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Since the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become more like a chronic illness. Now that patients are able to live longer and remain free of developing AIDS, they have begun to encounter new risks from age-related disorders common in the general population, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Who is […]
Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centres for lifesaving treatment have better long-term survival than those transferred from another hospital, reports a large observational study presented today at Acute Cardiovascular Care 20191 a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress. Directly admitted patients were older, suggesting that heart attacks in young adults, and particularly women, […]
Only a small proportion of cases of a person with dementia going missing are reported to police, according to a new study. Most family carers – the wives, husbands and the children of those with dementia – would rather not call the police, even though the risks posed to the person with the disease can […]
One in SIX GP surgeries has closed since 2004 and there are now more than 45% MORE patients per practice The average practice in England now has over 8,500 patients Analysis of NHS figures show 670 surgeries have more than 15,000 patients Some bodies believe merging and closures will continue, adding pressure But others have […]
A new experimental antibiotic for tuberculosis has been shown to be more effective against TB than isoniazid, a decades-old drug which is currently one of the standard treatments. In mouse studies, the new drug showed a much lower tendency to develop resistance, and it remains in the tissues where the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria reside for […]
Starved by the NHS: Three patients a day DIE from malnutrition, thirst or choking on hospital wards, damning statistics reveal A total of 936 people died with either malnourishment, dehydration or choking Some 74 of them starved – lack of food was listed as their main cause of death The figure is up a third from […]
In a Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study of individuals living in Olmsted County, Minnesota from 2005-2012, potential overprescribing of antidepressant medications occurred in nearly one-quarter of elderly residents. Potential antidepressant overprescribing was most likely in individuals residing in nursing homes; patients having a higher number of comorbid medical conditions; individuals who were outpatients; those taking […]
NHS documentary reveals the tragic stories of a woman, 22, unable to breathe on her own and the 18-year-old who FORGETS he has brain damage The BBC programme this week looks at life in Liverpool’s Walton Centre It’s Liverpool’s only spine, brain and pain management specialist unit Neither Sophie nor Tom, featured in tomorrow’s episode, […]
Patients who need an ambulance from their GP surgery wait three times as long as other members of the public, with response times at TWO HOURS and 38 minutes Doctors claim calls are ‘downgraded’ if there is a medical professional nearby A doctor said they waited ‘several hours’ with a baby with a heart condition […]
THURSDAY, Jan. 3, 2019 — Sexual- or gender-minority (SGM) patients report greater comfort and improved communication with nonverbal collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information in the emergency department, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Adil Haider, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, and […]