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Patient: I was beaten for leaving hospital


September 3, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

BrawlInjuries

If this story is true, one hospital needs to undertake some serious retraining of its security staff.

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Five years after Katrina: The state of health care in New Orleans


August 27, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Despite the many steps forward New Orleans has taken after the devastating hurricane and related flooding, residents’ access to health care services is spotty at best.

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Foreign-trained docs: Does the care they provide measure up?


August 25, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Patients (and let’s be honest, some health care pros) worry that physicians trained overseas may not provide the same level of care as U.S.-trained docs. Should they be concerned?

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Study: Docs who own facilities treat patients differently


August 23, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Whether or not you need knee surgery may depend on if your surgeon has an ownership stake in the local surgical center.

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On-site, professional interpreters make ERs safer, more effective


August 20, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Making it easier for non-English speakers to communicate has benefits for everyone in the Emergency department.

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Look-alike tubes kill patients regularly: Why is this still allowed?


August 19, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Mistakes as simple — and avoidable — as confusing an IV with a feeding tube regularly injure and kill patients. And industry interests seem content to allow it to continue.

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Which docs gets sued most often — and what’s the real cost?


August 17, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

doctor-rushing

A new study from the American Medical Association looked into which doctors — by gender, age, specialty, etc. — are most likely to get sued or have other liability claims against them.

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Tipping the scales in the maternity ward


August 5, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

The rise in obesity is creating additional complications for one branch of medicine in particular.

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Hospital delirium: Growing threat in geriatric care


August 3, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Increasing numbers of experts are calling for “hospital delirium” prevention programs as a way to reduce this major risk to patients. 

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Improper equipment cleaning exposes 1,800 veterans to disease


July 6, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

HIV and hepatitis are just some of the diseases that may have been passed on to several hundred ex-soldiers by unclean dental equipment.

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