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Washington D.C. Hospitals among Worst in US for Patient and Maternal Safety
Leapfrog Group has recently released its semiannual Hospital Safety Grades, ranking care facilities nationwide on a myriad of metrics. While the nonprofit organization is devoted…
Is Brain Cooling Ineffective in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury?
For decades, brain cooling has been used as a method to reduce brain inflammation and damage in patients who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI).…
Mobile Stroke Units: Help Can Now Reach Victims Sooner
Victims of an ischemic stroke can face unfavorable odds once blood flow to the brain is restricted. The faster an individual receives care, the better…
Saving Time, Saving Lives: Why Hospitals Should Always Use Metric
Errors made by hospital staff in dispensing medication can be dangerous if not lethal to patients—worse, dosing for children or infants poses an even bigger…
Could a New Phone App Help to Reduce Medical Errors?
Each year, an estimated 250,000 Americans die as a result of medical errors—the term given to any effort by healthcare professionals that had a preventable…
Advances in Brain Assessment Improve Care for Stroke Victims
Currently, brain scans are used to show doctors if a stroke has occurred in a patient. However, a new computer program in development will be…
Personal Data: What’s Being Done to Protect Us from Another Equifax Disaster?
As the world becomes more advanced and consumers become more invested in technology, there has been a greater increase in the number of data breaches…
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DC Ranks in Top 10 for Hospitalization, Death from Traumatic Brain Injuries
Recently, researchers at the University of California confirmed that head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders in the future. This study was the first…
Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Have Decreased, but Is It Enough?
When a patient with an already weakened immune system acquires an infection in the hospital, devastating consequences can result. Luckily, a Center for Disease Control…
How New Hospital Technology is Improving the Patient Experience
From the 1956 debut of the clinical ultrasound to the 1978 release of the M.R.I., medical technology has been improving the availability of health care…
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DePuy’s Attune Knee Replacement System Failures Leads to Lawsuits
Most patients look forward to knee replacement surgery and the opportunity to resume normal activities of daily living. Unfortunately, many patients who underwent a total…
Too Many Parents Not Anchoring Furniture, Leaving Children at Risk
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has long encouraged parents to use furniture anchors in their homes to help prevent tip-over accidents from…
