A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients avoided the death penalty after pleading guilty to three counts of murder. Heather Pressdee, 41, …
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Britain is in an “Uber-ambulance crisis” as new figures reveal half a million “urgent” patients were forced to self-contain A&E last year.
by AlexanderMore than 500,000 urgent patients arrived alone at the ER last year By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Published: 17:38EDT, April 30, 2024 | Updated: 18:00 EDT April 30, 2024 The …
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Everything you need to know about the change to the NHS Constitution, from doctors having a duty to get sick patients back to work to the full adoption of ‘Martha’s Rule’
by AlexanderDoctors will have a duty to ensure sick Britons return to work under new NHS proposals, the Government has revealed. Under proposed changes to the NHS Constitution, which outlines patient …
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Big change to NHS prescribing to start tomorrow as pharmacists warn of ‘dark day’ for patients
by AlexanderPharmacists have warned that tomorrow will be a “dark day” for patients as the cost of an NHS prescription rises to almost £10. They described the increase from £9.65 to …
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High school football coach, 60, dies after chemotherapy supply runs out…as drug shortages threaten lives of cancer patients in US.
by AlexanderA Milwaukee football coach has become the latest victim of the devastating drug shortage crisis that threatens the lives of patients with diabetes, cancer and deadly infections. Jeff Bolle, 60, …
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Cancer drugs that could improve survival rates if given to patients in the morning
by AlexanderGiving immunotherapy to cancer patients early in the morning instead of in the afternoon could improve survival rates. A study has found that people with terminal lung or skin cancer …
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The end of the family doctor: half of patients no longer see the same family doctor, according to a study
by AlexanderBy Shaun Wooller Published: 19:09 EDT, April 28, 2024 | Updated: 19:19 EDT, April 28, 2024 Family doctors are “a thing of the past” and only half of patients can …
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King Charles will meet cancer patients to show the disease “doesn’t have to be scary” as the monarch returns to royal duties next week in his first public engagement since his diagnosis.
by ElijahKing Charles will meet cancer patients to show that the disease “doesn’t have to be scary” in his first public engagement since his own diagnosis. The Monarch will return to …
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Forget the old smoker’s cough, doctors now see patients with “vaper’s cough” (and it may sound very different!)
by AlexanderVapers are suffering from an annoying cough, and doctors say it sounds different than that of a smoker. A London-based GP said he has treated e-cigarette addicts who developed a …
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Sex addict ‘Dirty Doctor’, 40, faces the end of his career after recording himself having sex with women in his office while patients waited outside and sent photos to their lovers
by ElijahA doctor who filmed himself having sex with women in his surgery while patients waited outside is facing the end of his career. Self-confessed sex addict Dr Tom Plimmer, 40, …