Since 2000, the FDA has issued more than 25 warnings and safety communications regarding biologic drugs. By John Fauber and Kevin Crowe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. With her kidneys and liver failing and a 106-degree temperature… Read More
By WILL WRIGHT, for Lexington Herald Leader. The federal government cut off Medicare and Medicaid payments to a Kentucky hospital last week following a scathing inspection that found the hospital failed several of its patients…. Read More
By Stephanie Nebehay, for Health News. Millions of people die each year from medical errors and infections linked to health care and going into hospital is far riskier than flying, the World Health Organization said… Read More
By KAREN DEWITT , WXXI News. A hearing on single-payer health care drew a big crowd at a hearing at the State Capitol on Tuesday. The New York State Legislature held a daylong hearing Tuesday… Read More
By Christina Jewett, for Kaiser Health News. Faced with the possibility that a bout of abnormal heartbeats could end his life, in 2006, Dr. Marc Sicklick had a small device implanted in his chest that… Read More
By MELISSA BAILEY, for STAT. Hospitals and doctors’ offices nationwide might have avoided nearly 2,000 patient deaths — and $1.7 billion in malpractice costs — if medical staff and patients communicated better, a report released… Read More
By Ivan Oransky, MD for Medscape Medical News. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) last year suspended seven grants to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, “to assure the welfare and safety of research… Read More
From the American Geriatrics Society. Delirium is an acute decline in cognitive function and attention and represents acute brain failure. Postoperative delirium is recognized as the most common surgical complication in older adults, occurring in… Read More
I had sinus surgery in June 2013 to repair a deviated septum and sinus turbinates expanded. This was outpatient surgery. I was at the hospital for about 5 hours with no complications. Prior to my… Read More
I have often been over-charged in a hospital ER as well as an inpatient. There should always be statements given or sent to patients in simple terms that are easily understood by any person not… Read More