Technology in the form of text messages, email or voicemail may play a critical role in reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) acquired during or after an operation, according to new study. Researchers examined the advantages of an electronic patient alert system (EAS) for reminding patients of specific... Read More

In an unbelievable new study, researchers have uncovered a positive correlation between the recent closure of emergency rooms and subsequent emergency room deaths in patients seeking care in an alternative hospital nearby. The study, which was released earlier this month in the medical journal known... Read More

A research team at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia reported a 77% decrease in surgical site infections (SSI’s) by implementing a relatively simple set of procedures called CLEAN. Prior to the implementation of the CLEAN program, Vancouver General had a surgical infection site rate... Read More

In what has been called the largest jury verdict concerning a case of nursing home neglect in Massachusetts during the last decade, the defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit have been ordered to pay $14 million to the family of Genevieve Calandro. Calandro was a... Read More

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) called into question the common practice of administering blood transfusions to patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Trauma doctors have long thought that blood transfusions would be beneficial. Patients with a... Read More

A new study has discovered another concern over potential diabetes treatment errors. Scientists have found a prevalence of overtreatment of diabetes in elderly patients that may result in dangerously low blood sugar levels. Researchers studied more than 600,000 patients treated at 139 Veteran’s Health Administration... Read More

Last month, news from Wichita, Kansas, highlighted the dangers of hospital medication errors. According to the local news, a mother, Brenda Meyer, brought her epileptic daughter Jody to Wesley Medical Center for treatment. A nurse mistakenly gave Jody five times her prescribed dose of medication.... Read More

According to new research into the grave effects of hospital infections, sepsis may account for half of all hospital deaths. Sepsis is an autoimmune response triggered by an infection. When the body releases chemicals to fight the infection, it also begins to target the body’s... Read More