Hospital : Science World Report

Jun 08, 2015 03:00 PM EDT

Anesthesia In Small Children May Influence Their Ability To Understand, Communicate Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital have found that the youngest surgical patients may later be affected due to their inability to properly communicate from use of anesthesia. Could the drug harm the developing brain?

May 29, 2015 10:30 PM EDT

Smoking Legislation Helped Prevent 11,000 Hospital Admissions In England

New findings published in the European Registry Journal show that smoking legislation could help lead to fewer hospital admissions.

May 26, 2015 08:35 AM EDT

Readmission To Hospital Higher In Frail, Older Patients

New findings published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reveal that frailer, older patients are typically at a higher risk of readmission to the hospital or death within just 30 days after discharge from general internal medicine ward.

May 22, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

Smokers Go To The ER More Frequently

Smokers are up to four times more likely to visit the emergency room, according to recent findings published in the journal Nursing Research.

Apr 30, 2015 09:43 PM EDT

FDA Calls To Look Into Safety Of Hospital Antiseptics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sought out additional information regarding the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients found in antiseptics that are commonly used by health care professionals

Mar 04, 2014 11:09 AM EST

Birth Rates for U.S. Babies Outside of Hospitals on the Rise

Giving birth outside the hospital could be making a comeback in the coming years. The United States has seen the highest percentage of home births in 37 years.

Feb 27, 2014 11:35 AM EST

20 Percent of Hospitals Don't Have Proper Sanitation, Says Columbia University Study

A previous study conducted by Columbia University revealed that many hospitals in the United States do not abide by proper sanitation protocol. The World Health Organization and Columbia have recently conducted a study that further supports the previous one.

Feb 06, 2014 02:32 PM EST

Columbia Study Discovers Most Hospitals Don’t Abide by Infection Prevention Rules

Columbia University recently conducted a study that is the most comprehensive review of infection control efforts in hospitals across the United States in over three decades. Researchers found that many hospitals fail to follow the appropriate protocol when it comes to the prevention of health care-...

Sep 12, 2013 08:52 AM EDT

Marianne Keith, 52, Sues a Chicago-based Hospital for Ultrasound 'Rape'

Marianne Keith, a 52-year-old woman sues Advocate Condell Medical Center located in Libertyville, Chicago after claims being through an "Ultrasound rape".