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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New ventilation units blast curtains of purified air between patients and nurses in Washington Hospital Center's emergency room. Outside, yellow tarpaulins and water taps can decontaminate people on the sidewalk.
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A different perspective on the war in Iraq: behind the scenes at a hospital.
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A bowel cancer screening programme is being introduced in a bid to reduce deaths.
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A tipple or two can aid recovery from heart surgery,  research suggests.
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Get the real scoop on your medical bills before you leave your doctor's office.
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Your next doctor could be keeping an eye on you from afar - via a camera and a bank of computer screens. An expanding number of hospitals are adopting technology that allows critical care doctors and nurses to monitor dozens of patients at different hospitals simultaneously, much as an air traffic controller keeps track of several planes.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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A tool to help doctors find the nearest hospital cot for critically ill newborn babies is launched.
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InfoWorld - Promising to save doctors and nurses from as much as 60 minutes of paperwork per day, Motion Computing announced a tablet PC for hospital workers.
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An innovative navigation system uses optical signals from hospital lights to guide patients with traumatic brain injuries around hospitals.
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WASHINGTON -- The World Health Organization says one in 10 hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Using bar coding in the hospital pharmacy may help prevent dangerous prescription errors, according to a new study.
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Two local hospitals are taking part in a program run by the China Disease Prevention and Control Center and a US-based medical company in an effort to establish the nation&#39;s first guidelines on hand hygiene in hospitals.
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A sprinkling of architects and designers around the world are working to greatly change hospitals by humanizing their design.
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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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If you're looking for some health-related money-saving tips, look no further.