Health Minister Stephen Donnelly last week described the process as "an essential part of best practice" in managing hospital waiting lists
Doctor who helmed abdominal transplant program reportedly manipulated records to make patients ineligible to receive liversA prominent hospital in Houston has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after officials said one of its doctors secretly manipulated records to make some of his patients ineligible to receive new livers.Memorial Hermann-Texas medical center said it discovered “a pattern of irregularities” with donor acceptance criteria after an investigation found problems with...
Doctor Marc E. Agronin is a leading Alzheimer's expert in Miami. He said new methods to treat the disease may add years to patients' lives. These include treatments, therapies, medication and lifestyle adjustments
While temporary staff are a 'vital resource' to plug workforce gaps, issues such as unfamiliarity with protocols and procedures mean they 'pose patient safety challenges' for the NHS, experts say.
A family has committed to giving back to Sheffield Children's Hospital after medical staff saved their son’s life. When 13-year-old Ollie was two days old, he was rushed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital for emergency surgery. Upon arrival, surgeons worked fast to remove part of his bowel. At the time they didn’t know exactly what was wrong but believed his bowel to be perforated. Mum Laura, who lives in Worksop, said: “We were taken into a room and told there was a chance he wouldn’t make it...
Conspiracy theorists were quick to pounce on the New York City earthquake, but there's a simple explanation: God hates us and we're all about to die.
In September 2021, London-based Leah Hardy was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of breast cancer that had already spread to the lymph nodes under her arm.
Calling your GP practice and getting an appointment on the same day might seem like the bare minimum requirement for a functioning health service.
BearingPoint’s Claudia Carr examines the healthcare sector’s future needs and the importance of adapting to new technologies. : How digitalisation can change the way we treat patients
Ruby Sunday’s safe for now! Previously, it was reported that a new companion would replace Millie Gibson on Doctor Who. However, those rumors—which originated in The Mirror, so it was always a grain of salt situation—turned out to be slightly inaccurate. News out of Whoville today is that Varada Sethu (Andor) will actually join Gibson as a second companion to Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor in the second series of the show’s Disney+ era. “I feel like the luckiest person in the world. It is such an honour...
A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.
Within one week in mid-March, Dr. Qandeel got his American citizenship and his passport and was on a flight to Egypt.