Game On? McCain Blasts Obama on Benghazi at ‘Storm Relief’ Rally
ABC News(ONTARIO, Ohio) — After nearly 48 hours of squall stall, Sen. John McCain has kicked the the presidential campaign back into gear, ripping the Obama administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi during a brief…
Push for ‘Ouchless’ Emergency Rooms for Kids
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Parents, your next trip to the hospital emergency room may be a little less painful, thanks to a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics.The report authors reviewed nearly 250 medical studies to provide guid…
UPDATE: Pakistani Girl Nearly Killed by Taliban Arrives at UK Hospital for Treatment
Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images(LONDON) — Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was targeted and nearly killed by the Taliban for supporting education for girls, has been flown to a hospital in Birmingham, England, for medical treatm…
Surgeons Report Progress Against Dangerous Hospital Infection
Pixland/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Surgeons have found a new treatment that may help put a stubborn hospital-acquired infection on the run.Hospitalized patients are at risk for developing healthcare-related infections, and one of the most dreaded is Clos…
Lindsay Lohan Treated for Asthma at NYC Emergency Room
Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images for amfAR(NEW YORK) — Lindsay Lohan was rushed to a New York City emergency room Sunday night following an asthma attack.“Lindsay was treated and released, and is doing fine,” her rep Steve Honig told ABC…
Baby Abducted from Pittsburgh Hospital Found Alive
WTAE(PITTSBURGH) — A 3-day-old infant who was abducted Thursday afternoon from the maternity ward of a Pittsburgh hospital has been found alive, a Pittsburgh Police Department spokeswoman said.The baby was taken back to the hospital to be positively i…
Prince Phillip Released from Hospital After Five Days
Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Philip has rejoined the royal family after being hospitalized for a recurrence of the bladder infection he suffered earlier this summer.The Duke of Edinburgh was released from the Aberdeen Royal In…
Mount Sinai Hospital Sued for Sex Discrimination
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A fired hospital technician claims she was the victim of sexist and anti-Semitic taunts while working at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Sandra Morris, 37, has sued the Manhattan medical center and two of her forme…
Jim Calhoun Released from Hospital
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(STORRS, Conn.) — University of Connecticut head basketball coach Jim Calhoun was released from the hospital after he had surgery to repair a hip fracture.
Calhoun injured the hip in a bicycle accident near his home in Madison, …
Hospital Thwarts California Baby’s Kidnapping
Hemera/Thinkstock(GARDEN GROVE, Calif.) — A woman disguised in scrubs allegedly tried to steal a newborn girl from a California hospital before the baby’s security bracelet sounded an alarm. Employees at Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center detained s…
NH Hospital Employee Blamed for Infecting Dozens of Patients with Hepatitis C
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(EXETER, N.H.) — A New Hampshire hospital employee has been indicted for causing a Hepatitis C outbreak that infected 31 patients in the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab.David Kwiatkowski, 32, was arrested and charged with …
Report: Halle Berry Taken to Hospital After On-Set Injury
Steve Granitz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Halle Berry was rushed to the hospital after injuring herself in a fall, according to ABC News affiliate KABC-TV.The Oscar-winning actress reportedly was shooting the film The Hive in Los Angeles when she took a …
More Stroke Patients Die After Weekend Hospital Admissions
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Patients who are hospitalized over the weekend for strokes fare worse than those who come into the hospital during the week, according to new research published in the Archives of Neurology.The study found patients w…
New Hampshire Hospital Facing Legal Action over Hepatitis C Outbreak
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(EXETER, N.H.) — New Hampshire’s Exeter Hospital faces dozens of lawsuits over an outbreak of hepatitis C that has been linked to its cardiac catheterization lab.The New Hampshire Department of Health announced Monday that, so fa…
Buffalo Shooter Found Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The body of Dr. Timothy V. Jorden, the trauma surgeon suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend Wednesday, was found near his home today with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. Jorden was wearing…
Buffalo Hospital Shooting: Surgeon on the Run but Not in Canada
ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The former Army Special Forces surgeon who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend to death at a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital has dodged a multi-agency manhunt apparently without crossing into Canada, authorities said on Thursday.Dr. Tim…
Buffalo Hospital Shooting: Surgeon at Large After Cops Search His Home
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A former Army Special Forces surgeon who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend to death at a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital on Wednesday remains at large, despite a day-long police manhunt.Dr. Timothy V. Jorden, 49, i…
Ex-Army Surgeon Wanted in Hospital Shooting
Erie County Medical Center(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A woman who was shot dead at a Buffalo, N.Y. hospital was a nursing student who sources familiar with the investigation say was the ex-girlfriend of Dr. Timothy Jorden, the special forces captain and surgeon…
Therapy Dog ‘Spirit’, Once Abused, Eases Pain for Sick, Dying
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — For the last week, Archibald Downer—a 65-year-old on dialysis—has been painfully poked and prodded with needles as doctors try to figure out why his fever and blood pressure won’t go down. He is bedridden a…
Miley Cyrus Stitched Up After Cooking Accident
PRNewsFoto/MTV Networks International(LOS ANGELES) — Miley Cyrus had to go to the hospital on Monday night, but it was nothing serious.TMZ.com reported that Cyrus accidentally cut her finger in her Los Angeles home while cooking. Accompanied by …