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Nurse who wears hearing aids alleges job discrimination. Was hospital's treatment of hearing-impaired RN who complained of loud OR music discrimination or discipline?

Shooter opens fire at Philadelphia-area hospital. One person reported dead, two injured in violent attack.

Plastic surgeon faces malpractice allegations. For a Kentucky patient, an SSI wasn't the only post-op complication.

New MH antidote can be prepared by one person in one minute. Ryanodex approved by FDA, will hit market soon.

Orthopedic surgeon from Indiana plotted to kill ex-wife. Police intervened in the nick of time to stop the murderous scheme.

Medicare's colonoscopy loophole could cost your patients. Contact your federal lawmakers to support a co-pay fix.

Hospital accused of medicare fraud will repay $750K. Settlement announced one day after charges filed.

Doc threatens physician's assistant during open heart surgery: "I'm going to put you through the wall." She's now on workers' comp with post-traumatic stress disorder and collecting $2,400 per week.

Did negligence let RN steal patients' pain meds? Class action suit says hospital should have prevented it.

"Insensitive" post costs Nurse her job. Photo shows trauma room where man hit by train was treated.

Hospitals across the country vary substantially in their use of laparoscopy. Despite lower complication rates, study finds that some hospitals aren't performing minimally invasive surgery as often as they could.

CMS proposes modest reimbursement raises for ASCs and HOPDs. For 2015, a 1.2% Raise for ASCs and a 2.1% Bump for HOPDs

Healthcare reform's elective surgery effects. More insured patients equals greater surgical demand, say researchers.

Anesthesia hand hygiene compliance is least when needed most. Providers wash hands less often during induction and emergence.

Tainted lot of Marcaine recalled by Hospira. Customer noticed particulate in the solution.

Anesthesiologist pleads guilty to defrauding the University of Rochester. Doron Feldman, MD, cashed in on fake invoices with help from the inside.

Same-day surgery's overnight expansion. A Maryland ASC sees advantages in extended recoveries for ambulatory patients.

Woman awakens during gall bladder surgery, dies from heart failure. Jury agrees she should have been intubated, awards $7.9 million.

Left behind for 4 years: sponge leads to misery, litigation. Patient says she was repeatedly misdiagnosed.

Ortho doc volunteers services to veterans in need. Oregon ASC starts "Save Our Veterans" program.