By JOANNA KLEIN AUG. 11, 2017 NYTIMES A kitchen sponge is not your enemy. But it can be very dirty. Last week, scientists published a study revealing how densely packed your dirty kitchen sponge is with microscopic bacteria. After I wrote [...]
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR AUG. 9, 2017 NYTIMES The incidence of stroke has declined in recent years, but only in men. Researchers studied stroke incidence in four periods from 1993 to 2010 in five counties in Ohio and Kentucky. There were 7,710 [...]
August brings warm temperatures and a suite of pediatric ailments by Amy Levine MD August 13, 2017 'Dry Drowning' No, it's not a thing, but you'll need to educate worried parents. The patient in bed two is an otherwise healthy four-year-old [...]
Program at Wisconsin hospital develops self-management skills by Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today August 13, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to [...]
7 reports of death tied to obesity treatment since 2016 by Kristina Fiore, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today August 10, 2017 The FDA sent a letter to healthcare providers warning of reports of seven deaths with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used [...]
AUGUST 9, 2017 By Bre Payton A Texas dad wanted to take his daughter, who has special needs, somewhere she could feel included while having fun. When Gordon Hartman realized a place like that didn’t exist, he decided to build an [...]
In this Revolution and Revelation, Milton Packer relates the story of a Nazi who won the Nobel Prize by Milton Packer, MD August 09, 2017 André Frédéric Cournand and Dickinson W. Richards developed cardiac catheterization, one of the most important achievements [...]
by Matt Kuhrt |FierceHealth Aug 8, 2017 10:33am Mayo Clinic retained its position at the top of the U.S. News & World Report list of the best hospitals for the second year in a row. The publication’s annual “Honor Roll” calls [...]
by Ilene MacDonald |FierceHealth Aug 8, 2017 11:30am While the United States ranks dead last in quality among 11 wealthy nations, a new report reveals that Louisiana is the worst state for healthcare overall. The Pelican State has one of the [...]
By CHARLES ORNSTEIN and KATIE THOMAS AUG. 6, 2017 This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. It’s standard advice for consumers: If you are prescribed a medicine, always ask [...]