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New Spanish-Language Guides Inform Decisions About Heart Disease and Other Illnesses
August 17, 2011 | by Effective Health Care Program | Hispanic Health News
A free, illustrated easy-to-read pamphlet that compares drugs for preventing heart attacks, heart failure or strokes in people with stable coronary heart disease is one of six new Spanish-language publications from HHS' continue reading »
Hospitals Often Fail to Follow Up on Tests, Study Says
February 9, 2011 | by HealthDay News | Karen Curtiss: Campaign Zero
Findings point to a 'substantial problem, which impacts on patients' safety.' As many as 75 percent of hospital tests are not followed up and this failure can have serious consequences for patients, including delayed or missed diagnoses and even death, according to a new study. continue reading »