NEW ORLEANS -- For converting atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in patients on rate-control or rhythm-control background therapy, an investigational injectable was generally effective within 10 minutes, investigators reported here. »»»
ATLANTA -- Giving progesterone to adults with traumatic brain injury can cut their risk of near-term death in half and may improve chances for recovery in patients with less severe injuries. »»»
Common threads run through many of the more than 100 crashes of medical evacuation helicopters that have occurred in the United States during the past decade. »»»
Air nurse Liza de Guzman knows she has a dangerous job.
It killed three of her colleagues when their helicopter plunged into Puget Sound near Edmonds Sept. 29. »»»
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt proposed the adoption of standards for certain attachments to electronic healthcare claims, a requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). »»»