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14 hospitals rack up $850k in fines for dangerous errors

by healthcarebus January 20, 2012 Comments (1)

California recently fined 14 hospitals a total of $850,000 for a variety of errors that put patients at risk.

Binge drinking cost: $2 a pop

by healthcarebus October 18, 2011 Comments (0)

The cost to society of an individual tying an extra one on is about $2 per drink, according to a new study by the CDC.

Contaminated IVs suspected in deaths of nine patients

by healthcarebus April 5, 2011 Comments (0)

Alabama public health officials are investigating an outbreak of bacterial infections at six hospitals in the state.

Are we ready for a public health crisis?

by healthcarebus March 22, 2011 Comments (0)

How prepared is the U.S. for a major public health crisis? A new report has both good and bad news.

Clinic of horror ignored: Doc charged in 8 murders

by healthcarebus January 25, 2011 Comments (0)

A doctor in Philadelphia stands accused of performing illegal procedures in unsanitary conditions. And a city asks: How did this go on for so long?

Christmas mass is ground zero for hep A outbreak

by healthcarebus January 6, 2011 Comments (0)

A local health department is warning one church’s parishioners that their communion wafers may have been come with exposure to hepatitis A.

New STD cause: Facebook?

by healthcarebus April 27, 2010 Comments (1)

One public health official is bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “computer virus.”

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