Live maggots are increasingly being used by the NHS to clean wounds as antibiotic resistance puts patient wellbeing at risk. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, treatment – which involved applying sterilized fly larvae to wounds to eat dead tissue – was in the first half of the 20th century. However, thanks to … Read more
Just when the world thought the worst of COVID was over, an outbreak of another virus has scientists worried. Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia. What worries experts is the unusual spread of the disease. Monkeypox normally circulates in Africa, … Read more
A record 4,734 patients were recorded as having caught Covid-19 in-house on Jan. 19. During the January Covid-19 surge a year ago, hospitals reported around 2,000 patients each week on average had contracted Covid during their stay, compared to roughly 3,000 this year. The total number of people who contract Covid-19 while in the hospital … Read more
Dozens of patients were seen waiting on stretchers outside hospitals in Hong Kong which has recorded an average number of new infections at 2,940 per day Covid patients get treated in Hong Kong hospital Covid patients are being forced to wait outside hospitals in Hong Kong gripped by a surge in Omicron infections. A record … Read more
The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital in England has fallen below 10,000 for the first time since the end of last year. A total of 9,804 patients were in hospital as of 8am on February 16, according to NHS England. This is down 11 per cent from the previous week, and is the … Read more
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 the early hours of Sunday morning (February 13). South Yorkshire Police have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Staff at RDGH called the police at 8.54pm on Saturday … Read more
Patients are expected to soon be able to use the NHS website ahead of planned operations to see waiting times information for their trust. Those due to have surgery will be able to access tailored information in a bid to have “increased transparency and information sharing”, the Department of Health (DH) said. The My Planned … Read more
Cancer patients have been cured after doctors charged their blood’s immune cells in a lab. Two adults with leukemia have been in remission since 2010 after Car-T therapy. It involves removing blood and genetically modifying the white blood cells so that they target cancer. The resulting Car-T cells are re-injected into a type of immunotherapy … Read more