Good Hospitals May Have High Death Rates
More than 120 hospitals, given top marks by patients for providing excellent care, also have a darker distinction: high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia.
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More than 120 hospitals, given top marks by patients for providing excellent care, also have a darker distinction: high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia.
A recall has been issued for 36 million pounds of ground turkey after one person died and more than 70 others were sickened by salmonella.
How well do heart surgeons perform? Consumer Reports has released a ratings list, which ranks groups across the country as above average, average, or below average.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the region's largest hospital system, is refusing to renegotiate its contract with Highmark in the wake of the insurer's landmark agreement with West Penn Allegheny Health System.
KDKA AM's Larry and John talk to renowned neurologist Dr Joseph Maroon and NFL veteran Brad Culpepper about kids and concussions.
Health officials said four cases of salmonella linked to the national ground turkey outbreak have been reported in Allegheny County.
The birth of a child is special for any parent and a long-standing tradition has been to film the event. However, some hospitals are cracking down and aren't allowing cameras in the delivery room anymore.
Federal officials say one person has died and dozens of people have gotten sick from salmonella poisoning that appears to be linked to ground turkey.
Consumers are being advised to throw out or return glass-bottled, pasteurized milk from the Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa, Beaver County.
Dr. Jose Oliva, a hepatologist and Dr. Ngoc Thai, a liver transplant surgeon, answer callers questions about the liver, liver disease, and liver transplants.
Certain medications to ease heartburn caused by acid reflux - also known as GERD - may be doing more harm than good, according to a new study.
Hope. That's what local doctors are giving to some women diagnosed with a deadly cancer. Moments with her family are what 49-year-old Liz Thomasson cherishes most. Especially since just a couple of years ago she was fighting for her life.
Two local doctors who work at a women's clinic are facing charges after an investigation by the district attorney's office and the DEA. The doctors are accused of illegally prescribing medicine to a staff member.
Chris Moore talks with Dr. Devra Davis, author of The Secret History of the War on Cancer, about whether cell phones and the countless other electronic devices that surround us on a daily basis are killing brain cells and contributing to cancer.
While part of Perthes disease may be due interruption of the blood supply to the bone, there seems to be more to it than that and no one knows exactly why it happens.
