Paul Levy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A key component of children's hospital ratings may be statistically unreliable, fueling concerns over popular rankings used by millions of Americans every year, according to a new study.

Philadelphia announced Monday a nighttime curfew for minors in its historic downtown in an attempt to stop flash mob invasions by rampaging teenagers.

Philadelphia announced Monday a nighttime curfew for minors in its historic downtown in an attempt to stop flash mob invasions by rampaging teenagers.

Quality of health care has improved when hospitals are transparent. Nearly a century ago, a Harvard-trained surgeon created a controversy in the Boston medical community by advocating for hospital transparency. Dr. Ernest Amory Codman, an innovative physician whose work is still referenced today, targeted hospital care. He said hospitals should compile and release information about whether their treatments worked. Codman argued that doctors could learn from patient outcomes, and he was open to admitting mistakes.Codman was quickly rebuffed and ostracized by many colleagues ? the local medical society even asked for his resignation. In the years since, doctors and hospitals across the country have largely stood against releasing data on patient outcomes.

BOSTON HOSPITAL LED THE WAY ON TRANSPARENCY. Boston

Emanuel's friend says renter wanted $100K to move out of mayoral candidate's Chicago house. A family renting Rahm Emanuel's Chicago home wanted $100,000 to move out when the former White House chief of staff decided to come back to run for the city's mayor, a friend of Emanuel testified Thursday during a hearing on residency challenges to his candidacy.