Cygnet Woodside in special measures over ‘patient safety risks’
Mental health hospital Cygnet Woodside is being investigated by police over allegations of abuse. Source link
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How Mobile Devices Can Modernize India’s Healthcare System to Improve the Quality of Patient Care – ET HealthWorld
By George Pepes, APAC Vertical Solutions Lead, Healthcare, Zebra Technologies No other technology has advanced human lives like mobile devices have over the last few decades, whether it is connecting us with friends and family via the internet, making cross-continent, face-to- face meetings a reality, or having an entire library of information at your fingertips. … Read more
Cancer patient: ‘It is just inhumane’
Cancer Research UK says some patients with rare cancers are struggling to get access to experimental drugs even if their doctors want to use them. The organisation said more people were seeking private care. Our Health Editor Hugh Pym has been speaking to one patient whose private insurer will not pay for a drug which … Read more
89-year-old Dutch woman becomes 1st patient to die after Covid reinfection: Report
An 89-year-old woman in the Netherlands has reportedly become the first known person to die of coronavirus after contracting it twice. Reports say the elderly woman was suffering from a rare kind of bone marrow cancer known as Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia. According to a report in CNN, the woman’s immune system was “compromised” following a therapy … Read more
Coronavirus: Patient has sudden permanent hearing loss
UK doctors say it is the first such case they have seen linked to the pandemic coronavirus. Source link
Cancer taskforce aims to reduce patient backlog
Image copyright Getty Images A new taskforce will meet next week to kick-start the recovery of cancer services across the NHS in England. Charities believe the pandemic has led to a significant reduction in people being referred for urgent cancer treatment. Cancer Research UK says three million people have missed cancer screenings since March. The … Read more
Coronavirus: Doctors study brain of ‘miraculous’ young patient
By Charlie JonesBBC News Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightKaitlyn Taylor image captionOmar Taylor spent six weeks in hospital with coronavirus Doctors have studied the brain of a father-of-two who became the youngest reported patient in the world to have a stroke due to coronavirus. Omar Taylor, 31, spent six weeks at Colchester General Hospital … Read more
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
But he and his colleagues suspect something about COVID-19 infection itself makes nerves more vulnerable to damage. Among the possible triggers: the increased inflammatory state brought on by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as poor blood circulation and blood clotting. Prone-triggered PNI may also result from “the way patients are positioned … Read more
FDA Expands Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 Treatment
August 31, 2020 — The Federal Drug Administration has broadened its emergency use authorization for the anti-viral drug remdesivir to include all hospitalized coronavirus patients, not just those who are so ill they require ventilators or oxygen therapy. “Today, as part of its ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration broadened … Read more