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Apr 26, 2013 3:00 AM CDT

Psychiatric Hospital Fire Kills 38

Short circuit may be cause of Russia blaze

(Newser) - At least 38 people, most of them patients, have been killed in a psychiatric hospital fire near Moscow. A short circuit may have caused the flames, reports say. The blaze, which has now been extinguished, hit a section that was home to patients with severe disorders, the BBC reports. "...

Brazil Doctor
Killed Patients
to Free Beds:
Prosecutors

Mar 28, 2013 4:52 AM CDT

Brazil Doctor Killed Patients to Free Beds: Prosecutors

Virginia de Souza charged in 7 murders; hundreds more deaths being reviewed

(Newser) - A Brazilian intensive care unit doctor has been charged in the murders of seven patients as a means to free up hospital beds—and now, investigators say she may have been involved in up to 300 deaths. Dr. Virginia Soares de Souza has so far been charged with seven counts...

'Nightmare Bacteria' Rising Hospital Threat

'Nightmare Bacteria'
a Rising Threat in
US Hospitals

Mar 6, 2013 4:41 AM CST

'Nightmare Bacteria' a Rising Threat in US Hospitals

Family of germs resists even the strongest antibiotics

(Newser) - A family of deadly germs that can withstand even the strongest antibiotics is a growing threat in American hospitals, federal officials warn. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae—CRE—have been detected in 4% of short-stay hospitals and nearly a fifth of long-term ones and authorities warn there is only a "limited window...

The Queen Leaves Hospital

Mar 4, 2013 9:29 AM CST

The Queen Leaves Hospital

Stomach bug no big deal

(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II has left a central London hospital after a one-day stay caused by a severe stomach bug . She walked out of King Edward VII Hospital unassisted this afternoon wearing a red dress, and was driven away in a motorcade. The hospital stay had initially been planned for two...

2nd Hospital Warns 1.9K
of Possible HIV Exposure

Jan 24, 2013 2:40 PM CST

2nd Hospital Warns 1.9K of Possible HIV Exposure

Olean General says risk is low

(Newser) - A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV , hepatitis B, or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital officials said today. Olean General Hospital was mailing letters to 1,915 patients who received insulin at the hospital from...

700 Possibly Exposed
to HIV at Buffalo VA

Jan 14, 2013 8:33 AM CST

700 Possibly Exposed to HIV at Buffalo VA

Insulin pens were accidentally reused at hospital

(Newser) - More than 700 patients at the Buffalo VA Medical Center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C because of accidental reuse of insulin pens, says the Veterans Administration. Authorities said there is a "very small risk" for the diabetic patients who may have been exposed...

Elder Bush
Moved Out of
Intensive Care

Dec 29, 2012 4:25 PM CST

Elder Bush Moved Out of Intensive Care

41st president in good spirits and alert: spokesman

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush's condition continued to improve today, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said. "President Bush's condition has improved, so he has been moved today from the intensive care unit to a regular patient room at The Methodist Hospital...

Delhi Gang-Rape
Victim May Need
Organ Transplant

Dec 27, 2012 4:41 AM CST

Delhi Gang-Rape Victim May Need Organ Transplant

23-year-old now in Singapore for treatment

(Newser) - The woman who was gang-raped on a New Delhi bus has been flown to Singapore for treatment. The 23-year-old remains in 'extremely critical condition,' says a hospital rep, and she may need an organ transplant. India's government fears that continuing protests —which have already seen the...

Elder Bush in
Intensive Care

updated

Dec 27, 2012 4:03 AM CST

Elder Bush in Intensive Care

Former president in guarded condition after 'series of setbacks'

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush today remains in an intensive care unit at a Houston hospital, having suffered "a series of setbacks," including a stubborn fever. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said last night that the former president has been in the ICU at Methodist Hospital since Sunday and...

Mandela Leaves
the Hospital

Dec 26, 2012 7:56 PM CST

Mandela Leaves the Hospital

Former South African president will receive care at home

(Newser) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released today from the hospital after being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government spokesman said. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon will continue to receive medical care at home. Mandela had been in the hospital since Dec. 8. In recent...

Gunman
Wounds 3
at Alabama
Hospital

Dec 15, 2012 11:45 AM CST

Gunman Wounds 3 at Alabama Hospital

He opens fire on police, is killed

(Newser) - Authorities in Alabama say a man opened fire in a hospital this morning, wounding an officer and two employees before he was fatally shot by police. The officer and employees suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police were called because a man with a gun was walking through St....

