Cottage Hospital is joining Santa Barbara’s chorus of high-octane concern over the accidental and inadvertent consumption of fentanyl and how it’s leading to drug overdoses and death, especially by ...

A new system takes a novel approach to monitoring patients’ vital signs, like heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation, with pleasant-sounding melodies instead of alarms. Designed by ...

Are computerized hospital alarms trying to tell us too much? The beeping of monitors has become the ever-present audio wallpaper of hospital units. Medical devices monitoring patients send off alerts ...

This kid tried to beat the flu, but ended up with a bug instead. A Chinese hospital’s attempt to cure a toddler’s flu backfired disgustingly after a worm infiltrated his IV tube. The hospital has ...

The practice of routinely maintaining PIVC access has not only benefits but also risks. It’s due for a mindset shift, with ...