hospitals

Be careful where (and how) you stick that catheter.

As golf-cart popularity soars, so do injuries.

Harmless viruses could kill drug-resistant bacteria lurking in hospitals.

Simply opening windows and doors could help prevent the airborne spread of germs inside hospitals, medical researchers now report.

A new hospital gown could give patients a stylish cover-up plus a shield against lethal bacteria known to lurk in hospitals where people are already weakened by another illness.

Golf and trampolines are both worse than wrestling. And surprisingly, football comes in at No. 3.

Hospital noise is a growing problem. One facility is trying to do something about it.

Medicare patients at hospitals ranked in the top 5 percent have a 27 percent lower chance of dying.

The decibel level at a typical hospital during the day has risen from 57 in 1960 to 72 today.