More than 163,000 patients in England have endured delays of at least 18 weeks. This is up on the 32,000 in February 2020, the month before Covid rocked Britain.
A leading provider of dementia care in the UK is challenging the perception of care in older age, after new research has shown that many people wait until breaking point before reaching out for help when it comes to the care of their loved one. The study by Vida Healthcare highlights the uncertainty around the different types of care available within the UK, with many people in Sheffield admitting to not knowing what different types of care involve. A third (33 percent) of Sheffield adults...
Student-parents disproportionately give up before they reach the finish line. Fewer than 4 in 10 graduate with a degree within six years, compared with more than 6 in 10 other students. Search to learn more about childcare availability at colleges and universities nationwide. Enter an institution name to see if child care is available and how many […]
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Enrolled Veterans in the Dayton area can now access Tele-Emergency Care services. The Dayton VA is now offering Tele-Emergency Care to locally enrolled Veterans. The service is available immediately, according to a release on April 18. To access the service, Veterans can call the Dayton VA's main number at 937-268-6511 and []
A program that provides some patients acute-level care in their own home is now up and running at four Vancouver hospitals: Vancouver General, St. Paul's, Mount St. Joseph and the University of B.C. hospital.
Proposed legislation could close a loophole that ends up costing seniors money when they require skilled nursing care following a hospital stay.
A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well. She is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney. The first, a man transplanted last month in Boston, also is faring well. Pisano was far sicker, suffering a combination of heart and kidney failure. It's the latest in a string of attempts to make...
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Hospitals' "trauma activation fees" are unregulated and extremely variable.
Memorial Hermann Hospital is actively working to reactivate its kidney transplant program following recent events.
Snake bite victims in Australia have been urged not to bring the snakes with them to the hospital. It's not necessary and only creates a new problem, say officials. "We honestly don't want people interacting with snakes any more than they already have," said Dr. — Read the rest
The research, published in the journal The Lancet Digital Health, could take people a step closer to catching a sudden cardiac arrest before it happens