Behind every life saved is a doctor battling time, pressure, and emotion. This Doctor's Day, take a closer look at a day in ...

Rounds focused on critically ill pediatric patients at the greatest risk for developing health care–associated conditions (HACs) reduced the rate of specific HACs by nearly 50% at a Colorado hospital, ...

Intensive care or critical care refers to the care provided to patients whilst they are in hospital with severe illnesses or injuries that may become life threatening. Critical care usually takes ...

New data from a tertiary-care academic medical center help confirm what many cardiologists already suspect—that a large segment of patients seen in today’s cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) are ...

Nurses seek more hiring and better incentives for taking on more hours.

Septic shock was associated with persistent independent excess mortality over five years after hospital discharge, whereas in sepsis without shock, this was largely explained by pre-existing ...

To Lizet and Francisco Robles' delight, the ultrasound showed their third child was going to be a girl. After having two boys, the family hoped to round out their family with a daughter. It looked ...

Before the 1930s, many of those undergoing the most complicated surgeries died soon after. One gifted surgeon made a simple but drastic change which transformed healthcare. Harvey Cushing was the most ...

Hospital leaders celebrated a financial turnaround while employees warned overcrowding and burnout are straining patient care ...

Before the 1930s, many of those undergoing the most complicated surgeries died soon after. One gifted surgeon made a simple but drastic change which transformed healthcare. Harvey Cushing was the most ...