China punishes hospital for operating room photos
Chinese health authorities put a hospital president on probation and fired three other supervisors following public outrage over photos posted online of smiling medical staff posing with patients in...
View ArticleSeoul plastic surgery clinic probed over staff selfies
South Korean health authorities said Monday they are investigating a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul after photographs emerged online showing medical staff partying in an operating theatre.
View ArticleTop UK doctor: Ebola screening should be improved (Update)
Britain's Ebola screening procedures should be improved, the country's chief medical officer said Wednesday, after a nurse was cleared to fly hours before she was diagnosed with the disease.
View ArticleHospital readmissions after surgery often related to complications from surgery
In a study that included readmission information from nearly 350 hospitals, readmissions the first 30 days after surgery were associated with new postdischarge complications related to the surgical...
View ArticleTwelve-year study suggests procedures to prevent cervical cancer do not...
Common surgical procedures used to diagnose and treat precancerous cervical lesions do not decrease women's chances of becoming pregnant, according to a study that followed nearly 100,000 women for up...
View ArticleS. Korea cracks down on foreign-focused plastic surgery clinics
South Korea on Friday announced a crackdown on illegal brokers and unregistered clinics in a bid to protect medical tourists, especially those drawn by the country's booming plastic surgery industry.
View Article'Superbug' infections hit another Los Angeles hospital
A second Los Angeles hospital is reporting that patients have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" linked to a type of widely used medical scope.
View ArticleStress relief techniques help cancer patients overcome fear of treatment
A service evaluation at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England, has shown the benefit of rapid stress management techniques (RSMTs) to help cancer patients who experience...
View ArticleThe implications of medical tourism for patients and health systems
Patients who travel abroad for medical treatment risk returning with complications or infections that require costly treatment on the NHS and is one of the issues highlighted in a new handbook...
View ArticleTravel 'superbugs' add infection risk to common procedures
Travellers exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria may force a change to common medical procedures that rely on effective antibiotics, say researchers from The University of Queensland.
View ArticleStudy finds medication errors, adverse drug events in one out of two...
The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period - immediately before, during and right after a surgical procedure - has found that...
View ArticleSuccessful method reduces myocardial cell damage and extends life of patients
The first sign of a heart attack is chest pain. Treatment in the next six to 10 hours with a method developed by microbiologist Hector Cabrera would reduce damage from three angles: lessening the...
View ArticleUK doctors stage 48-hour walkout over new contract
Thousands of British doctors have begun a 48-hour strike in an acrimonious dispute over a new contract.
View ArticleIbuprofen doesn't increase bleeding risk after plastic surgery
Patients are often instructed not to take ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) before or after surgery because of increased bleeding risk. But available evidence suggests...
View ArticlePain study links children's fear of needles to parent behaviour
More than half of children are scared of needles; York University researchers have found a strong connection between this fear in anticipation of a jab and their parents' behaviour during infant...
View ArticleCDC warns of dangers of plastic surgery in Dominican Republic
(HealthDay)— U.S. health officials are warning about the dangers of "medical tourism" after at least 18 women from the East Coast became infected with a disfiguring bacteria following plastic surgery...
View ArticleCraniectomy after head injury reduces risk of death from brain swelling
Craniectomy – a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to relieve brain swelling – significantly reduces the risk of death following traumatic brain injury, an international study led...
View ArticleHigh doses of radiation affect the 'memory centre' in the brains of mice
Researchers working with mice have found that long-term exposure to radiation can have an effect on specific molecular processes in the brain. The study – a collaboration between researchers in...
View ArticleFDA issues anesthesia warning for pregnant women, kids under three
(HealthDay)—Repeated or lengthy use—longer than three hours—of general anesthetic and sedation drugs may harm the developing brains of fetuses and children younger than 3 years old, the U.S. Food and...
View ArticleArkansas lawmakers OK ban of common abortion procedure
Arkansas is poised to become the third state to ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure under restrictions lawmakers approved Thursday that are expected to face a legal challenge.
View ArticleUpdated appropriate use criteria address coronary revascularization for...
The American College of Cardiology, along with several partnering organizations, today released updated appropriate use criteria for performing coronary revascularization in patients with stable...
View ArticleThe history of anaesthesia
We expect to feel no pain during surgery or at least to have no memory of the procedure. But it wasn't always so.
View ArticleWhat men need to know about ED drugs and anesthesia
(HealthDay)—Men who take erectile dysfunction drugs need to alert the anesthetist before having surgery or other medical procedures, hospital experts say.
View ArticleConsensus recommendations on isotretinoin and timing of skin procedures
A new article published by JAMA Dermatology reports on a panel of national experts that was convened and a review of the medical literature that was done to provide evidence-based recommendations...
View ArticleBlood test identifies key Alzheimer's marker
A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that measures of amyloid beta in the blood have the potential to help identify people with altered...
View Article'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year
Health anxiety, also known as hypochondria, cost the British healthcare system around £56 million a year, researchers said on Thursday, blaming the internet for a rise in "cyberchondria".
View ArticleDefining optimal opioid pain medication prescription length following surgery
A new study led by researchers at the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed opioid prescription data from the Department of Defense Military Health System Data...
View ArticleCan virtual reality be used to manage pain at a pediatric hospital?
Virtual reality has emerged into popular culture with an ever-widening array of applications including clinical use in a pediatric healthcare center. Children undergo necessary yet painful and...
View ArticleStudy looks to flag awareness in anaesthetized patients
For every 1,000 patients undergoing surgery and receiving general anaesthesia, one or two will wake up during the procedure, unable to move, speak or otherwise indicate to doctors they are conscious...
View ArticleSmall increases in complications when knee replacement done as outpatient...
Some complications are more common when total knee replacement surgery is done as an outpatient or same-day procedure, reports a study in the December 6, 2017 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint...
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