A recent study concluded that fetal ECG readings don’t improve patient safety over only the use of standard heart rate monitoring during labor.
The FDA has approved the first 3D printing of mediation pills.
A company in Vancouver, Washington has come up with a new approach to providing primary care to customers with insurance that otherwise excludes such care.
A recent article published in the Seattle Times details how Seattle-area hospitals fared in recent a Consumer Reports analysis of a hospital’s ability to prevent patients from acquiring infections.
A new study found that the combination of antidepressants and NSAIDs results in an increased risk for hospitalization for intracranial hemorrhage.
A recent Consumer Reports article describes a link between respectful treatment by health care works and fewer preventable medical errors. Unfortunately the converse is true: disrespectful doctors and nurses make more medical errors causing harm.
For years doctors have used glyburide for gestational diabetes, even though the FDA has never approved that it be used for such treatment. A new study suggests doing so may not be safe.
Recent experiments transplanting liver stem cells into mice livers give hope to researchers that one day stem cell therapy will replace the need for liver transplants