Archive: Hospitals
Manners for MDs
Does your doctor have good manners? And how much does that matter to you? We depend on physicians to analyze our symptoms, make diagnoses and spell out treatment plans. It's nice when they can do all that with a well-developed bedside manner. At the very least, we expect them to...
By Jennifer Huget | May 13, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (25)
Tough Choices in Times of Disaster
In the event of a flu pandemic or other large-scale medical disaster, who will decide which of us receives life-saving health care? That's one of the big questions addressed in this report in the May issue of the journal Chest. A task force set up to figure out how the...
By Jennifer Huget | May 7, 2008; 07:02 AM ET | Email a Comment
What Happened to the ER Since George Clooney?
We've been watching ER on TV since 1994. But since George Clooney first appeared in scrubs, a lot more has changed than just the cast of the prime-time drama. For one thing, ER's around the country have gotten a lot more crowded. Like many of you, I've found myself...
By Rob Stein | April 10, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (20)
