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The Kansas legislature is about to give the state the power to quarantine people with HIV and AIDS. It is expected that the legislation will become law within the next few weeks.
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Austin -
Who hasn’t searched on the Internet for symptoms, causes or treatments to a bothersome ailment? What if there was a way of connecting healthcare professionals and patients without traveling to a medical clinic or a hospital? Perhaps there already is.
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Ann Clwyd, a Labour MP and Chair of the Human Rights parliamentary group, accused the National Health Service (NHS) of inhumane treatment and fears the normalisation of cruelty is now rife.
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Surgical errors have become far too common in hospitals today. With everything from operating on the wrong person, to infecting a healthy patient with non-sterile equipment, it is hard to trust our medical professionals in such an unstable environment.
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Brussels -
The issues of antibiotic shortage and growing resistance of many microorganisms to antibiotics is a significant global health issue. Strategies to tackle this issue have varied worldwide.
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A recent study suggests measuring a specific hormone in kidney patients can help doctors identify whether they require dialysis or not.
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A UK dementia expert says terminally ill patients who wish to end their lives should be medically assisted to commit suicide.
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Burnaby -
A laptop stolen from a hospital in British Columbia contained personal information on more than 600 patients. It held data such as names, birth dates and health card numbers.
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Avastin, a drug that has been shown to increase the life span of people suffering from advanced bowel cancer, won't be offered to NHS patients in the United Kingdom after a ruling from NICE.
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Nursing is a demanding job. Due to budget cuts and staffing shortages, nurses are being pushed harder than ever-at a cost to patients, a report states.
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