Lassa fever patient who died was newborn baby, reports say
A patient who died from Lassa fever last week was a newborn baby, according to reports. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on Friday … Read more
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Man dies after fight with another patient while in hospital
A man has died after a fight broke out between two patients in a hospital. The 48-year-old died at Rotherham District General Hospital (RGDH) in … Read more
Doctor 'repeatedly groped and sexually assaulted' female patient, court hears
A doctor made a woman strip to her underwear before repeatedly groping and sexually assaulting her while performing acupuncture on her, a court heard today. … Read more
Hospital sacked male nurse who kissed patient with locked-in syndrome, tribunal hears
A hospital fired a male nurse after a patient with locked-in syndrome accused him of kissing him, touching his bum and insisting he was gay, … Read more
US surgeons transplant pig's heart into human patient
U.S. doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a final attempt to save his life – in a medical first – and the … Read more
Why are countries cutting quarantine as Omicron cases explode?
Europe risks a critical labor shortage as the Omicron coronavirus variant spikes across the block and infected and persecuted people cower in isolation. As countries … Read more
Idea of national patient IDs revives privacy fight
The ID is a number that healthcare providers would use to match and manage patient information, such as to help distinguish patients with the same … Read more
Omicron causes less severe disease, studies from Scotland, England suggest
Two studies from Scotland and England analyzing hospital treatment rates for people infected with Omicron suggest that the coronavirus variant may cause less serious illness … Read more
Doctors remove record breaking 156 kidney stones from single patient with stomach ache
Basavaraj Madiwalar, 50, spent three hours in an operation to have the stones removed at a specialized kidney hospital in Hyderabad, India Surgeons spent three … Read more
First global studies suggest Omicron escapes vaccine immunity, but boosters show promise
Initial data from laboratory studies suggest that the Omicron coronavirus variant can evade vaccine protection, although booster shots can help if enough doses can be … Read more
