Federal authorities are investigating Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center after two nurses died of fentanyl overdoses in restrooms at UT Southwestern's William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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Most Americans agree that people with opioid use disorder need both medical and nonmedical resources for treatment. However, many do not know where to find these resources or how much they will cost, according to a new survey from NORC…
A new study on guidelines aimed at lowering opioid prescriptions to prevent addiction shows the potential success — and challenges — of changing prescribing habits, according to NPR.
A man with an assault rifle opened fire at a Chicago-based Veterans Affairs hospital Aug. 12, prompting a lockdown, reports Chicago Tribune.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether an air ambulance pilot fell asleep while transporting a patient to a Boston-area hospital, reports CBS affiliate WBZ.
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In 2017, New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery implemented a Controlled Substances Task Force to limit the risk of opioid misuse among the roughly 32,000 patients who undergo orthopedic surgeries at the hospital annually.
Providing home-delivered meals to Medicare beneficiaries could save the program $158 million in hospital readmission bills, according to a recent study from the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Boston police say a patient repeatedly stabbed an emergency medical technician while traveling in an ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital on July 10, according to The Boston Globe.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Moses Cone Hospital is changing its emergency policies after a lockdown June 29 created confusion due to "unclear policies and protocols," according to Campus Security & Life Safety.
Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital, slated to close later this year, has stopped taking critically ill patients in its emergency room, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.