A Basic Hospital To-Do List Saves Lives
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A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.
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A group of the largest commercial hospital chains plans to propose that individuals be required to have basic health coverage.
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A machine that can simplify lives and family schedules all over the country.
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The federal government is now telling patients whether their local hospitals are doing what they should to treat heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia.
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NEW YORK  - With health officials now  urging Americans to dig into their family health history,  experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools -- and  upcoming holiday gatherings -- to get started on the project.
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The Massachusetts Hospital Association is expected to unveil an ambitious program today to improve patient safety in the state's 105 hospitals, including public posting of nurses' workloads at individual hospitals and the number of hours each day they spend directly caring for patients.
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Plans designed to cut the number of people who go to hospital instead of their GP are set to unveiled.
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Construction work on a state-of-the-art emergency unit at a Pembrokeshire hospital underway.
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Tips and resources galore are at your fingertips.
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The document, aimed not at doctors, but at national health ministers, was the World Health Organizationâs first guide to planning end-of-life care.
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A group of health care leaders said on Tuesday they were banding together to make U.S. hospitals less dangerous places to get well.
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Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday launched an initiative to create a &quot;culture of safety&quot; in health care.
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Three groups of health-care leaders are banding together to make hospitals a less dangerous place to get well.
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New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses as well as doctors to decide whether to resuscitate patients.
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Treating heart-attack patients without losing any time and with a more aggressive regimen of cholesterol-lowering medicines can save many lives, shows new research.
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At least one hospital has found a way to dial down the volume on the usual din of beeping monitors and blaring intercoms.
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Wound dressings made of ground shellfish exoskeletons save lives by stopping extreme bleeding in emergency situations. By Aaron Rowe.