... these findings, researchers studied patient demographics including gender, age and medical condition.   2. Results showed there were more deaths among hip fracture patients. Approximately 3.4 percent ...17 September 2015

... women who found Dr. Klein not guilty of murder in the 2009 overdose of a patient. State prosecutors stated the patient died after taking a large dose of a narcotic and an anti-anxiety drug that Dr. Klein ...16 September 2015

...  Dr. Bradstreet is just the latest in a string of around 12 physicians and healthcare practitioners championing alternative medicine that died or have gone missing over the past few weeks, according to ...16 September 2015

... medical issue during their hospital stay.   3. While 4.4 percent of privately insured stroke patients died in the hospital, 5.1 percent of Medicare stroke patients died in the hospital.   4. Maryam ...11 September 2015

... MD, MBA, was named to the North American Spine Foundation's board of directors.   Neurologist Oliver Sacks, MD, died at 82 years old from liver cancer.   Barrow Neurosurgical Associates in Phoenix ...04 September 2015

... was staggering.   The law was named after a patient who died from lung cancer that should have been identified much earlier. Most physicians are familiar with the Institutes of Medicine's 1999 report ...31 August 2015

Neurologist Oliver Sacks, MD, died at 82 years old on August 30, according to Medscape. Here are five things to know about Dr. Sacks:   1. Dr. Sacks died from liver cancer.   2. A neurologist, ...29 August 2015

... fact that so many people have already died from the disease, as it is now a known disease, unlike in 1978.   More articles on spine: Robotic option for spine surgeries at Morton Plant: 5 key points ...12 August 2015

... spine surgeons passed away within the last year:   Charles Kuntz IV, MD, of Cincinnati-based Mayfield Clinic, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 50 in February. Local police said he died in his ...03 August 2015

... cause of death among high school athletes is sudden cardiac arrest, according to a Heart Rhythm Society study.   2. In the past decade, more than 76 high school athletes have died from heart conditions ...31 July 2015

... cases excluded due to follow-up loss and three patients died during the follow-up period.   The average patient age at the time of surgery was 11 years and four months. The average follow-up was 48.4 ...29 July 2015

... Dr. Duntsch was charged with five counts of aggravated assault and one count of "injury to an elderly person" applied to five patients he performed surgery on who either died or have been "scarred for life," ...23 July 2015

Robert Small, MD, an orthopedic surgeon died due to injuries he sustained in a bicycle crash in New York, according to lohud. Here are four things to know:   1. The incident occurred Friday.  Dr. ...15 July 2015

... errors or lax safety procedures.   2. A Texas anesthesiologist allegedly sent text messages and e-mails when monitoring a patient in 2011. The patient died after her oxygen levels dropped without the ...14 July 2015

... percent premium for Smith & Nephew. The rumors have since died down — especially after Stryker bought back $2 billion worth of shares in March of this year, according to a Bidness ETC report. 13. In ...25 June 2015

... the two leading American centers survived for at least a year. All six of the patients receiving transplant at the worst treatment center died within a year. A discrepancy does exist and data must reflect ...25 June 2015

... Dr. Stryker's son, Lee Stryker, became general manager of Stryker. He became the company's president in January 1968. Lee Stryker unfortunately died while piloting his own place on July 25, 1976. At the ...18 June 2015

... of the Adventist Health International network. Here are five quick facts about the earthquake:   1. The original earthquake was 7.8 and more than 8,400 people died.   2. The earthquake injured ...20 May 2015

... in the New York Daily News discussing Freddie Gray's spinal injury. Mr. Gray was injured while in police custody in Baltimore and later died as a result of the injury.   Orthopedic spine surgeon and ...01 May 2015

...  Nepal's appeal for medical and physician resources comes after a disastrous 7.8 earthquake struck between Kathmandu and Pokhara. BBC News reports at least 3,617 people are known to have died and more ...27 April 2015