Although a groundbreaking 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report suggested that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical … Continue reading “Fatalities due to medical errors likely underreported”
Preventable emergency room visits and hospitalizations represent only a small part of the health costs among Medicare patients with the highest expenses, according to … Continue reading “New strategies needed to curb costs among expensive Medicare patients”
How well a hospital performs on three major publicly reported conditions—heart attack, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia—may prove a useful tool in signaling overall … Continue reading “Hospital performance on trio of medical conditions may predict quality of broader hospital care”
Taking even a small amount of iron during pregnancy cuts a woman’s risk of developing anemia and decreases the risk that her baby will … Continue reading “Daily iron supplement during pregnancy reduces risk of low birth weight, anemia”
Parents and adults working with vulnerable young children and babies must be better equipped to shield the youngsters from “toxic stress” and other adversities … Continue reading “New strategies needed to help vulnerable children grow into healthy adults”
A recent study showing that people covered by Medicaid may be less depressed than those who aren’t has prompted new debate about the value … Continue reading “Can lack of health insurance increase risk of depression?”
The efforts of environmental scientist Chensheng (Alex) Lu to study the effects of pesticide exposure on honeybees were chronicled in a Boston Globe Magazine … Continue reading “Searching for causes of bee colony collapse”
Donald Berwick, one of the nation’s leading authorities on healthcare quality and improvement and former professor of health policy and management at Harvard School … Continue reading “Healthcare expert Donald Berwick announces governor bid”
People who increase their red meat consumption may also increase their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from Harvard School of … Continue reading “Eating more red meat may increase risk of type 2 diabetes”
Paying up to 40% more for organic food is worth the investment, wrote Chensheng (Alex) Lu, associate professor of environmental exposure biology at Harvard … Continue reading “Buying organic food is worth it, HSPH prof says”