Moms: A mild fever is OK, put down the medicine

A leading pediatric group is urging parents to lay off the medications when kids have a mild fever. Read more

Blue Cross pays hefty fine over denied care for sick kids

Blue Cross has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it wrongly denied coverage to sick children.

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The 50 best hospitals in the U.S.: Is one near you?

Health Grades has released this year’s list of the top 50 hospitals in the country. Read more

Kidney transplant criteria may be slanted in favor of younger patients

The organization that oversees donated organ allocation is considering the largest overhaul of the system in a quarter of a century. Read more

Medical Image Archiving – Reducing the Cost and Complexity

This white paper from Symantec™ Health provides a guide for IT departments as they examine their current image archiving strategy and explore new options. It summarizes challenges, existing approaches, and the benefits of cloudbased archiving approaches.

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Enhanced Patient Outcomes Start with Effective Nurse Team Communication

In the world of healthcare, effective communication is vital for quality patient care. This paper highlights the importance of nurse team collaboration to ensure positive patient outcomes, and includes practices that nurses can use to strengthen their communication skills.

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Paging Dr. Pooch: Dogs almost as accurate as colonoscopies

Man’s best friend may also be his cutest diagnostician. Read more

Vast majority of patients use inhalers incorrectly

As many as 90% of patients who use inhaled medications do so the wrong way. Fortunately, the correction is relatively simple. Read more

Good news: It’s not a migraine; the bad news: There’s a knife in your skull

After suffering from what he thought were migraines for four years, a man discovered he actually had a four-inch knife lodged in his skull. Read more

Next club drug to turn up in ERs: Snake venom

Health care workers who’ve done a shift in the ER have seen how “creative” patients can be when it comes to getting high. But being deliberately bitten by poisonous snakes could become the hot new thing. Read more

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