Eddie Izzard performs the whole 90 minute 'Stripped' gig for the Mumbai victim who had to miss out on the show while in hospital. picked by murphyz 11 months ago

Kansas has a safe haven law that allows mothers of newborns to drop them off at hospitals, police departments or fire departments without facing criminal charges, but police said that law didn't apply to the case, in part because the girl was not a newborn. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A move toward salaried physicians is seen as a way to help rein in medical costs, but not everyone is sold on the idea.
Changing those policies is crucial to the success of health care reform, economists say. “Our proposals would change incentives so that doctors and nurses finally are free to give patients the best care, not just the most expensive care,” the president said. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

In the last several days two patients came to Skid Row, one in serious need of medical care, and the other in serious need of psychiatric care. picked by muppet 2 years ago

72 babies were infected because the hospital was reusing needles, and some mothers contracted after breastfeeding.
This is one of the saddest things I've heard in awhile. picked by SparklyEyedGal181 2 years ago

Actually, they only found out when asked what to do with his belongings.

I guess they didn't notice while they were visiting. Oh wait... picked by tigertony 1 year ago

A man with Asperger's syndrome, who had been chained inside a house and pepper-sprayed when he became physically aggressive, was taken to a hospital for evaluation Tuesday. picked by larrys 2 years ago

If, after we die, we pay for all the wrong we do in life, this has to result in a heavy price. Fortunately, it has sparked outrage there and is being investigated. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

A ten week trial at a UK hospital showed that replacing common fittings like door handles and light switches with copper ones reduced the number of resistant germs known as "superbugs" by 95%. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

A Kentucky man wasn't around when officers seized reptiles from his home. That's because he was at a hospital having fingers amputated after a snakebite, his wife says. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

An Australian hospital apologized on Sunday after a man was told to go home and take headache tablets even though he was suffering a broken neck that could have paralysed him at any moment. picked by bingo 5 months ago

A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. picked by MandolinOrange 3 weeks ago

Pop singer Britney Spears was released from a psychiatric ward at the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a week of treatment. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

AUTHORITIES are investigating the death of a 22-year-old female mental health patient whose body was found in a Tasmanian hospital ward last night. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy. But not - it would seem - in today's politically-correct Britain. Now, nurses are being encouraged to spend valuable time turning around the beds of Muslim patients up to five times a day - so they can face Mecca. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Figures out today have revealed that the NHS (National Health Service) is spending upwards of £32 million a year employing religious personel in its hospitals – an amount that could be used to fund an extra 1,300 nurses or 2,645 cleaners instead. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Purple Songs Can Fly, a one-of-a-kind program at one of the country's largest pediatric cancer care facilities, gives patients a chance to record their own songs in a fully equipped recording studio at the hospital. picked by suebe 11 months ago

From his hospital bed, Michael Gruber, 40, said: "I've got two penises but no wife, but I am hoping when I get rid of one of the penises I will get her back." picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

...hours after she was sent home from the hospital with "false labor pains." picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

A rheumatologist says most of these patient come in after playing the tennis or running game which involve sudden movements and "violent tendon stretching." picked by punthe 11 months ago