December 2014

From:  Jossa De Pano They weren’t in for the glory but they have the guts. What were they thinking, competing against the giants of the Philipines' rescue scene? They were a handful of idealists who only wanted to feel the adrenaline rush,…

The correlation between Internet searches on a regional medical website and next-day visits to regional emergency departments was "significant," suggesting that Internet data may be used in the future to predict the level of demand at…

The Guardian Ebola diary: 'There are reports of people disappearing into the forest to die' Sierra Leone has its first-ever call centre. The number to reach it is 117. You can call to report that your mother is sick or your brother is dead.…

The NHS would be "in dire straits" without migrant workers, one of the UK's senior economists has claimed. Stephen Nickell, who is on the board of the Office for Budget Responsibility, suggested 35% of "health professionals" came from…

Is there something more dangerous than saving live on a battle field? No, and Bryan Schatz describe the life that the White Helmets, a group of ill-equipped civilian volunteers, experience every day. On the Men's Journal Schatz describe the…

EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Sandy Bugenhagen and Duckie Johnson have been Emergency Medical Technicians in Shelby County for more than three decades. They've seen far fewer new recruits in recent years, and say that could put people at risk as…

“Nearly one in ten pregnant deaths caused by flu,” The Daily Telegraph reports. A review into maternal deaths, which thankfully remain rare, found that conditions such as the flu and sepsis account for many of the deaths. Maternal deaths…

Just weeks after a report raised the alarm about how the NHS ombudsman handles patients' complaints, more than 140 families have voiced concerns. The Patients Association charity which wrote the report said it had been inundated with new…

MANILA - On the second full day of operations responding to what entered the Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit - since downgraded to a tropical storm - national officials say disaster coordination has improved since last year’s Super Typhoon…

Two new helicopters are providing service for the Cornwall Air Ambulance in the area of the Isles of Scilly. The new aircraft are the  MD902. They were operated for the first time on Sunday and replace the EC135 helicopters, which have been…