Hospitals—especially the bigger regional medical centers—are in an all-out war for your business. Whether it’s in a TV ad or…
For most of us, a hospital stay feels like being in custody. We’re awakened at all hours to have our…
Here’s a health tip that everyone knows yet many ignore. Since a recent study found that one-third of patients released…
Until recently, if you were hospitalized, odds are you would end up in a room with other patients. When you…
What to do before getting CT scans and other imaging tests… Let’s say your doctor has advised you to get…
Have you ever gone for a blood test and then had to wait weeks for your doctor to call you…
Certain hospitals and medical facilities are aggressively advertising low-cost computerized tomography (CT) scans. These scans sometimes cost just a few…
...to get the care you need. Emergency rooms are crowded, chaotic and confusing places. Americans now make about 130 million…
Knowing these traps can greatly improve your odds of a successful outcome When you’re admitted to a hospital, you probably…
The latest dangerous, sometimes fatal, antibiotic-resistant microbe Last spring I covered new findings on how antibiotic overuse continues to spur…
Vaccines such as the shingles vaccine and the flu shot are offered at drugstores, big-box stores, workplaces and even drive-through…
You trust your parent’s nursing home to take care of him or her. Unfortunately, some homes do not deserve this…
Your husband is cleaning gutters and falls off the ladder, losing consciousness briefly, and it looks like he broke his…
But You Have to Know How to Call the "Rapid Response Team" Hospital patients are monitored in many ways, with…
If you have the misfortune to develop mysterious pain in your lower esophagus or stomach, your doctor might order an…
