Swansea Bay waiting list error left people with five-year op wait
People were mistakenly taken off waiting lists for operations such as knee and hip surgeries. Source link
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Newcastle Hospitals blames computer error for losing patient letters
The healthcare regulator has sought urgent assurances over patient safety at Newcastle Hospitals. Source link
Nottingham placenta error hampered baby death probe – coroner
In a joint statement, Quinn’s father Ryan Parker and Ms Studencki said: “Let’s be clear, this is the destruction of an organ, the prevention of a conclusive post-mortem and a significant challenge to the coroner’s ability to investigate the cause of our son’s death. Source link
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Managing type 1 diabetes is never easy. But if you ask 16-year-old climbing star Katie Bone, she’ll tell you that she will never let this disease get in the way of her goals. Source link
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Social media “patient influencers” are becoming a popular method of direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceutical and medical companies. Is that a good thing? Source link
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A new study found that many people with oral piercings had deep pockets and gaps around their teeth, and receding and bleeding gums. Source link
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People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt. Source link
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Black women are more likely than white women to undergo surgical deliveries, even when their pregnancies are considered low-risk. Source link
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New research indicates adult flu shots have slumped in states with low COVID vaccination rates, suggesting that COVID vaccination behavior may have spilled over to flu-vaccine behavior. Source link
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Researchers found that from 2010 to 2018, the cost of brand-named epilepsy drugs rose 277% overall. Over the same period, the cost of generic drugs dropped 42%. Source link