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Bullying is the act of seeking to harm, intimidate, or coerce another person or people. Bullying is largely about power and about one person or a group wanting to feel
Male surgeons are always addressed as Mr in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Surgery is one of the only professions left that still uses a gendered title for the role…
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The husband of a British woman who died after liposuction surgery in Turkey is warning others over the risks of health tourism. A postmortem found Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose died from peritonitis and multi-organ failure after complications from liposuction…
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Hospitals spend large amounts of money on the aesthetics of a hospital, its facilities, and hospital equipment. Investing in these makes sense, and its outcomes are tangible — a fresh coat of paint on the walls and new modern furniture in the lobby improves patient satisfaction, and innovative surgical equipment allows for cutting edge procedures that generate revenue. But how about the other things, the things that aren’t so concrete?
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French Hospital Stops Hydroxychloroquine Treatment for COVID-19 Patient Over Major Cardiac Risknewsweek.com A hospital in France has had to stop an experimental treatment using hydroxychloroquine on at least one coronavirus
A 72-year-old woman has suffered burns after a fire ignited while she was undergoing a procedure in a Sunshine Hospital surgical theatre. The blaze began when medical equipment malfunctioned just
Alternate therapies for pain. The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Expanded window to treat stroke patients. These are some of the innovations that will enhance healing and change healthcare
Continue ReadingCleveland Clinic Unveils Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2019
Medical research is constantly pushing the boundaries of health care and redefining what is and isn’t possible. Keeping pace with this vigorous progress, hospitals across the globe are continually updating
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NHS/Royal Derby Hospital A hospital trust has become the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile hijabs for staff. The Royal Derby Hospital launched the headscarves earlier this month after one of its
Continue ReadingDISPOSABLE STERILE HIJABS INTRODUCED IN HOSPITAL IN UK FIRST
A patient at a southern New Jersey hospital inadvertently got a transplanted kidney that was intended for another patient, officials confirmed to CNN Tuesday. The 51-year-old patient was on the transplant list
Continue ReadingNew Jersey hospital admits giving a kidney transplant to the wrong person
The president of Massachusetts General Hospital has long insisted that it was perfectly safe for some surgeons to oversee two operations at the same time. Dr. Peter Slavin told the Globe
Continue ReadingDouble-booked surgery cited in death at MGH, records indicate
Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup said Sunday it is canceling more than 140 elective surgeries this week after discovering flecks of plastic on some surgical trays. KIRO 7 reached out to a spokesperson
Continue ReadingGood Samaritan Hospital cancels more than 140 elective surgeries
Kalan, M.D., (left) and Darrell Cass, M.D., (right) perform in utero spina bifida surgery. Cleveland Clinic has successfully performed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a spina bifida
Continue ReadingCleveland Clinic Performs Its First In Utero Fetal Surgery
A carpenter who severed his hand with an electric saw, leaving it dangling from slivers of skin and bone, had it largely saved after surgeons temporarily reattached it to his groin. A team
Melbourne’s Austin Hospital has been forced to cancel 150 elective surgeries after a number of their medical washers broke down. In a statement, the hospital said it had realised there
Continue ReadingAustin Hospital cancels 150 elective surgeries after washers break down
Some of the medication is said to still be missing from Macclesfield Hospital. Image: max homer A man has appeared in court following a raid on an operating theatre at
Continue ReadingPotentially lethal drugs stolen from hospital operating room
A problem involving sterilisation equipment has forced Brisbane’s busy PA hospital to suspend all surgery. (AAP) One woman was on the operating table at Princess Alexandra Hospital when she was
Continue ReadingWoman told surgery was cancelled when she was on operating table
The girls were craniopagus twins, with their skulls and blood vessels fused together. Two-year-old twins who were joined by their skulls and blood vessels have been successfully separated after having
Continue ReadingTwins conjoined by skulls separated after 50 hours of operations
The mother said that usually scissors are not used to cut open a baby’s bandage. (Picture for representation: Reuters) A major case of negligence has surfaced from a government hospital
Continue ReadingAhmedabad: Govt hospital nurse cuts baby’s thumb instead of bandage, case registered
An Ohio critical-care doctor was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers. The charges against
Continue ReadingOhio Doctor Charged With Deliberately Giving 25 Patients Fatal Doses of Painkillers
Three patients have been killed by hospital sandwiches and 43 NHS trusts placed on alert after a deadly bacterial outbreak. In one of the worst cases of food poisoning ever seen
Continue ReadingThree patients dead after food poisoning linked to UK hospital pre-packed sandwiches
North York General Hospital (NYGH) values the safety of its patients, visitors, staff, physicians and volunteers. The Emergency Preparedness Committee is comprised of interdisciplinary staff members with links to external partnerships. Their role is
The doctor was allegedly harassed by seniors for getting admission through scheduled tribe (ST) reservation. “Ten days ago my mother came all the way from Jalgaon to personally submit a
Continue ReadingDoctor commits suicide in Mumbai hospital; family alleges ragging by seniors
(SLBSGMCH) A stomach ache in India is making headlines after doctors were left shocked on recovering objects from a man’s stomach. Doctors at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College
Continue ReadingSpoons, screwdrivers, steel bar recovered from Indian man’s stomach
A letter to healthcare providers Dear Healthcare Provider, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned by the increasing number of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples
Continue ReadingFDA Warns About Serious Adverse Events With Surgical Staplers
This seems like an odd question to ponder, and it certainly would seem to have nothing to do with the current state of medicine and health care in our country.
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A woman who was told her brother wouldn’t “make it” after a drug overdose ordered a stranger be taken off life support in a mix-up at a Bronx hospital, a lawsuit alleges.
Carlie Beaudin MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE – Carlie Beaudin’s dog, Baloo, was the first to alert her husband, Nick, that something was wrong. It was about 4 a.m. and Baloo
Continue ReadingSlain Wisconsin nurse found frozen, bleeding under her car in Hospital car park
In the OR, the stakes are high for perioperative nurses, physicians and others who work as a cohesive team for optimal results. The future holds much of the same —