Wasserman is dean’s distinguished professor in the Departments of Foundational Medical Studies and Pediatrics at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Crutchfield is professor in the ...

When a patient is admitted to the hospital in the U.S., there’s a standard question physicians like me are supposed to ask: “If your heart stops beating, do you want us to do CPR?” On the surface, ...

The hospital code blue alarm is supposed to signal urgency — a rush of medical professionals fighting to pull a patient back from the brink. But in certain rooms, the performance is more muted.