| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Flat youth suicide rate hides increase among black boys | | Monday, May 18, 2015 5:00 PM | |
| | The suicide rate for elementary-school aged children appears to be flattening, but a study posted Monday on the JAMA Pediatrics website found those numbers hide an increased rate among young black boys while fewer white boys are committing suicide. |
| Henry Ford grows bottom line with higher patient volumes | | Monday, May 18, 2015 4:15 PM | |
| | Henry Ford Health System in Detroit recorded higher inpatient and outpatient volumes in the first three months this year. The company also got past the instability of its Epic electronic health-record rollout. |
| Study links antibiotic overuse to diagnostic mistakes | | Monday, May 18, 2015 4:05 PM | |
| | Diagnostic errors may be an overlooked factor in the battle to drive down the unnecessary use of antibiotics. In nearly every case where an initial diagnosis was undetermined or wrong, according to a new study, patients were given antibiotics they... |
| Stem cell 'Wild West' takes root amid lack of regulation | | Monday, May 18, 2015 12:45 PM | |
| | The number of stem-cell clinics across the U.S. has surged from a handful in 2010 to more than 170 today. Many of the clinics are linked in large, for-profit chains. It's quackery, critics say. But it's also a mushrooming business -- and almost... |
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