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US Hospitals Not Prepared to Dispose Waste from Treating Ebola Patients
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 24, 2014 09:40 AM EDTBiosafety experts reported that U.S. hospitals are unprepared to dispose Ebola-related waste safely.
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Missing A Treatment Step Increases Death Risk for Heart Attack Patients
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 17, 2014 11:07 AM EDTAccording to a new study, when doctors missed a step in treating heart attack patients, mortality risk increased.
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Longer Hospital Stays increase Risk of Infection
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 08, 2014 01:54 PM EDTAccording to a new study, the longer people stay at the hospital, the more likely they will get infected with drug-resistant bacteria.
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Respiratory Virus Could be behind Hundreds of Children Hospitalizations
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 08, 2014 09:34 AM EDTA respiratory virus could be sending hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest.
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Women have Worst Outcomes from a Heart Attack than Men
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 22, 2014 01:38 PM EDTThe researchers from the Yale School of Medicine found that women have worst health outcomes post heart attack in comparison to men.
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Mass. Hospitals’ Medical Errors List Lengthens
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 14, 2014 12:22 PM EDTAccording to health officials, the number of serious medical errors and other patient injuries has spiked drastically in Massachusetts acute-care hospitals.
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Lupus Patients have high risk of Re-hospitalization
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 12, 2014 10:00 AM EDTA new study reported that one in six Lupus patients get readmitted to the hospital within a month after discharge.
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Government Removes Public Access to Information on Hospital Errors
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 06, 2014 03:01 PM EDTThe CMS removed public access to information regarding the incidence of eight "hospital acquired conditions" on the Hospital Compare website.
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Fist Bumps are ‘Cleaner’ than Handshakes
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 28, 2014 09:28 AM EDTA new study found that fist bumping transfers fewer germs than handshaking.
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Ultraviolet Cleaning Lowers the Amount of Superbugs in Hospitals
By Cheri Cheng | May 28, 2014 02:26 PM EDTA new study found that using ultraviolet cleaning can reduce the amount of superbugs in hospitals.
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Frequent Emergency Department Users tend to have Addiction Problems
By Cheri Cheng | May 17, 2014 10:56 AM EDTA new study found that 77 percent of super-frequent users of the emergency department have a substance addition problem.
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31% of Hospitalized Patients in CA are Diabetics, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 16, 2014 02:47 PM EDTA new study found that 31 percent of hospitalized patients in California have diabetes.
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Obesity Associated With Longer Hospital Stays And Higher Costs In Total Knee Replacement, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | May 15, 2014 09:59 AM EDTObesity is associated with longer hospital stays and higher costs in total knee replacement patients, according to a new study. The condition is independent of whether or not the patient has an obesity-related disease or condition.
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Consumer Reports: Hospitals perform Too Many C-Sections
By Cheri Cheng | May 09, 2014 01:44 PM EDTA new article by Consumer Reports found that hospitals are still performing too many C-sections.
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Cancer Drugs have Doubled to $10,000 each Month, Report Details
By Cheri Cheng | May 06, 2014 11:01 AM EDTA new report found that the average costs of cancer treatments increased from $5,000 in 2003 to $10,000 per month today.