Girl Pulled From
Hospital Safe
in Mexico:
Parents

Dec 13, 2012 8:34 AM CST

Girl Pulled From Hospital Safe in Mexico: Parents

Probe continues as leukemia patient speaks to media

(Newser) - A girl whose mom whisked her out of a Phoenix hospital against the advice of those treating the 11-year-old for leukemia is now receiving medical care in Mexico, her parents say. Doctors remain worried about the possibility of deadly infection tied to her chest catheter if she doesn't receive...

Nelson Mandela
Hospitalized,
'Comfortable'

Dec 9, 2012 5:59 AM CST

Nelson Mandela Hospitalized, 'Comfortable'

Jacob Zuma visits 94-year-old former president

(Newser) - South Africans prayed today for the health of former President Nelson Mandela and anxiously awaited further word about the anti-apartheid leader after he was admitted to a military hospital. President Jacob Zuma visited Mandela this morning at the hospital in Pretoria and found the frail 94-year-old to be "comfortable...

Girl Sought After
Mom Sneaks Her
Out of Hospital

Dec 4, 2012 9:13 AM CST

Girl Sought After Mom Sneaks Her Out of Hospital

If she isn't brought back, she could die in days: police

(Newser) - Authorities are looking for an 11-year-old girl with leukemia and a heart catheter who they say could die in a matter of days if she isn't brought back to the hospital from which her parents removed her last week. Authorities say the girl, Emily, had been receiving chemotherapy at...

UN Group Seeks
Ban on 'Baby Boxes'

Nov 26, 2012 6:40 PM CST

UN Group Seeks Ban on 'Baby Boxes'

But advocates say they save lives

(Newser) - Mothers across Europe can abandon newborn babies in a so-called "baby box"—incubators located discreetly outside some hospitals. But one UN committee is lobbying to overturn the practice, saying the boxes ultimately hurt children and avoid dealing with the deeper causes of child abandonment, the AP reports. "...

Reform Ties
Hospital Payments
to Patient Satisfaction

Oct 15, 2012 2:03 AM CDT

Reform Ties Hospital Payments to Patient Satisfaction

But the customer isn't always right, hospitals complain

(Newser) - In a shift that is causing a lot of grumbling among health care professionals, payments to hospitals treating Medicare patients are being tied to patient happiness for the first time, the Wall Street Journal reports. The program, part of a larger pay-for-performance system built into ObamaCare, will help determine how...

Banker Chooses Life
Despite Winning Right to Die

Oct 7, 2012 6:01 PM CDT

Banker Chooses Life Despite Winning Right to Die

Grace Sung Eun Lee won ruling over her devout parents

(Newser) - She won the right to die, but now she apparently wants to live. Grace Sun Eun Lee, a Manhattan banker with an inoperable brain tumor, won a court ruling to die despite the wishes of her highly devout parents—who believe she will go to hell if she chooses death,...

Transplant Patient
Stuns Doctors
When Heart Heals

Transplant Patient Stuns Doctors When Heart Heals

Doctors had all but given up on Michael Crowe

(Newser) - Michael Crowe's near-miraculous story began with a mundane case of stomach flu. But when he went frozen on the family couch a couple of days later—staring and sweating while his mother tried to slap him out of it—the 23-year-old Omaha resident was rushed to the hospital last...

Willie Nelson
Hospitalized,
Misses Show

Aug 20, 2012 8:05 AM CDT

Willie Nelson Hospitalized, Misses Show

Breathing problems sideline country star in Colorado

(Newser) - Willie Nelson never showed up at a fundraiser he was supposed to appear at in Denver Saturday—because he went to the hospital instead. "I was told Willie woke up and had trouble breathing, so he was taken to the hospital," the host of the fundraiser, which was...

Billy Graham Hospitalized With Infection

Aug 12, 2012 2:40 PM CDT

Billy Graham Hospitalized With Infection

Evangelist in stable condition at North Carolina hospital

(Newser) - Evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to a North Carolina hospital last night with an infection in his lungs, the AP reports. Doctors say he is receiving antibiotics for what is probably bronchitis, and resting comfortably in stable condition. Graham, 93, received treatment for pneumonia last November and last May . According...