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World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

How often should you shower?

Is it gross to not shower or bathe every day? How often should you shower or bathe and wash your body with soap?

Low-Carb Fruits and Vegetables: Ideal for Low-Sugar Diets

Fruits and vegetables can be a healthy part of a low-carb diet. Check out our list of the lowest-carb options.

When You Should Shower.

Do you shower every morning or every night? Apparently, there's actually a CORRECT answer...

How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before

Sticker shock: Secrets of hospital billing revealed

Hospital charges are closely guarded secrets, but not anymore. KRQE News 13 has compiled a first-ever comparison of actual patient charges from all 44 New Mexico hospitals. And what it shows is a b…

Hospital Kills Wrong Baby in Abortion, Woman Horrified to Discover Her Baby is Dead

In a mistake that turned deadly, a South Korean hospital is accused of aborting the wrong unborn baby after allegedly mixing up two pregnant patients' charts.

What Seniors Should Pack for a Hospital Visit

Home Care in Manteca CA: Nobody knows exactly when they will need to take their elderly relative to the hospital However, the odds are higher than average that it will certainly happen to an elderly person.

Places you don’t want to be hospitalised

FALLING ill or getting injured while travelling can quickly turn a relaxing overseas holiday into a nightmare.

What to pack for your hospital stay

When Lillian Dooies had to stay in isolation for 30 days during her AML treatment and bone marrow transplant, certain items became crucial to her mental and physical comfort. Find out what she suggests packing for a hospital stay.

When a Stressful Hospital Stay Makes You Sick

It’s long been known that hospitals can be the source of illness. But post-hospital syndrome is something different and more ominous.

Don't get sick in the hospital! 3 simple ways to protect yourself

The hospital is the place where you go to get better, but you could end up with a new illness — from infection.

How You Should Be Treated in the Hospital

It turns out hospital patients get woken up all night long for tests so doctors can have them in the morning at their convenience. A recent experiment at

How Do You Design a Hospital That Can Foster Great Ideas?

The best way to explain the Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., is to describe it as a club sandwich.

Behind the scenes at an AAHA-accredited animal hospital

The American Animal Hospital Association gives its seal of approval to veterinary hospitals that achieve a certain standard of practice, and pet expert Steve Dale highlights his own pets' animal hospital, Blum Animal Hospital in Chicago, one of the first practices to gain AAHA accreditation. According to veterinarian Natalie Marks, AAHA requires that practices adhere to numerous guidelines for achieving excellence including staff knowledge and skills…

Improving Hospital Disinfection to Prevent C Diff

Edmund A. Hooker, MD, DrPH, discussed the gaps in disinfection in the hospital and how hospital beds can be properly sanitized to prevent the spread healthcare-associatedted infections.

Who are all these people in my hospital room?

At a teaching hospital like the University of Michigan, your room is likely to fill up with many new faces when the doctor makes his or her rounds. And you’re probably wondering: Who are all these …