A hospital-affiliated nursing home in northwest Iowa has been cited for contributing to the death of a resident.

You probably know enough about episiotomies, an incision that enlarges the vaginal opening so your infant can emerge during a vaginal birth, to know that you'd prefer to avoid a snip down there, thank ...

Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds ...

Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn't have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include ...

A 44-year-old diabetic woman went from 148 kg to 90 kg in 12 months. She followed a special diet and only exercised twice a ...

After surviving a likely gunshot wound in July, a bald eagle in Missouri is showing an important sign of recovery–keratin ...

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

Covering up under your comforter and wiggling down into the sheets can feel like an oasis. However, this comfort can only be made with clean sheets and bedding.  Since bedding can collect dead skin, ...

An Iowa ag company accused of operating a billion-dollar check-kiting scheme is being sued by a lender that says 110,000 piglets are at risk of starvation.

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In a nutshell By sampling hospital surfaces and healthcare workers’ hands, not just patients, researchers found 3.6 times more bacterial transmission than traditional methods reveal. Over half of the ...