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U.S. Home Births IncreaseBut many doctors are still wary of the practice.
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Why Do Doctors Wear Green Or Blue Scrubs?Green may be well-suited to help doctors see better in the operating room.
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Overworked Doctors May Jeopardize Patient SafetyForty percent of hospital physicians say that, at least once per month, they take on more patients than they can safely handle.
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Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Mean ReadmissionsLess time spent in the hospital doesn't always mean patients will be readmitted.
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Why Power Is So Tricky for Hospitals During Hurricanes
Power outages in hospitals during natural disasters can be difficult to prevent.
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Why Doctors Don't Read Some Medical Test ResultsTests ordered on a patient's last day at the hospital often go unchecked.
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Profit Motive Drives Surgery Patients Home Too EarlyThe desire of hospitals to make a buck is driving some surgery patients home before they’re ready, a new study finds.
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Hospitals Hope to Kick Own Pollution HabitsHospitals, among the nation's worse polluters, pledge to get green.
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Midwives Make Home Births Safer for BabiesHome births are associated with an increased risk of neonatal seizures and lower scores on tests of health immediately after birth.
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