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Patients beware: Physician care at rehabilitation facilities can be sparse

Patients beware: Physician care at rehabilitation facilities can be sparse

Some doctors believe seeing a patient once a month is enough

Holidays are a good time to avoid hospitals

Holidays are a good time to avoid hospitals

Research shows that holidays, weekends, evenings and the whole month of July have a higher risk for medical errors

How to spot life-threatening infections and sepsis

How to spot life-threatening infections and sepsis

Hospitals need to make sure that their doctors and nurses are trained to spot and treat infections and sepsis

Three secrets about how hospitals and doctors hide their past mistakes from the public

Three secrets about how hospitals and doctors hide their past mistakes from the public

Texas law keeps hospital reviews of health care confidential and hidden from the public

New study shows tragic consequences of poor hospital communication

New study shows tragic consequences of poor hospital communication

When hospital personnel do not communicate lab or radiology results to a doctor, patients can be injured or die