A new study debunks the common assumption that high medical costs are a result of patients demanding more tests and treatments. Researchers analyzed more than 5000 patient-clinician visits and found ...

Credit: Getty Images. Approximately 64% of antibiotics prescribed for Black patients and 58% for Hispanic/LatinX patients were deemed inappropriate by the study authors. Despite efforts to curb the ...

Nurse Sarah Andres is so used to male patients calling her “sweetie” or “cutie” — or even asking her for a kiss — that it rarely upsets her anymore. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

"Do No Harm" informs readers of medical professionals in their area who've been investigated and disciplined by a state medical board in Virginia. All the details in our Health Safety stories come ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former ECMC nurse who pleaded guilty to forcibly touching a patient in his care was sentenced to one year in jail on Tuesday morning. Clarence Center resident Jordan Donalson, ...

Last week, I got buzzed into a dental-affiliated office via a new security system. "What happened? Why the new system?" I asked. I was told a disgruntled patient entered the office and made racial ...

ALL THAT IN A FEW MOMENTS. BEN AND ERIKA. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MIKE. ONE OF BOSTON’S LEADING HOSPITALS IS RESPOND, ADDING AFTER A DECISION TO TERMINATE A PROMINENT DOCTOR. YEAH, THAT PHYSICIAN ...

UPDATE: June 22, 2023: HCA has responded more fully to allegations it inappropriately transfers patients to hospice centers to reduce its mortality rates. In a statement, HCA’s director of media ...

The New Jersey Hospital Association announced a project at two New Jersey hospitals decreased inappropriate emergency department use by Medicaid patients by 47 percent over two and a half years. The ...

Shorter visits between patients and their primary care physicians may be associated with a higher likelihood of inappropriate prescribing, researchers have found. "Whether it's patients or whether ...

A case study of a patient who experienced inappropriate shocks from her defibrillator is presented in Heart Rhythm Case Reports, an official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, published by Elsevier.

A criminal complaint has been filed with the Richland Police Department related to sexual abuse allegations against Dr. Mark Mulholland as he or Kadlec Regional Medical Center face 12 civil lawsuits.