Patients boarding in the ER get sicker the longer they wait, according to a new study. Here's what's being done to address ...

Conservative management of people with kidney failure throughout the chronic kidney disease (CKD) trajectory is discussed in ...

We evaluated 21,219 admissions from 9,058 patients. The composite outcome occurred during 1,945 admissions (9.2%): 1,365 (6.4%) had at least one ICU transfer, and 580 (2.7%) involved ward death.

Nighttime frequency of vital signs monitoring for low-risk medical inpatients might be reduced, according to a research letter by Jordan C. Yoder, B.A. and colleagues at the University of Chicago.

Caring for complex patients — those experiencing a laundry list of conditions simultaneously — can be challenging for any physician. From incorporating multiple specialists to working with social ...

Researchers call for early warning system to improve the care of cancer inpatients. Several factors are associated with clinical deterioration of hospitalized cancer patients, with implications for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Q: A 78-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Who Collapsed at Home Was Found to Be Febrile and in Shock with a Systolic BP ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Various studies show that up to 25% of patients will be unhappy in some way, indicating so by either complaining ...

A new report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body has uncovered persistent and significant safety risks facing ...