Science (and logic) would suggest you go to the hospital to feel better — not get sicker. But 5 percent of all inpatients acquire an infection of some kind during their stay,[...]

A new blood test for patients can help determine the diagnosis in a heart attack situation.[...]

Guess where getting restful sleep is a problem? A hospital! A new study shows that in a hospital setting, nocturnal noises can slow down the healing process. [...]

    The specialist:   As the director of the Mount Sinai Stroke Center, Dr. Stanley Tuhrim is a vascular neurologist who specializes in stroke and related conditions[...]

You can buy coverage that protects you if you have to cancel before or during your trip because you or your traveling companions becomes ill and requires care.[...]

Moms go through more physical and emotional pain than most men can imagine.[...]

    "In 2011 we introduced new technologies and solutions to which the marketplace responded with tremendous support," said Aegis President Pearson Talbert. &qu[...]

Americans who have had a severe heart attack are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than heart patients from 16 other countries, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. [...]

A column in yesterday’s New York Times by Maureen Dowd about how her brother died after acquiring infections in the hospital certainly struck a nerve – it was No. 1 on [...]