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A year ago, the CEOs of Indiana’s four largest hospital systems promised to address racism in health care. Hospital leaders shared updates on their progress at a virtual forum this week, hosted by the Greater Indianapolis NAACP and the Indianapolis Recorder.
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It's humid spring morning in the woods of central Missouri and Henry Domke is lining up a shot. His target? The vibrant petals of a red buckeye bloom."I…
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People find themselves in all kinds of unexpected situations on or leading up to Election Day — including ending up in the hospital.Nearly half of elderly…
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Around the world, patients acquire new infections simply from spending time in a hospital. One way to fight back: replacing hospital bed rails with copper, a natural infection-killer.
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Madison, Wisconsin - Better communication between hospital and nursing home can thwart people determined to steal opioid prescriptions.In a letter to the…
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When Bob Smithson could no longer breathe on his own and surgeons wanted to operate, his doctor decided to take a chance on a different treatment. That decision gave Bob another chance at life.
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Improved communication among health-care providers during shift changes reduced injuries due to medical errors by 30 percent, according to a federally…
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A Johns Hopkins research team reports that major hospitals across the U.S. collectively throw away at least $15 million a year in unused operating room…
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When patient and doctor don't speak the same language, it's not enough to have an ad hoc interpreter. You need an adult fluent in both languages — who can also cut through medical jargon.