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As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are fighting back to take control: 'Reckless and dangerous'
Hospitals say AI is helping their nurses work more efficiently while addressing burnout and understaffing. But nursing unions argue that this poorly understood technology is overriding nurses’ expertise and degrading...
How overcharged patients are enlisting AI to fight against high medical bills: ‘This is theft’
Fed-up patients facing astronomical?medical?bills?are fighting back against hospitals and insurance companies by enlisting?artificial?intelligence?to join the battle.?
Why colorectal cancer is often only caught when it's in late stages — as rates under 45 are on the rise
Experts told The Post that while colorectal cancer is highly treatable when caught early, it’s often diagnosed at later stages because many patients don’t recognize the symptoms. This comes as...
Hospice nurse reveals the heartbreaking regret most people have before they die
Julie McFadden has cared for over 100 patients in their final days.
72-year-old patient had COVID for record 613 days, accumulated over 50 virus mutations before it killed him
“The duration of infection in this case is extreme.”
The IRS’ audit lies, McKinsey’s fuzzy DEI studies and other commentary
Libertarian: The IRS’ Audit Lies “Back in August 2022,” groans Reason’s Liz Wolfe, “the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assured us that their $80 billion infusion of cash .?.?. would actually...
Majority of Americans 'patientsplain' to doctors: Is it beneficial for your health?
Seven in 10 Americans are guilty of “patientsplaining” their online health findings to their doctor (68%), according to new research.
Sloan Kettering cancer patients sick over threat of losing medical coverage under insurer Cigna: 'My heart just stopped'
Scores of cancer patients are scared to death after being informed that they could lose their medical insurance coverage stemming from a financial dispute involving Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...
Hospital patient steals ambulance, leads police on chase in South Carolina
A patient at a South Carolina hospital was feeling well enough to steal an ambulance from the parking lot and lead police on a chase.
FDNY EMS no longer sending stroke patients to Beth Israel in phase-out
The FDNY-EMS ambulance service is no longer transporting stroke victims and other patients to the Mt. Sinai-Beth Israel campus.
17-year-old ‘Take Care of Maya’ patient who just won bombshell $261M malpractice case accuses hospital of sexual abuse
Attorney Greg Anderson said that while Maya was in "imprisonment" at the hospital, a man who appeared to be a doctor came into her room and pulled down her pajamas...
Critically ill patients evacuated from downtown LA hospital after power outage at ICU
Firefighters had to carry patients downstairs because the elevators weren't working.
US announces trial Medicare payment program for care providers of dementia patients
Medicare's objective is to postpone the need for long-term nursing home care.
Elderly woman's face catches fire while conscious during surgery
The distressing moment an elderly woman’s face caught fire during surgery, while she was conscious, has been revealed.
Florida man contracts flesh-eating infection after bite from family member
A Florida man nearly lost his leg when he contracted a nasty flesh-eating bacterial infection -- after being bitten by a family member during a fight.
Nurse accused of killing 2 patients 'felt bad for their quality of life': cops
Nurse Heather Pressdee, 40, is accused of?killing two of her patients?and injuring another in the process.
Footage shows Irvo Otieno pinned down by deputies before death in mental hospital
The prosecutor has said multiple times he died from asphyxiation, though a final autopsy report has not been issued.
Mount Sinai nurse details ICU chaos over strike: 'We are dying up here'
Mount Sinai Hospital’s ICU is in chaos from the nursing strike, with some patients in dire need of more care as the skeletal staff struggles.
72-year-old patient allegedly turned off roommate's noisy ventilator
The 72-year-old woman has been jailed on suspicion of attempted manslaughter in the incident at a hospital in Mannheim, Germany.
I'm a hospice nurse — if you fear death, this little-known fact will comfort you
Yes, "HospiceTok" videos have racked up more than 600 million views on the platform —and many of them belong to nurse Julie McFadden.