Warrington Hospital has apologised to a mother whose miscarried baby's body was stored in the mortuary for almost two years without her permission. Leanne McCabe, 25, of Runcorn, Cheshire, found out the body of her son had been frozen when she had a second miscarriage at the hospital last year. More at The News of the World picked by suebe 10 months ago

A top Italian maternity hospital has drawn criticism from right-wing politicians by replacing crucifixes on the walls of its wards with images of the Virgin Mary so as not to offend immigrant women giving birth there. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Hospital death rates are difficult to pin down because some see sicker patient populations than others. Your chances of survival have become a little easier to find, thanks to information included in the government's Hospital Compare Web site. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

Boston's Brigham & Women's Hospital is the first U.S. hospital approved to start performing face transplants. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A 17-year-old girl gave birth secretly at home, then walked four blocks to a hospital with the baby still attached by its umbilical cord. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

There's been a few links recently to old time radio sites, which makes me think there's a fondness for these things on Plime. In which case, if you don't know him already, you'll probably be quite keen on Garrison Keillor. The archive goes back to what I would normally call Autumn 1996, but in this case I suppose it ought to be fall. So gather the family round the old PC-Victrola-Gram and settl... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., suffered no lack of labor during a 17-hour period when 16 babies were delivered, a hospital record. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

An unexplained image in a hospital prayer garden window moved some people to tears and drew groups of people to a hallway before vanishing, according to witnesses. A crowd inside the Florida Hospital Medical Complex in Orlando snapped photos of the image apparently showing the profile of Jesus Christ crying. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"When you are in the hospital and had surgery, you really feel bad," said Norris, 44. "You don't pay a lot of attention to what's hooked and what's not. You find out after the fact that you've been walking around flashing people." picked by kakana 7 months ago

Michael Jackson was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles. Reports are that he was in cardiac arrest and that CPR was administered in the ambulance. picked by Nateebiinature 5 months ago

A $15 million veterinary hospital for four-legged military personnel opened Tuesday at Lackland Air Force Base, offering a long overdue facility that gives advanced medical treatment for combat-wounded dogs. picked by Marli 1 year ago

Who you gonna call?

Ghostbusters!

The Senior Manager of the newly built Derby city hospital has reportedly told staff than an exorcist has been request to come rid the building of a shadowy black figure. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Just six months after a Frenchwoman underwent the world's first face transplant, a military hospital in China announced that it too had conducted even more ambitious facial surgery.

WARNING: Graphic images. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The family said Chaney was discharged from Harper Hospital in Detroit on New Year's Eve and two days later he was found dead several miles away on Longwood Road near Woodward Avenue wearing a hospital gown and bracelet, a T-shirt and shorts. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Umm,hello? Aren't the "good guys" only supposed to shoot at the "bad guys"? I mean if our freaking HOSPITAL GUARDS cannot get along, we have some serious issues here! picked by Moe 2 years ago

A transgender woman slapped a Catholic hospital with a lawsuit after she was denied breast-enlargement surgery. She is suing the hospital for charges of discrimination, because of her sex-change operation. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Hospital officials confirmed a horse trotted through Wilcox Memorial Hospital earlier this month. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The rhythmic click-click of knitting needles at one British hospital has become a little less noticeable because officials said the needles may be too sharp. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

As Pope Benedict XVI spends time in New York, a local hospital is getting attention for a water mark on the ceiling some think looks like Jesus. Picture source picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

LAUREL, Md. - An inmate who escaped from a hospital Wednesday, briefly taking a worker hostage and stealing two getaway cars, was cornered hours later in a cemetery by police and killed in a shootout, authorities said.

...Killed in a cemetery, how convenient. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago