Some Companies Drop Health Insurance Without Telling Workers

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Hospitals Can Make You Sicker

Think the hospital is the best place to be if you're ill? Think again. Hospitals are rife with "superbugs" like MRSA, a staph infection resistant to antibiotics, and many patients admitted to hospital are becoming infected and returning home far sicker than when they arrived. Sadly, some patients never return home.

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Talking, Texting Invade Hospitals

When I learned that emergency room doctors are receiving the 'just a minute' finger from patients engrossed in cell phone conversations, I was more than a bit shocked.

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Doctors Are Being Overworked

We're regularly told about the American public getting "worked over" by the health care industry. But resident doctors, who work upwards of 100 hours per week, are really the ones getting the short end of the stick.

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