hospitals
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Here’s A Major Change That Hospital Ranking Systems Need To Make
If you’re lucky enough to be able to choose your hospital and have time to research your choices, you’d naturally take mortality rate into account. There’s a problem with that, and one change in how mortality rates are calculated could help solve it.
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A Medieval Recipe Could Kill Hospital Superbugs
Staph infections are one of the most pervasive and annoying bacterial infections faced by hospitals every year. It infects half a million people in the US every year, with symptoms ranging from skin infections to heart problems — and worse, some strains (commonly known as MRSA) have evolved to resist common antibiotics.
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Taking Google Out Of Glass Makes It Perfect For Hospitals
Google Glass might get you suspicious looks in a restaurant, but it could save your life on the operating table. In hospitals and medical facilities, Google’s techno-eyewear is a promising solution — with a caveat.
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Report: Apple In Talks With Major Hospitals To Work With HealthKit
Apple’s new HealthKit API is designed to help keep all the important information about your body in one place. Now, though, according to Reuters, the company is in discussion with major healthcare providers ahead of its launch to make it a tool used by physicians too.