac Arrest Patients
Ambulance response times for cardiac arrest are longer in poor U.S. neighborhoods than in...
- Posted November 30, 2018
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Major Injuries Take a Toll on Mental Health
People who’ve suffered major traumatic injuries are at much greater risk for mental health...
- Posted November 12, 2018
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Hospital Infections in Stroke Patients Raise Other Risks
When stroke patients get an infection while in the hospital, that may raise the...
- Posted November 1, 2018
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ER Nurses Might Do Better ‘Eyeballing’ Patients
“Eyeballing” emergency room patients may be better than a formal medical assessment in identifying...
- Posted October 16, 2018
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