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hospital stories: 82 news summaries

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 Flu Fear Swamps US Hospitals 

System strained as people with mild symptoms demand swine flu tests

May 1, 09 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hospitals and clinics across the country are being overwhelmed by panicky people seeking to be tested for swine flu, reports the Los Angeles Times. Experts warn the signs of strain already show that the system is ill-equipped to deal with a full-scale outbreak. Health officials struggling to cope with the... More »

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emergency room • hospital • outbreak • influenza • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 'Suicidal' 
 Ex-NBA Star 
 Jayson Williams 
 Hospitalized 

He will undergo psychological evaluation

Apr 27, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams was hospitalized after acting "suicidal" and "violent," the New York Post reports. Police officers used "an electrical device" to subdue Williams, who had barricaded himself inside a New York hotel room. He was taken to a hospital for a psychological evaluation.... More »

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basketball • New Jersey Nets • hospital • Philadelphia 76ers • Jayson Williams

(Newser) - A Los Angeles-area hospital released funnyman Jay Leno today after observing him overnight for apparent dehydration, People reports. "We are happy to say that Jay Leno is feeling much better," NBC said in a statment. Leno plans to resume taping Monday after The Tonight Show was canceled today... More »

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Los Angeles • hospital

(Newser) - Jay Leno remained hospitalized today but is expected to be back at work on Monday, reports Access Hollywood. He's rumored to be suffering from food poisoning, but there's  still no official word. Leno reportedly has been joking with his doctors and the hospital staff since checking himself in yesterday. NBC... More »

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television • NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • hospital • Tonight Show

'Fridge' in Hospital With Serious Illness

Former NFL star Perry was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré last year

Apr 22, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - William "the Refrigerator" Perry is in serious condition at a South Carolina hospital, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Bears defensive tackle was diagnosed last year with Guillain-Barré, a syndrome that causes inflamed nerves and weakness. The star of the 1986 Super Bowl "is improving every day and... More »

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NFL • football • Chicago Bears • hospital • William Perry • Guillain-Barré

ANALYSIS

 India's Medical Innovators 
 Have Much to Teach US 


Experts search for better, cheaper methods

Apr 18, 09 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, US hospitals lead the world in the latest technology—but they could learn a thing or two from India’s improving health care system, where pioneers are demonstrating how to give superior care without unnecessary costs, the Economist reports. “In our country’s patient-centric health system, you must... More »

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health care • technology • health care costs • India • hospital

 Fawcett Out of Hospital 


Apr 9, 09 9:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett is out of the hospital and back home again, People reports. The 62-year-old actress, who's suffering from anal cancer, had been admitted more than a week ago because of internal bleeding not directly related to the cancer. With her pain subsiding, she left today with longtime companion Ryan... More »

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cancer • hospital • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • anal cancer

 Burn Victim 
 Gets New 
 Face, Hands 

Landmark operation in clinic where docs performed world's first face transplant

Apr 7, 09 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A burn victim has received a new face and hands in a ground-breaking transplant surgery in France, reports the Times of London. A team of 40 doctors worked 30 hours in the same Paris hospital that performed the world's first face transplant in 2005 and first hand transplant in 1998.... More »

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surgery • France • physician • Paris • hospital • face transplant • surgeons • hand transplant

 Top Ways to Die 
 in TV Hospitals  

Death by heroism, redemption kill scores on doctor shows

Apr 2, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of ER meeting its end tonight, NPR looks at the lesson-giving, plot-driven ways most guest characters meet theirs on such medical TV dramas. A few of the most common:
  • Death by heroism. Saving a dog, old person, or otherwise vulnerable individual can drastically increase a character’
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television • death • hospital • actor • character • characters

Many Medicare Patients Leave Hospital, Then Quickly Return

Readmissions cost
US billions a year

Apr 2, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - One-third of all Medicare patients hospitalized each year are readmitted within 90 days of being discharged, costing taxpayers billions of dollars annually, a new study found. Meanwhile, half of patients who went back in the first month after treatment had not seen a doctor in the interim. "Given the... More »

