News articles tagged with 'hospital'
Uninsured more likely to die after trauma
— 17 Nov 2009 13:29 | HealthAmericans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, according to a report in the November... — full story
Early cooling in cardiac arrest may improve survival
— 16 Nov 2009 11:55 | HealthRapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve their chance of survival without brain damage, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific... — full story
Government's NHS Plan linked to striking improvements in critical care
— 13 Nov 2009 13:10 | HealthSurvival among patients in intensive care units in England has improved significantly since the implementation of the NHS Plan in 2000, finds new research published on bmj.com today... — full story
Texas Children's discharges first paediatric patient with implanted mechanical heart device
— 12 Nov 2009 09:38 | HealthTexas Children's Hospital is the nation's first paediatric hospital to discharge a child while on an intracorporeal ventricular assist device (VAD), a feat previously accomplished only... — full story
Health care accounts for 8 percent of US carbon footprint
— 11 Nov 2009 12:18 | HealthThe American health care sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, according to a first-of-its-kind calculation of health care's carbon footprint... — full story
1 in 4 hospitalised heart failure patients with Medicare back in hospital within a month
— 11 Nov 2009 11:08 | HealthAlmost a quarter of heart failure patients with Medicare are back in the hospital within a month after discharge, researchers report in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the... — full story
Discussing adverse events with patients improves how they rate their hospital care
— 10 Nov 2009 15:55 | HealthA survey of patients had who experienced some sort of adverse event during their hospitalisation found that, although caregivers discussed the event with patients less than half the... — full story
Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud
— 9 Nov 2009 16:51 | TechnologyCompanies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements. But research from... — full story
Does race, income predict prostate cancer outcome?
— 5 Nov 2009 12:23 | HealthA patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer,... — full story
New national study finds increasing number of injuries from hot tubs
— 3 Nov 2009 11:11 | HealthThough hot tubs, whirlpools and spas are widely used for relaxation and fun, they can pose serious risk for injury. Over the past two decades, as recreational use of hot tubs has increased,... — full story