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Bad Blood?

Next time you need a blood transfusion, you might consider asking your doctor to check the expiration date. A new study has found that patients who receive "old blood" are significantly more likely to develop infections afterwards even if the blood is still good according to current standards. Raquel Nahra...

Manners for MDs

Does your doctor have good manners? And how much does that matter to you? We depend on physicians to analyze our symptoms, make diagnoses and spell out treatment plans. It's nice when they can do all that with a well-developed bedside manner. At the very least, we expect them to...

Tough Choices in Times of Disaster

In the event of a flu pandemic or other large-scale medical disaster, who will decide which of us receives life-saving health care? That's one of the big questions addressed in this report in the May issue of the journal Chest. A task force set up to figure out how the...

What Happened to the ER Since George Clooney?

We've been watching ER on TV since 1994. But since George Clooney first appeared in scrubs, a lot more has changed than just the cast of the prime-time drama. For one thing, ER's around the country have gotten a lot more crowded. Like many of you, I've found myself...

The Checkup Archive: Hospitals

Bad Blood?

Manners for MDs

Tough Choices in Times of Disaster

What Happened to the ER Since George Clooney?