DC region shines in US News children’s hospital rankings
According to an annual list from U.S. News and World Report, Maryland, Virginia and D.C. are home to…
bne IntelliNews – Scandal erupts in Iraq over HIV infected blood transfusions to children
A four-year-old girl has died from AIDS-related complications after allegedly receiving contaminated blood at a medical facility in…
NHS offers free prescriptions to certain Brits – see if you can avoid the £9.90 cost
Prescription charges can quickly add up, but some people are entitled to free NHS prescriptionsThe NHS automatically grants…
Assessing organizational health literacy in hospitals by using the International Self-Assessment Tool for Organizational Health Literacy of Hospitals – a feasibility study in six European countries | BMC Health Services Research
Feasibility of the toolAcceptability Regarding acceptability (i.e., how the intended individual recipients react to the intervention (i.e., to…
Come talk about the state of mental health in Rockford
ROCKFORD, IL — State funding could be used to demolish the former Singer Mental Health Center and prepare…
‘Doctors said for 10 years I had anxiety, then a scan showed the truth’
Tameika had been pushing for a diagnosis for a decade, and finally got the frightening answerNeil Shaw Assistant…
Wegovy jabs at a higher dose help people lose a quarter of their body weight
A new study suggests higher doses of popular weight loss jabs are ‘safe’ and could be offered soon…
Minister for Health will not attend hospital consultants’ annual conference – The Irish Times
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will not attend next month’s hospital consultants conference. Sources close to the…
Elton John sparks concerns among fans with ‘bedridden hospital pictures’
Elton John has sent social media into overdrive, after sharing a series of pictures which left many believing…
Curbs on external firms in hospitals will have ‘some impact’ on patient care, HSE warns – The Irish Times
New restrictions on hospitals engaging external companies that use public-service staff and facilities after normal hours to reduce…
More than third of older adults have undiagnosed high blood pressure – The Irish Times
More than a third of older adults have undiagnosed high blood pressure, while almost half have undiagnosed high…
Could We Catch Heart Failure Sooner?
Heart failure is often diagnosed after patients have already lost much of their function and quality of life,…