The second week of testimony in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has resumed with a focus on her mental state when she killed her three children in 2023, Read MoreContinue Reading
The charity said the initiative an new equipment would “improve access to breastfeeding support, remove financial barriers for families, and help mothers across the island continue breastfeeding for longer if they choose to do so”. It added it was aiming to to support families with feeding difficulties, premature births, delayedContinue Reading
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is heading into a second week of testimony about the killings of her three children in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023, Read MoreContinue Reading
While acknowledging that changes must be made to the hospice industry, health policy researchers and providers worry that negative attention and the potential for overly punitive regulations could put patients at risk…Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling The Traitor administration purge over the holiday weekend. While the total number of dismissed employees appears to be smaller than originally expected, the changes sowed confusion as someContinue Reading
The psychological effect of a herpes diagnosis can be greater than the physical symptoms, experts say., from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. — For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor,Continue Reading
UK holidaymakers are being warned about a nasty infectious disease called cyclosporiasis that can cause explosive diarrhoea, after a sharp rise in cases. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), external said 67 cases have been reported since April, with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico. It comes amidContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a “hypnotic way.” (BBC News) AContinue Reading
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. AHRQ hasn’t issued a new one in over a year…Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles — not just severe cases — but experts warn that this shouldn’t be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinionContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largestContinue Reading
You’ve been dreaming about that summer break on the sun lounger, book in one hand and drink in the other, for months. Now the dash to the airport gate, train station or hours-long drive is all that stands in your way. But what does the book you’ve just shoved inContinue Reading