Surprising Implications for Stent Patients in New Study
Newser In this Feb. 16, 2017 photo, Dr. Annapoorna Kini, center, performs a non-emergency angioplasty at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Through a blood vessel in the groin, she guides a tube to a blockage... (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan). (Newser) – "All ... |
WDBJ7 |
How safe is your hospital? Local hospitals receive safety rating
WDBJ7 That's the question one nationwide group is attempting to answer with its hospital safety rating system. According to the group's website, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are assigned to more than 2,600 acute-care hospitals across the nation twice ... New Grades For Hospitals: How Does Yours Score? Report: Delaware ties for worst state in hospital safety Safety grades slip for Moses Cone, 2 other main Triad hospitals |
Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Georgia toddler denied kidney transplant due to father's criminal record
ABC News A Georgia toddler desperately needs a kidney transplant, and his father was deemed the perfect match, but the operation was canceled due to the father's criminal record. Now, the little boy is fighting for his life as his family pleads for help. A.J ... Protesters demand kidney transplant for 2-year-old in need Emory officials to meet with protesters over Baby AJ's kidney transplant Emory CEO: We want a positive outcome for Baby AJ and his father |
MedPage Today |
Exercise Helps 'Biggest Loser' Contestants Keep Weight Off Long-Term
MedPage Today NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland -- In order to keep off weight after participating in "The Biggest Loser" reality-TV show, contestants had to keep up high levels of physical activity, researchers reported here. Six years after appearing on the competition ... |
Michigan Radio |
Nurses file lawsuit over patient safety problems at DMC Huron Valley Sinai Hospital
Crain's Detroit Business The Michigan Nurses Association and several Huron Valley Sinai Hospital nurses filed a lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit Court on Thursday, alleging that the hospital has violated Michigan's public health code by refusing to act on complaints of ... Nurses accuse Tenet's DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital of patient safety violations Nurses claim staffing levels at DMC Commerce Twp. hospital are dangerously low Nurses sue Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital over staffing |