Intrusion at US healthcare software provider puts 3.8M people’s data at risk
security Unlimited Technology Systems says names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and insurance details may have been swiped A…
Trump is laying waste to the agency that keeps hospital patients safe | Robert B Shpiner
When I started my training in 1980, we accepted an arithmetic that would now be indefensible. Central lines,…
Study: Nursing homes should prioritize decolonization to reduce presence of multidrug-resistant organisms
sasirin pamai / iStock A study conducted in two Southern California nursing homes found that only universal decolonization of…
5 ways to improve gynecologic care and women’s health outcomes in Canada
For decades, female-dominated medical specialties have not received the attention and funding they deserve, and gynecology is one…
DRC: Fear of catching Ebola sees use of hospital health services drop
Fear of catching the Ebola is seeing some residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s north-east Ituri province…
AI finds previously undetected health risks during sleep studies
By Nancy Lapid Aug 5 (Reuters) – We also report on another promising experimental non-opioid pain drug for…
Teenage orthopaedic implant silently migrated into a young woman’s pelvis years later; robotic surgery prevented a potentially catastrophic injury |
Metal implant from teenage orthopaedic surgery travelled into the pelvis years later; Kolkata doctors performed a high-risk robotic…
Viagra could do more than advertised as study reveals surprising health superpower
Viagra could do more than give men a boost in the bedroom, as new research suggests it may…
Repair sick robots and contemplate the role of healthcare providers in the deeply textured, pixel art, cyberpunk visual novel All Our Broken Parts
All Our Broken Parts is a game that is a lot to take in almost out the…
Northwest Biotherapeutics Announces MOU for Collaboration With the Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical Appliance Company
SPIMACO is One of the Largest Saudi Pharma Companies and a Leader in 21 Markets Across the MENA…
Philips expands patient monitoring ecosystem
Building a connected monitoring ecosystem to support transitional care The partnerships expand the range of continuous patient…
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder in a public healthcare setting: a randomized controlled trial
This study of psilocybin assisted-therapy for TRD—to our knowledge, the first RCT in this population to assess feasibility…