Sadly, a community elder had passed away after undergoing a hernia operation at the facility. Multiple reports also emerged of patients who barely survived procedures and required emergency medical ...

Patients are triaged or prioritized according to their need for emergency care. Resource availability is also taken into account during this process. Triage may be performed by emergency medical ...

However, providing such care remains a challenge in many countries, including Canada. Patients’ expertise, if acknowledged and adequately translated, could help foster patient-centred care. This study ...

Support for emotional issues helps a patient retain their sense of self, rather than just be seen as a cancer sufferer. And this is why the Daily Express's Cancer Care campaign is so important.

The operation leaves a much smaller scar and avoids cutting through the breastbone and its associated complications. Four patients have so far been treated with the service, which is about to be ...

A Hong Kong patient has found gauze measuring up to 18.5cm (7.3 inches) in length in his scrotum, two months after an operation at a public hospital. The discovery was among seven “sentinel ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the healthcare industry by enhancing medical equipment, improving diagnostic accuracy, and streamlining patient ... simplifies the operation of medical ...

The woman who has set the record for being the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant said she feels like a "superwoman" two months after the historic operation. Towana Looney ...

Earlier this month, a newer patient came in to see me for a check-up and discussion about her extremely high cholesterol level. In her late 50s with a family history of early-age heart attack ...

A South Australian GP has been suspended over an inappropriate relationship with a patient in her 80s. Hemant Kumar Vanmali had an intimate relationship with the woman whom he had treated for more ...

For the first time outside of pregnancy, I — an emergency doctor — experienced what it feels like to be a patient. It was not, to put it mildly, a pleasant experience. I sought treatment when I was ...