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Hospital Clock Tells Patient "To Die"
By Christine Hsu | Dec 16, 2013 03:57 PM ESTDoctors at a British hospital were shocked when a patient complained that the clock in his ward had told him that his time was up.
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Children Hospitalized Due to Harmful Housing Conditions
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 13, 2013 03:23 PM ESTA study conducted in New Zealand found that a large amount of children get hospitalized due to poor housing conditions.
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Teenage Ecstasy Use is on the Rise in the U.S.
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 04, 2013 10:35 AM ESTA federal report stated that teenage Ecstasy use is on the rise in the U.S.
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NH Hospital Worker Sentenced to 39 Years For Spreading Hepatitis
By Kamal Nayan | Dec 03, 2013 08:58 AM ESTA federal judge sentenced a former Exeter Hospital employee to 39 years in prison for spreading hepatitis C in more than 45 patients in three states. This is one of the most egregious cases of misconduct by a medical technician.
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Diabetics who use Mail Order Pharmacies are less likely to go to the ER
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 22, 2013 11:58 AM ESTResearchers at Kaiser Permanente found that diabetics who used mail order pharmacies visited the ER a lot less than diabetics who picked up their prescriptions in person.
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Study Suggest Better Lighting in Hospitals Could Improve a Patient’s Stay
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 30, 2013 03:15 PM EDTResearchers found that poor lighting in hospitals could lead to more fatigue and pain.
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Woman Sues Hospital for Sticker Prank During Surgery
By Counsel & Heal Writer | Sep 11, 2013 12:06 PM EDTA Los Angeles woman is suing an area hospital and her anesthesiologist for allegedly putting a mustache and stickers on her face during surgery. She claims that the prank violated her dignity and endangered her death.
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Pennsylvania Hospital to Start Inpatient Care for Internet Addiction
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 03, 2013 03:58 PM EDTThe Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional Medical Center located in central Pennsylvania will start a rehabilitation program for people with Internet addiction.
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Hospital Continues to Fight Amish Family’s Choice to Stop Girl’s Chemotherapy
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 29, 2013 04:00 PM EDTAn Ohio hospital is still fighting an Amish family's decision to stop chemotherapy for their 10-year-old girl.
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Leaving Hospital Against Medical Advice Linked to Readmission, Early Death
By Christine Hsu | Aug 26, 2013 02:04 PM EDTLeaving the hospital against doctors' orders may put patients at risk of readmission or early death.
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Hospital Doctors are not as Clean as Nurses, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 23, 2013 03:05 PM EDTResearchers found that the Hand Hygiene Program created by the World Health Organization helped increase the percentage of hand hygiene in hospitals by 16 percent.
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Hospital Circumcisions Drop 10 Percent
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 22, 2013 10:58 AM EDTIn a new government report, researchers found an overall 10 percent drop in hospital circumcisions from 1979 to 2010.
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Foods Most likely to Choke Children
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 29, 2013 09:53 AM EDTResearchers identified the leading cause of choking in children between zero and 14 is food.
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Michigan Hospital Tells Black Nurses Not to Touch White Patient
By Christine Hsu | Jul 25, 2013 05:53 PM EDTTwo African American nursing home employees in Michigan are accusing the medical care facility where they work of stopping them from working with a white patient who refused to be cared for by black people.
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Report Reveals 6 Steps for Hospitals to Cut Heart Failure Readmissions
By Christine Hsu | Jul 16, 2013 05:21 PM EDTA new report reveals six steps for hospitals to help prevent heart failure patients from being admitted to hospital again in the 30 days after they're discharged.
