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Dad Recycles Old Crayons Into New Ones for Schools, Hospitals and Art Programs
No young artist can resist the crisp, new box of crayons that back-to-school season so often brings, but not every little artist has access to them.
When...
Hospitals Make 17% Fewer Mistakes, Saving Lives and Money
A report released by the US Department of Health and Human Services this week shows an estimated 50,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and...
‘Teddy Clinic’ Treats Stuffed Animals to Ease Kids’ Fear of Hospitals
Medical students in Giessen, Germany, hosted a “Teddy Clinic” last week, dolling out free care to stuffed animals suffering from a range of imaginary illnesses.
The...
Hospitals In Boston And Texas Exchange Gifts After Recent Tragedies
A surprising trend is putting smiles on the faces of medical workers who are still coping with the aftermath of last week's twin tragedies...
Famous Musicians Bring Healing Power of Songs to Hospitals (w/ Video)
At the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., it is not uncommon for the crisp, clean, soothing sound of an acoustic guitar to echo...
Hospitals Waive Fees, Co-pay for Colorado Shooting Victims
Three of the hospitals taking care of people wounded in the Colorado theater shooting said Wednesday they will limit or completely wipe out medical...
More Hospitals Eliminate Free Infant Formula Samples
Hospitals that discontinued distributing industry-sponsored infant formula sample packs to new mothers doubled from 2007 to 2010, but many continue the practice despite criticism...
Peter Pan, a Legacy of Giving to Children’s Hospitals
Following the highly successful debut of the play about Peter Pan in 1904, the Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie donated the copyright...
Obama Directive: Hospitals Must Grant Same-Sex Visitations
President Obama issued a memorandum Thursday to the Department of Health and Human Services, ordering hospitals to give same-sex couples the right to...
Hospitals Investing in Compassionate Care – Even for Staff
With all the reports of health care delivery being bottom line driven, it is reassuring to know that hospitals across the country...
Death Rates in US Hospitals Much Improved
The largest annual study of hospital quality in America, issued this week by HealthGrades, finds death rates among Medicare patients continue to decline. The...
Hospitals Serving Organic Food Bask in Success
Hospitals, including some run by Kaiser Permanente, are serving all-natural, all-organic foods in their cafeterias to satisfy not only their mission to promote health...
Despite War, Surgeons in Ukraine Perform Brain Surgery to Save 4-Year-old Irish Girl’s Life
How far would you go to access the medical care your child needed to live a normal life? Would you enter a warzone? Would...
Teen with Incredibly Rare Genetic Condition is Cured in World First By British Doctors
A teen diagnosed with an incredibly rare genetic condition has become the first person in the world to be cured, thanks to a team...
Good News in History, April 10
99 years ago today, one of the great American novels, The Great Gatsby was published. F. Scott Fitzgerald's work was a commercial disappointment and strangely,...
Woman Given New 3D-Printed Windpipe in World First
A biotech company has established a stunning milestone for prosthetics as their firm became the first and only one in the world to produce...
Scientists Find Potential Universal Anti-Venom to Treat Snakebites, from Kraits to King Cobras.
By screening billions of human antibodies, scientists may have taken the first steps towards developing a universal antivenom for snakebites. Their screen identified one...
Good News in History, February 21
196 years ago today, the first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix was published using the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah. Sequoyah, also known as...
Hand-held Test for Breast Cancer Uses Your Saliva and Gives Accurate Readings in 5 Seconds
Do women prefer a mammogram to test for breast cancer? Or would they rather place a tiny sample of saliva on a test strip...
Tomato Juice Can Kill Salmonella and Other Bacteria with Its Super Anti-Microbial Properties
Scientists have shown that tomato juice kills a particular bacteria responsible for Typhoid fever, a debilitating tropical disease, in addition to other bacteria that...