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In Hospitalized Patients, Virtual Reality Therapy Puts Pain To Rest
Pain of the hospitalized patients can be eased by immersing them in a virtual reality world, suggests a recent study. In the study, investigators examined
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NHRC Issues Notice to Delhi Government Over Contaminated Eye Injections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notice to the Delhi government over reported administering of contaminated injections to 20 eye patients
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A Baby Girl Born With Heart Outside the Body
A baby girl with a rare medical condition called 'Ectopia Cordis' was born in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. In this condition, the heart is abnormally located outside the chest.
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South Carolina Hospitals See Major Drop in Post-Surgical Deaths
South Carolina hospitals saw a 22 percent reduction in post-surgical deaths that completed a voluntary, statewide program to implement the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist.
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Doctors Successfully Treat Multiple Sclerosis Patient With BMT
With bone marrow transplant (BMT), a team of doctors has successfully treated a 24-year-old girl suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Kanika Juneja
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Patients With Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome Treated by Robotic Surgery
Robotic surgery performed at a hospital has successfully relieved a 37-year-old patient of acute abdominal pain caused by a rare medical condition, said the surgeon who performed the procedure.
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Smartphones can Speed Up ER Discharges
Smartphones in the emergency rooms can help discharge patients faster, according to a recent research. Chest pain patients in the emergency department,
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Australia To Consider Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients
Victoria, the state of southeastern Australia is taking legislation into consideration, that will legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, reported officials.
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Transitioning Stroke Patients to Comfort Care Varies Between Hospitals
Hospitals show variation in how often they transition people with strokes from active treatment to hospice care within 48 hours after entering the hospital.
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Indigenous Babies in Canada Are Hospitalized at a Higher Rate
A new study of infant hospitalizations in Quebec, Canada has found that the number of first Nations and Inuit babies which were hospitalized were more
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Hospital Efficiency Increases With Increased Research
Assessing the relationship between both basic and clinical research in public health centers, has shown a positive effect on hospital efficiency. The
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Clean and Sterilize Ureteroscopes To Prevent Contamination
Flexible ureteroscopes are fragile devices and the techniques used to clean and sterilize them leave behind contamination such as debris, residue, and bacteria, reveals a new study.
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Why Do Patients Go Against Medical Advice?
Certain factors are linked with a person's decision to leave the hospital against the advice of his or her care provider. Some of these factors are more pronounced in older versus younger individuals.
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Patient-centered Care in Radiation Therapy
New ways to become more directly involved in the care of patients are being explored by radiologists despite constraints of time and workload,according
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Over the Last Decade, Hospitalisation Due To Gout On Rise
Gout is a kind of arthritis caused by a buildup of uric acid crystals in the joints. Uric acid is a breakdown product of purines that are part of many foods we eat.
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Racial Disparities Still Continue to Persist in Hospital Readmissions
Despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control costs, black patients enrolled with Medicare Advantage are far more likely to be readmitted
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People With Learning Disabilities Turned into Commodities: Report
With the partnership of activists, families and Lancaster University academics, 'A trade in people' with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered.
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India's First Simultaneous Kidney (and) Pancreas, Liver Transplant Successful
A team of doctors successfully transplanted kidney (and) pancreas, alongside liver transplantation on different patients at Sahyadri Speciality Hospital Deccan Gymkhana.
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'#DoctorsDayOff' Campaign Has Been Launched By HealthCare AtHOME
A very often advice that doctors give to their patients is to take rest to restore health. But isn't it time that they try their own advice for a change? Doctors are healers.
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BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals Announced the Introduction of Double Balloon...
Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) and capsule endoscopy in combination are two of the most powerful, non-invasive and easy ways to investigate the small bowel.
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