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Knighthoods for "father of Viagra"
Two chemists, one who kicked off the development of Viagra and another who is a YouTube celebrity, have received knighthoods in the New Year Honours.
Dr Simon Campbell started and oversaw research on Viagra while working for the drug…
Medevac life in the Canadian Arctic
Flight Paramedic Hugh Gilmour works in the furthest reaches of the Canadian Arctic, evacuating patients from remote communities to hospitals in southern Canada. He is also an amateur photographer and his often breathtaking photos provide a…
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launches New Syria crisis website
Geneva/Damascus (IFRC-SARC-ICRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is today launching a new website, #REDforSyria (www.redforsyria.org), dedicated to the Movement’s humanitarian response to the Syrian conflict.…
Fixing bones with a power drill? Less expensive and ingenious
Fixing bones with a power drill? It sounds terrifying, but thanks to an ingenious cover these household drills are now healing hospital patients in Uganda - at a tiny fraction of the cost
BBC - Being operated on with an ordinary power…
Stem cells versus Gordie Howe’s stroke
Article from Science-based medicine, by David Gorski, about the usage of stem cells in the stroke of the Hockey champion Gordie "MR. Hockey" Howe
Seven years ago, I returned to Michigan, where I was born and spent the first quarter century…
Denmark patients visiting the doctor via the internet
The internet is set to make dramatic changes to the relationship between doctor and patient.
Using the latest communications technology, doctors can now diagnose and treat patients many miles from their consulting rooms.
Malcolm Brabant…
MSPs question A&E waiting time target
MSPs have questioned whether a key target for Accident and Emergency (A&E) waiting times in Scotland is "reasonable or achievable".
NHS boards are supposed to see then admit, transfer or discharge 98% of patients attending at A&E…
Shift workers 'sicker and fatter'
Higher rates of obesity and ill-health have been found in shift workers than the general population.
Health Survey for England data showed they were in worse health despite often being young.
The lead researcher told the BBC that the rise…
Music when operating on patients? 'makes surgery less stressful'
A study by Cardiff surgeons has found what music works best when operating on patients
(MUSICWORKS) - Patients recorded lower anxiety levels if they had listened to music while in surgery.
Playing recorded music to patients that are…
Internet searches can predict volume of ER visits
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…