Hospital

CDC: U.S. Hospitals Should Be Vigilant For Bird Flu

Scott Neuman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:54:00 +0000

U.S.

Quality Conundrum: Complications Boost Hospital Profits

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:04:00 +0000

Hospitals can make much more money when surgery goes wrong than in cases that go without a hitch.

And that presents a problem for patients.

When A Famous Hospital Didn't Want An Expensive New Drug

David Kestenbaum — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:41:00 +0000

Last year, a new drug called Zaltrap was approved as a kind of last-chance therapy for patients with colorectal cancer. Studies suggested Zaltrap worked almost exactly as well as an existing drug called Avastin. In fact, the main difference between the two drugs seemed to be the price.

"I was rather stunned," Dr.

Should You Fear The 'July Effect' Of First-Time Doctors At Hospitals?

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:13:00 +0000

It's an old joke, repeated every year around nurses' stations, examination rooms, and operating theaters: Whatever you do, don't get sick in July.

That's when hundreds of just-graduated medical students begin their residencies. The logic goes that, come summer, you're all but guaranteed to be treated by a novice physician, especially in teaching hospitals. Better to wait a few months, until the new docs have settled in a bit, to be seen about that suspicious lump.

But a recent study of surgeries at more than 1,700 hospitals suggests the fear of newbie docs is overblown.

Hospitals Clamp Down On Early Elective Births

Phil Galewitz — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:26:00 +0000

For decades, doctors have been warned about the dangers of delivering babies early without a medical reason.