Hospital Staffers Delighted By Surprise Pizza Party After Young Patient Wrote Message in His Window
Just hours after an 18-year-old patient broadcasted a special request from his hospital room window, the people of Rochester made it happen.
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Hospital Eases the Stress of Surgery for Young Patients By Letting Them Drive Mini-Cars into Operating Room
Rather than wheeling anxious young patients into an operating room on a gurney, this hospital let the kids take the wheel instead.
Dad Turns Board Games into Bed Sheets So Sick Kids Lying in Hospitals Won't Get Bored
As a means of fighting the tedium of plain white hospital rooms, this entrepreneur was inspired to create interactive bed sheets for young patients.
Counties With More Trees and Shrubs Spend Less on Medicare, Study Finds
An intriguing new study from the University of Illinois has linked trees and shrubland to reduced county-wide healthcare costs.
New 'Smart Toilet Seat' Could Save Thousands and Monitor Vital Signs From Comfort of Home
Rather than having hospital readmissions cost patients and healthcare systems thousands of dollars, this new life-saving loo could be the solution.
Hospital 'Bouncer' Nurses Are Saving Lives By Dramatically Cutting Down on Hospital Waiting Times
These nurses specialize in assessing patients before they even get to the receptionist - and it has already had a dramatic impact on wait times.
FDA Approves World's First Device That Could Save Thousands of Preemies From Common Heart Condition
This is the world's first device that has been designed to save thousands of premature babies from a common heart problem.
Joy, Grief, and a Handwritten Letter Bring Two Families Together After Woman Hears Hospital Music
People can find comfort in unlikely places – and for Jamie Fontenot, she found comfort in a song that played after her father's death.
Nigerian 'Angel' Has Secretly Been Paying for the Hospital Bills of Poor and Uninsured Patients
By paying off the medical bills of total strangers, this businessman has secured the release of hundreds of Nigerian hospital patients.
New Dad is Given Special Surprise After He Drove Burning Car Out of Hospital Garage
Though it is not advisable to drive a burning car, rescuers were impressed by this man's efforts to save a hospital and the surrounding vehicles.
Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins Pay $2 Million to Bring Hundreds of Therapy Dogs into Children's Hospitals
Hospital dogs offer a huge amount of physical and emotional relief to young patients - which is why these food companies are paying to provide more of them.
Santa is FaceTiming Kids in the Hospital So He Can Surprise Them From the 'North Pole'
These kids have been given the gift of Christmas cheer thanks to these FaceTime calls from the head elf himself calling in from the North Pole.
Instead of Taking Their Share of Hospital Lotto Pool Winnings, Nurses Give It All to Two Struggling Co-Workers
Instead of using their lottery winnings to benefit all of them, these nurses wanted to use the cash to help two of their co-workers going through hardship.
New Bandage That Doesn't Hurt Inspired By Spiderwebs
Even the most pain-tolerant people cringe once in a while, ripping an adhesive bandage off sensitive skin. But for babies, the removal process can break open skin, sometimes causing permanent scarring because the medical tape was designed for adults. MIT Researchers believe they have addressed the problem with a new kind of medical tape modeled on the design of spiderwebs.
20 Premature Babies Survive Heroic Transfer When Hospital Loses Power
As superstorm Sandy slammed into New York City Monday night, more than 10 feet of water flooded seven buildings of the NYU Medical Center. The facility lost power at the height of the storm and 20 newborn babies clinging to life from the neonatal intensive care unit needed to be carried down nine flights in dark stairways to waiting ambulances by heroic nurses and hospital staff using battery-operated life-saving equipment.
"I was blind for 25 years. Had a heart attack, woke up and could see."
I was blind for 25 years. Had a heart attack, woke up and could see.
20 Premature Babies Survive Heroic Transfer When Hospital Loses Power
As superstorm Sandy slammed into New York City Monday night, more than 10 feet of water flooded seven buildings of the NYU Medical Center. The facility lost power at the height of the storm and 20 newborn babies clinging to life from the neonatal intensive care unit needed to be carried down nine flights in dark stairways to waiting ambulances by heroic nurses and hospital staff using battery-operated life-saving equipment.
Stunning Recovery for First Child to Get Stem Cell Trachea
The first child in history to receive a trachea fashioned by his own stem cells has shown remarkable progress since the initial transplant two years ago, marking a new record for the novel procedure, which prevents risk from organ transplant rejection.
Generous Lottery Winner Donates Ticket to Charity
Somewhere in Kansas a Powerball lottery player shines as a hero for sending their winning ticket anonymously by mail to a local hospital.
9 Doctor Groups Rally to Reduce Overused Medical Tests
According to estimates, one-third of all money spent on US health care is devoted to unnecessary tests and procedures. In a proactive effort to help stem healthcare spending, nine medical associations have joined a campaign called Choosing Wisely, to educate doctors and patients to use more caution regarding certain procedures.
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