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health care • health care costs • New England Journal of Medicine • budget • hospital • health care reform • hospitalization

(Newser) - NFL player Ryan Moats said today he accepted the apology of the cop who stopped and detained him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot, preventing him from seeing his mother-in-law before she died, though his wife was allowed to go to her bedside. Moats told Good Morning ... More »

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police • death • hospital • Ryan Moats • apology • mother-in-law • traffic violation

(Newser) - Family and friends assembled in New York today for the wake of Natasha Richardson, the AP reports; husband Liam Neeson, their sons, and mother Vanessa Redgrave were among them. “It’s been a very, very sad few days and I think it will stay that way,” said family... More »

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New York City • Canada • hospital • accidental death • skiing • Montreal • Liam Neeson • wake • Natasha Richardson • head trauma

(Newser) - Barbara Bush was released from the hospital today, nine days after undergoing open-heart surgery, the Houston Chronicle reports. “This Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky one,” said the former first lady. “I was able to go home with George, feeling healthy and strong.... More »

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Barbara Bush • heart • hospital • George HW Bush

 Goody Goes Home to Die 


Mar 11, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer-stricken reality star Jade Goody left her London hospital and returned home today, the Mail reports. New husband Jack Tweed, as well as a nurse from the hospital, accompanied her. Goody, who has only weeks to live, wants to die at home and was “thrilled” at the prospect of... More »

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cancer • reality TV • London • hospital • Britain • Jade Goody

Would-Be Suicide Wins $130K Against Life-Saving Hospital

'I can't even cuddle my wife with my right hand,' he complains

Mar 6, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A would-be suicide has won a $130,000 settlement against the British hospital that saved his life, reports the Telegraph. The father of two complained that an extra heavy dose of IV drugs used to neutralize the 100 pills he swallowed reduced his arm function by 75%. "I know... More »

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suicide • overdose • lawsuit • hospital • settlement • malpractice

Preteen Gets
Her Last Wish:
A Wedding

9-year-old terminal leukemia patient 'marries' best friend

Feb 25, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Nine-year-old Jayla Cooper dreamed of her wedding day, and even a grim medical diagnosis couldn't keep her from her wish. The 9-year-old, suffering from an aggressive form of leukemia that has left her with just weeks to live, recently "married" her 7-year-old sweetheart, a fellow leukemia patient at... More »

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cancer • Texas • children • wedding • death • leukemia • hospital

(Newser) - US hospitals are running short of nurses as the high-pressure work pushes many to walk out, the AP reports. With little on-the-job training, one in five are quitting in less than a year—forcing hospitals to invest in residency programs to try to keep them. "It really was, 'Throw... More »

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nurses • hospital • medical care

(Newser) - The woman who recently gave birth to octuplets has been released from a Los Angeles-area hospital, the Times reports. Where Nadya Suleman will go, or whether any of her eight infants will accompany her, is uncertain. Doctors had suggested that she would be released while her children remained under supervision.... More »

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pregnancy • baby • hospital • multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • discharge • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Mom Delivers 8 Babies 

Octuplets born in LA area hospital

Jan 27, 09 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman using fertility drugs has given birth to octuplets in a Los Angeles area hospital, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's only the second time in US history that eight babies have survived a multiple delivery. Doctors only expected seven babies and were surprised by the eighth. “... More »

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hospital • multiple births • octuplets • fertility drugs • Nadya Suleman

ANALYSIS

 Bill Could Kill 
 Doc-Owned Hospitals 

Feds may see $1.2B in savings if for-profit facilities come under new regulation

Jan 22, 09 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - A clause in a child-health bill just passed by the House would restrict Medicare payouts for, and the expansion of, doctor-owned hospitals, the specialized-care units blamed for hurting income at nonprofit facilities, the Wall Street Journal reports. There are 200 such facilities nationwide, touted for their efficiency but criticized for... More »

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health care • Congress • physician • doctor • hospital • for-profit hospital • nonprofit hospital • bill • Obama administration • President Obama

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