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News Wrap: Wildfires prompt state of emergency in Northern California
In our news wrap Tuesday, part of Northern California is under a state of emergency after wildfires killed three people and burned nearly 100 buildings. The wind-blown flames spread across Napa, Sonoma and Shasta Counties, prompting evacuation orders for 70,000…
The quest for cleaner hospital air
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged the way hospitals think about the design of their facilities, changing how doctors and nurses move through the hallways and rearranging patients’ beds. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker takes us inside a Pennsylvania company that has…
Ransomware and data breaches linked to uptick in fatal heart attacks
Another unintended consequence of electronic medical records has been revealed.
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The robots are coming. Will they work with us?
In the latest installment of our Future of Work series, Miles O’Brien visits MIT’s Interactive Robotics Laboratory to understand the “new species” of robots scientists are designing to work alongside humans safely. Though the devices often excel at repetitive tasks,…
The 85-year-old Supreme Court justice was in the hospital for treatment after fracturing three ribs in a fall.
Hospitals are training a new breed of nurses who are devoted to caring for patients with sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s attempt to fight an infection causes widespread inflammation.
A New York City doctor mulls the reasons why some patients refuse to seek care -- and what needs to change.
You can protect your financial health while in the hospital by asking the right questions.
If you're trying to leave the doctor's office without huge medical bills, here are the questions you need to ask.
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