Long hours and low pay contributing to residents’ frustration Residents at the University of Washington staged a “sick in” recently in order to get medical
It turns out health care spending does not directly correlate to “healthiness” An algorithm widely used to allocate health care resources among patient populations has
Still appears to work better in combination with radiologists Researchers from Google and medical systems in the US and Britain may be providing clarity on
While stents and bypasses provide benefit for cardiac care patients, non-invasive surgical procedures are found to be just as successful for millions of patients.
One federal agency substantially lowered its standards in order to fill open positions, with significant and devastating effects to some of their patients.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is underreporting medical malpractice payments made for negligence of their providers, with long term, donwnstream risks for patient care.
After determining that aspergillus mold had entered its operating rooms via gaps in the air handling systems, Seattle Children’s Hospital is upgrading its air filtration
A recent Swedish study found a relationship between stress related disorders and patients’ susceptibility to severe infections.
A recent study found promise in smart phones helping patients track their symptoms to help diagnose and treat diseases.
Though many of us have never seen a doctor on a house call, we all likely think fondly of the idea. A kindly doctor, who
