(MedPage Today) -- "I'm still haunted by his pleas to get out of there." -- A Scripps Mercy Hospital patient in San Diego recalling the cries of another patient hospitalized there for 1,193 days. "It's actually not just a nuisance, these are...

(MedPage Today) -- The fire alarm is blaring in my ears in the ICU. I make eye contact with my resident, who has a blank stare on her face. It seems as if we are both saying, "I don't see or smell any fire." I return my attention to my computer...

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Though overall numbers remain very low, annual colorectal cancer (CRC) rates in the U.S. have more than tripled among teenagers over the past two decades, coinciding with increases across all younger age groups...

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(MedPage Today) -- Imagine a ship at sea, its engine idle. The boat drifts dangerously close to the shoals, a mere hundred yards from land. The captain, fearing the worst, radios for help. The lighthouse watchman responds, sending an experienced...