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).…
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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…
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…
Proposal to Change What Hospitals Report Could Put Patients at Risk
Upcoming changes to federal reporting on hospital infection rates could keep patients uninformed about the safety of their healthcare facility. Dangerous infections such as MRSA…
Private Surgery Centers: What You Don’t Know, Could Hurt You
Maybe you have seen the recent news stories or personally viewed the YouTube videos posted by the now suspended dermatologist, Dr. Windell Boutte. Atlanta’s notorious…
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…
The Effective Stroke Treatment your Doctor May Have Failed to Mention
When it comes to an Ischemic stroke—one that occurs when a blood clot blocks a vessel carrying blood to the brain—time is of the essence.…
Will a Hospital in the Nation’s Capital Ever Overcome Ongoing Safety Issues?
Almost six months ago, I first touched on the problems of a Washington D.C. area hospital that is desperately needed to serve an otherwise isolated…
Hospitals with Too Many Safety Issues Punished by Medicare
Hospitals across the country must operate in accordance with safety standards set by the federal government or else face being penalized by the Medicare payment…