GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar
Pharmac said it was closely monitoring supply risks associated with the crisis. The impact of travel costs was…
Hong Kong Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving more than 56,000 patients served…
PepGen Announces Topline Results from Lowest Dose (5 mg/kg) MAD Cohort in the Ongoing Phase 2 FREEDOM2 Study Demonstrating Favorable Safety, Splicing and vHOT Data
– PGN-EDODM1 was generally well-tolerated with all adverse events mild or moderate and no serious adverse events reported…
ADHD patients face another year of medication shortages in Whanganui
Wicksteed Pharmacy (Whanganui) and Eliza’s Pharmacy (Waverley) pharmacist Shannon Burroughs said the shortages made filling prescriptions harder and,…
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients and the receptionist at a Brantford, Ont., dental clinic shut last fall over equipment sterilization lapses…
Emergency room waits for mental health care are still too long
As of 2024, there were fewer mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022.…
Hospital declares critical incident over norovirus
A hospital trust has declared a critical incident due to a norovirus outbreak. Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS…
‘He would have been horrified’ – error in drug warnings ‘misled’ families
Warnings about common medications that can cause impulsive behaviours, such as sex and gambling addictions, are being officially…
Trial introduced to diagnose breast cancer earlier
A trial will see patients with worrying breast cancer symptoms able to book appointments directly with diagnostic clinics,…
AI is exacerbating Americans’ distrust in health care
After OpenAI and Anthropic launched dedicated health care initiatives in January, a study published in February found that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health had a 50% error rate,…
Scientists Just Found Something Rather Grim That Happens When You Stop Taking GLP-1s
Much has been said about how GLP-1s are “miracle” drugs, providing myriad health benefits beyond weight loss or…
Estimated wait times at Winnipeg emergency departments ‘quite inaccurate’ at times: memo
The system behind the emergency department wait times Winnipeggers see online had multiple flaws that made waits sometimes…