Hospital News

Manchester - Sixteen people have died in the Manchester area over the past four years. The deaths relate to from a highly resistant 'superbug', that has spread across North West England.

Washington - Some $30 million proposed by President Barack Obama could help hospitals fight the growing problem of antibiotic resistance much the way Britain has, US health authorities said Tuesday.The extra funds for fiscal year 2015, if approved by Congress, woul...

Washington - More than one third of antibiotics prescribed in hospitals might be unnecessary and could be fueling drug resistance, US health authorities said Tuesday.The latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms earlier re...

New York - One person was killed and 27 rushed to hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at a New York restaurant, officials said on Sunday.The fatality was the manager of a sea food restaurant in a mall in the Long Island town of Huntington Station, Suffolk C...

Many U.S. hospitals fail to rules designed to protect patients from preventable and potentially deadly infections, a new study shows.

Madrid - Eleven students from Madrid’s Alfonso X University ended up in hospital on Saturday night after eating a birthday cake baked with marijuana. One student is still in a serious condition.

A study into hospital hygiene has found higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in the plumbing system. This means that poor practices are causing contamination around the taps.

London - A famous London's children hospital has agreed to pay out £2.8 million ($4.6 million, 3.4 million euros) to a girl who was left brain damaged when glue was accidently injected into her brain.

Paris - An "isolated" lapse in the manufacture of intravenous nutrient bags likely caused the recent deaths of up to five babies at a French hospital, the health minister said Friday.

Kathmandu - Hundreds of Nepalese doctors on Friday ended a five-day strike after the government agreed to meet their demands for medical education reforms, their professional association said.