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Opinion: Emergency Rooms Shouldn’t Be Parking Lots For Patients
Patients in hospital ERs can wait hours for inpatient beds to open up. The delays can be maddening. A solution for this longstanding problem has been elusive in the U.S., despite progress elsewhere.
When Temperatures Rise, So Do Health Problems
Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.
Opinion: Keep Limits Intact On Medical Residents’ Work Hours
Caps on shift lengths for medical residents were implemented to improve patient safety. Given the effects of sleep deprivation on emotional capacity and residents’ well-being, why risk longer hours?
Are The Risks Of Drugs That Enhance Imaging Tests Overblown?
A contrast agent doesn’t make you feel better or treat what’s ailing you. But by making CT scans clearer, contrast might be crucial in helping your doctor make the right diagnosis.
Dangerous Infection Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them
Infections with Clostridium difficile can be difficult to treat and life-threatening. Once a problem seen mainly in health care facilities, the infections are now occurring often in the community.
