A safe working environment for nurses is also a safe environment for the patients in their care, according to a new study led by public health researchers at Drexel University. Researchers, led by Dr. Jennifer Taylor, an assistant professor in Drexel's School of Public Health, found that safety...
For the past 2 days I have been experiencing a really bad stabbing pain on the lower right hand side of my abdomen, and I have already had my appendix out. Tomorrow I am going to hospital to get it checked out and I'm packin g a hospital bag for worst case scenario (stay overnight due to ovary...
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has landed in the hospital again—this time after losing consciousness at her Bel-Air home, and according to her husband, "it doesn't look...
Researchers studying the first national quality measure for hospitalized children have found that no matter how strictly a health care institution followed the criteria, it had no actual impact on patient outcomes. The scientists examined 30 hospitals with 37,267 children admitted for asthma...
MILWAUKEE — Hopefully, it takes more than a fainting spell to keep Arizona Diamondbacks batting coach Don Baylor away from his team during the NLDS.
Baylor reportedly is feeling better after losing consciousness at Miller Park shortly after eating breakfast Friday morning. Arizona GM Kevin...
I've always wanted to work in law enforcement, particularly with the FBI (either in forensics or criminal investigations). My initial plan was to go into those fields after the navy, but unfortunately I'm stuck with an HM (hospital corpsman) rating. My question is simple: Even with an HM rating...
looking after my nan. But I had a drea? My grandfather is in hospital and I have been taking care of things and looking after my nan. But I had a dream that he died and no one told me until after one day when my mum told me without a care in the world. What does this dream mean? My mum hasn't...
Police have charged a teenager with posing as a physician's assistant at a central Florida hospital. They arrested 17-year-old Matthew Scheidt on Friday, after he allegedly spent five days at the Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, where according to a police report, he examined...
A new customised IT business management system developed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers and capable of improving the scheduling of resources and workflow in surgical theatres has been successfully demonstrated in a German hospital. Dr Chun Ouyang, from QUT's Business...
Children who are excluded from discussions about their hospital care often feel scared and angry that no-one is listening to them or telling them what is going on. That's why health professionals and parents need to do more to consult them and include them in decisions, according to research...
Texas Children's Hospital is the first hospital in the world to use real-time MRI-guided thermal imaging and laser technology to destroy lesions in the brain that cause epilepsy and uncontrollable seizures. According to hospital experts, this new surgical approach offers a safer and...
Here's what separates the pros from the amateurs in the world of sports mascots: After being hit with a line drive at a minor league game on Wednesday, the Phillie Phanatic didn't drop to the ground, write around in pain or break character in any way.
Instead, *the Phanatic hammed up the...
Today the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) and the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) will receive the inaugural Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for their work to improve health care quality...
Massachusetts' innovative use of "pay-for-performance" bonuses to try to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the case of Medicaid patients has turned up no evidence of the problem at any of the state's 66 acute-care hospitals, according to a new study that raises questions about the...
Malnutrition in critically ill patients can lead to many negative effects, such as an increased risk of hospital complications, higher mortality rate, longer length of hospital stay, and higher resource utilization. Parental nutrition (PN) creates a well-documented positive change in critically...
first of all im 19 and never had symptoms like this before, i do not have asthma. i was about to fall asleep and was breathing deeply, then noticed i was having a little trouble breathing so i started to breathe deeper, as i did that i noticed i was weezing and would cough if i breathed to...
Before the Cubs-Red Sox game went crazy Saturday night because of Boston's late defensive hijinks, a truly frightening moment happened in the second inning.
Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd was sent to the hospital after being hit on the left side of his face, just below his eye, with a pitch by...
The equine section at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital continues to accept equines with emergency health problems. The hospital and equine section of the hospital is not and has not been under quarantine due to the outbreak of equine herpesvirus 1. The hospital also...
...Glaucoma? Britain’s Yorkshire Eye Hospital has introduced a new eye jab could cure blindness.Is that eye jab cures Glaucoma?Plz help me for an answer
The London Eye Hospital, the UK's leading centre for premium lens implants, has today completed the world's first bi-focal Light Adjustable Lens (LAL) eye surgery, apart from clinical trials. Typically used during cataract or clear lens extraction surgery, LALs are the only lenses that can be...