Long hospitalizations lead to large medical bills, with serious physical and emotional consequences for those recovering from critical illness.

Improved outcomes in some patients could be due to a more complete reversal of the effects of muscle relaxants used during surgery.

Findings point to new clinical tool to assess--and perhaps treat—patients.

Patients’ race, income, family support and disability all play a role in readmission rates, a new study finds. So why don’t Medicare’s hospital penalties consider them?