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Comparing care at teaching hospitals to non-teaching hospitals

A Harvard study favors teaching hospitals, but read why that is not consistently true

Study published in June 2017 shows that VA hospitals out-performed non-VA hospitals in key areas

Seven Texas hospitals made the list of the busiest ERs in America

Medical error is the third-leading cause of death in America, and bungling the treatment of infections is one of the top medical errors

Nurses sometimes ignore the standardized tools in place to identify at-risk patients, and to prevent and treat pressure injuries

Manufacturer drug labels warn of the risk of deadly respiratory depression

Researchers were surprised by abundant new Klebsiella pneumoniae strain at Houston Methodist Hospital system.

A recent study shows that hospitals using operating room checklists have lower post-surgical death rates

Know the symptoms of brain aneurysm to help prevent life-threatening misdiagnosis

Protect yourself and your family from unnecessary risk in case you are incapacitated