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Tainted Brain Surgery Tools Exposed 13 to Fatal Disease

But sterilizing wouldn't have eliminated Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

(Newser) - As many as 13 brain surgery patients are being monitored for symptoms of a "rapidly progressive and always fatal" brain disease they may have gotten while under the knife. Instruments contaminated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare, incurable disorder similar to mad cow disease, were used on eight patients at...

Real Hospital Bill: $546 for Bag of Saltwater

 Real Hospital Bill: 
 $546 for Bag of 
 Saltwater 
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Aug 31, 2013 7:36 AM CDT

Real Hospital Bill: $546 for Bag of Saltwater

That's for 6 liters of water and 54 grams of salt

(Newser) - As far as price tags go, it's an attention grabber: $546 for six liters of water and 54 grams of salt. But that's what one patient was charged for what the New York Times calls "one of the most common components of emergency medicine": the IV bag....

What It&#39;s Like to Live in a Hospital&mdash;for 45 Years
What It's Like to Live in a Hospital—for 45 Years
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Aug 10, 2013 7:30 AM CDT

What It's Like to Live in a Hospital—for 45 Years

BBC profiles Paulo Henrique Machado

(Newser) - Your eyes aren't deceiving you: The headline is correct. Paulo Henrique Machado has lived in a Brazilian hospital not for 45 days or 45 weeks, but for 45 years. The BBC speaks with the inspiring man, whose mother died just two days after he was born and who went...

Last Boston Victim Leaves Hospital

Marc Fucarile discharged exactly 100 days after attack

(Newser) - The last person injured in the Boston Marathon bombings who was still in the hospital is being discharged, exactly 100 days after the attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg and suffered severe burns and shrapnel wounds when the second of...

2 Left Paralyzed in SF Plane Crash

19 still at SF General Hospital, 6 in critical condition

(Newser) - Two passengers have been left paralyzed in the San Francisco plane crash , which also killed two others—now identified as Wang Linjia and Ye Mengyuan, both 16-year-old girls from China . Nineteen victims of the crash remain at San Francisco General Hospital, six of them in critical condition, says Chief of...

After 9-Mile Run, Woman Gets Major Shock: a Baby

Trish Staine didn't know she was pregnant

(Newser) - Trish Staine felt pretty crappy after running nine miles as part of her half-marathon training on Sunday. Thinking she was dealing with a pulled muscle or pinched nerve, she tried painkillers, baths, and laying down; nothing worked, and her husband finally called an ambulance the next day. Turns out Staine...

More Health Woes for Queen's Hubby

Duke to stay in hospital up to 2 weeks after 'exploratory operation'

(Newser) - It's probably not the birthday he was hoping for: Prince Philip will turn 92 in the hospital on Monday following his admission yesterday to the London Clinic for an "exploratory operation following abdominal investigations," Buckingham Palace said in a somewhat vague statement. Though it's not clear...

Drunk Frat Guy Left at Hospital ... With Post-It

Student had BAC of 0.47% after downing 20 tequila shots in drinking competition

(Newser) - Frat fail: An Arizona State University student who put back an estimated 20 shots of tequila ended up passed out in the emergency room, but his fraternity brothers were nice enough to stick a Post-It note on him asking for help before leaving. The 19-year-old is fine now, but he...

Psychiatric Hospital Fire Kills 38

Short circuit may be cause of Russia blaze

(Newser) - At least 38 people, most of them patients, have been killed in a psychiatric hospital fire near Moscow. A short circuit may have caused the flames, reports say. The blaze, which has now been extinguished, hit a section that was home to patients with severe disorders, the BBC reports. "...

Brazil Doctor Killed Patients to Free Beds: Prosecutors

Virginia de Souza charged in 7 murders; hundreds more deaths being reviewed

(Newser) - A Brazilian intensive care unit doctor has been charged in the murders of seven patients as a means to free up hospital beds—and now, investigators say she may have been involved in up to 300 deaths. Dr. Virginia Soares de Souza has so far been charged with seven counts...

'Nightmare Bacteria' a Rising Threat in US Hospitals

Family of germs resists even the strongest antibiotics

(Newser) - A family of deadly germs that can withstand even the strongest antibiotics is a growing threat in American hospitals, federal officials warn. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae—CRE—have been detected in 4% of short-stay hospitals and nearly a fifth of long-term ones and authorities warn there is only a "limited window...

The Queen Leaves Hospital
 The Queen Leaves Hospital 
Mar 4, 2013 9:29 AM CST

The Queen Leaves Hospital

Stomach bug no big deal

(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II has left a central London hospital after a one-day stay caused by a severe stomach bug . She walked out of King Edward VII Hospital unassisted this afternoon wearing a red dress, and was driven away in a motorcade. The hospital stay had initially been planned for two...

2nd Hospital Warns 1.9K of Possible HIV Exposure

Olean General says risk is low

(Newser) - A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV , hepatitis B, or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital officials said today. Olean General Hospital was mailing letters to 1,915 patients who received insulin at the hospital from...

700 Possibly Exposed to HIV at Buffalo VA

Insulin pens were accidentally reused at hospital

(Newser) - More than 700 patients at the Buffalo VA Medical Center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C because of accidental reuse of insulin pens, says the Veterans Administration. Authorities said there is a "very small risk" for the diabetic patients who may have been exposed...

Elder Bush Moved Out of Intensive Care

41st president in good spirits and alert: spokesman

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush's condition continued to improve today, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said. "President Bush's condition has improved, so he has been moved today from the intensive care unit to a regular patient room at The Methodist Hospital...

Delhi Gang-Rape Victim May Need Organ Transplant

23-year-old now in Singapore for treatment

(Newser) - The woman who was gang-raped on a New Delhi bus has been flown to Singapore for treatment. The 23-year-old remains in 'extremely critical condition,' says a hospital rep, and she may need an organ transplant. India's government fears that continuing protests —which have already seen the...

Elder Bush&#39;s Fever Breaks
 Elder Bush in 
 Intensive Care 
updated
Dec 27, 2012 4:03 AM CST

Elder Bush in Intensive Care

Former president in guarded condition after 'series of setbacks'

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush today remains in an intensive care unit at a Houston hospital, having suffered "a series of setbacks," including a stubborn fever. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said last night that the former president has been in the ICU at Methodist Hospital since Sunday and...

Mandela Leaves the Hospital
 Mandela Leaves 
 the Hospital 
Dec 26, 2012 7:56 PM CST

Mandela Leaves the Hospital

Former South African president will receive care at home

(Newser) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released today from the hospital after being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government spokesman said. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon will continue to receive medical care at home. Mandela had been in the hospital since Dec. 8. In recent...

Gunman Wounds 3 at Alabama Hospital
Gunman
Wounds 3
at Alabama
Hospital
Dec 15, 2012 11:45 AM CST

Gunman Wounds 3 at Alabama Hospital

He opens fire on police, is killed

(Newser) - Authorities in Alabama say a man opened fire in a hospital this morning, wounding an officer and two employees before he was fatally shot by police. The officer and employees suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police were called because a man with a gun was walking through St....

Girl Pulled From Hospital Safe in Mexico: Parents

Probe continues as leukemia patient speaks to media

(Newser) - A girl whose mom whisked her out of a Phoenix hospital against the advice of those treating the 11-year-old for leukemia is now receiving medical care in Mexico, her parents say. Doctors remain worried about the possibility of deadly infection tied to her chest catheter if she doesn't receive...

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