Patchy, bare scalps may be more about what's in your body than on top of your head.

UChicago Medicine is one of 12 hospitals in the nation with a 26-year, Leapfrog straight-“A” streak and Stephen Weber, MD, said the secret is to never be satisfied. “Whether I’m seeing patients or ...

Casey Means says Americans share a single underlying condition.

A safety incident report usually identifies the precipitating event. It doesn’t identify the small failures that led to it. In many cases, those failures aren’t just three deep but far deeper. One way ...

The Joint Commission has determined the 10 most common causes of sentinel events reported in the first six months of 2013. An organization reporting a sentinel event submits a root cause analysis to ...

Duke researchers study an approach that may help millions manage diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced nerve pain.

A key mystery behind one of the most common autoimmune diseases may finally have an answer. Researchers at Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital say they’ve discovered a root cause of ...

Nothing is more frustrating than having your doctor tell you that the physical ailments you are experiencing can only be managed, not healed. Yet that is what countless Americans are told by hospital ...

During a recent visit to a skilled nursing facility, a nurse made an insightful comment that stuck with me: “You can’t unscramble eggs.” This simple yet profound statement highlighted the difficulty ...