Medical Radiation Soars, With Risks Often Overlooked
August 27, 2012
The New York Times | August 20, 2012, 4:02 pm | By JANE E. BRODY Radiation, like alcohol, is a double-edged sword. It has indisputable medical advantages: Radiation can reveal
Top Six Myths about Medicare
August 20, 2012
By Mark Miller | Reuters – Thu, Aug 16, 2012 3:03 PM EDT Mitt Romney’s selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate guarantees a fierce debate about the future
Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff
August 16, 2012
By Peter Eisler, USA TODAY – Just days after doctors successfully removed a tumor from Bailey Quishenberry’s brain, the 14-year-old was spiraling downhill, delirious and writhing in pain from an
Big Med – Can Hospital Chains Improve?
August 16, 2012
The New Yorker | by Atul Gawande August 13, 2012 “It’s easy to mock places like the Cheesecake Factory—restaurants that have brought chain production to complicated sit-down meals. But the “casual
Nursing Home Inspect
August 15, 2012
ProPublica has unveiled a new tool called Nursing Home Inspect which allows the user to search through thousands of recent government inspection reports. This application allows you to search based
Sick, Scared, and Separated from Loved Ones
August 10, 2012
Sick, Scared, and Separated from Loved Ones: A Report on NYS Hospital Visiting Policies and How Patient-Centered Approaches Can Promote Wellness and Safer Healthcare is a report that reviews and
Two Arms, Two Choices: If Only I’d Known Then What I Know Now
August 8, 2012
By Kerry O’Connell Disabled by faulty arm surgery and harmed by a hospital-acquired infection, a patient wishes he’d been better informed. I sat in an orthopedic surgeon’s office in Golden,
Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work
August 7, 2012
The New York Times | By REED ABELSON and JULIE CRESWELL | Published: August 6, 2012 In the summer of 2010, a troubling letter reached the chief ethics officer of the hospital
Bring about change – share your story
August 6, 2012
Marshall Allen, a ProPublica reporter is asking for everyone’s help. Bring about change – share your story Please help ProPublica and other journalists shine a light on the problem of
MRSA on the Rise: Infections Have Doubled in 5 Years
August 4, 2012
The Atlantic | Jul 30 2012, 4:05 PM ET 2 Even as in-hospital infections are on the decline, more people are checking into hospitals with the drug-resistant staph infection than those