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Doctors in Kenya perform brain surgery on wrong patient A neurosurgeon and medical team opened a patient's skull last month to remove a blood clot in the brain and came to a startling discovery: There wasn't one.
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Teens using e-cigarettes show evidence of same toxic chemicals as smokers: Study Using e-cigarettes has been promoted as a way to help adult smokers cut back or quit smoking, or at least to minimize the health damage that smoking causes.
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Major Medical Associations Feud Over Diabetes Guidelines A major medical association today suggested that doctors who treat people with Type 2 diabetes can set less aggressive blood sugar targets.
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Listeriosis isn't the only reason you should dodge polony and other processed meats Against the background of listeriosis being linked to processed meat, we explore why these products are not good for you. 0. cold meat.
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More US kids landing in ICU from opioids MONDAY, March 5, 2018 -- A growing number of U.S. kids are ending up in the intensive care unit after overdosing on prescription painkillers or other opioids, a new study finds.
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A surgeon is suspended for operating on the wrong patient — and his colleagues go on strike Hundreds of doctors are protesting the suspension of a colleague who is accused of performing brain surgery on the wrong patient at a hospital in Kenya.
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Flu: Tri-City death toll rises to 18 The Benton County women - one in her 30s and one in her 70s - both were at increased risk because of other health conditions or age, the Benton-Franklin Health District reported Monday.
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South Africa Listeria Outbreak That Killed 180 Linked To Sausage Meat South Africa warned the public against eating processed meat products after tracing deadly listeria outbreak to sausage meat. The outbreak has infected nearly 1,000 and killed 180 people.
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Opioid overdose among children nearly doubles, study says (CNN) The number of children admitted to hospitals for opioid overdose has nearly doubled since 2004, according to a new study. The study, which published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, looked at children between ages 1 and 17 who were admitted to ...
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Britain's new diet: the 400-600-600 plan to counter obesity Britain needs to go on a diet, Public Health England has warned, as it set out new calorie guidelines to cut meal sizes, ruling out favourites like Fish and Chips or a Sunday Roast.
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Will 2019 Flu Vaccine Be Better Than This Year's? After a flu season that hit hard in Australia and the United States, scientists are trying to see what lessons can be applied to the vaccine for next winter's season.
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The stronger a state's gun laws, the lower its rate of gun-related homicides and suicides Protesters attend a rally at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to demand news laws on guns. A new study finds that states with stronger gun laws have lower rates of firearm-related homicides and suicides.
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Gambling addiction more than a roll of the dice This column appears in the Nevada Appeal's Tuesday health pages. It addresses topics related to the health of our community. Gambling comes in many different forms, including slot machines, betting on sport books, buying raffle tickets or lottery ...
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Man loses foot to flesh-eating bacteria he thought was blister A day care teacher who thought a blister on his foot was caused by his shoe learned it was a dangerous, flesh-eating bacteria - and had to have his right foot amputated.
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The Latest: Epidemiologist testifies on Roundup cancer claim In this March 2, 2018, photo, Christine Sheppard works with her loom in her home in Oceanside, Calif. Claims that the active ingredient in the widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer have been evaluated by international agencies, U.S.
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Evie's legacy: More babies to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy Jan Malcolm, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, and Randal Richardson, pediatric neurologist with Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, announced Monday that spinal muscular atrophy has been added to the newborn ...
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A hair-trigger tendency to target mental illness As a mental health provider, I am dismayed at how quickly we jump to blaming society's ills on mental health issues, as in the recent school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
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Deadly flu season has peaked, but a late spike could loom This year's flu shot is far from perfect, but it's certainly better than nothing, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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What Living With IBD Has Taught Me About Being A Doctor Having a close relationship to IBD has taught me about the urgent need for medical advances and cures for the disease. By David T. Rubin, M.D.. Nomad via Getty Images. ADVERTISEMENT. I am a gastroenterologist who specializes in caring for and ...
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Health officials retracing path of deceased Lassa Fever patient Health officials have been deployed to communities such as Ashaiman, Nmai-Dzor and Tema in the Greater Accra Region to get data on persons who had some physical contact with the Lassa Fever patient before his death.
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'Rapidly Growing' HIV Clusters Help Pinpoint Prevention Efforts BOSTON -- The rate of HIV infections in "rapidly growing" transmission clusters was 11 times the estimated U.S. national average, according to a study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston.
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Lassa fever strikes in Nigeria - high rates of fatality with no cure and no vaccine Nigeria has been affected with an outbreak of the deadly Lassa fever since the start of this year. This disease typically has a high rate of fatality, no known cure and no vaccines have been developed against it yet.
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Study: Bright lights before bed can keep kids awake A new report sheds light on the importance of dark when it comes to kids' sleep. It found exposing preschoolers to an hour of bright light before bed drastically reduced their production of melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep.
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GIAHC and IPVS partner for first International HPV Awareness Day The Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC) that is leading the way in education, empowerment and eradication of Human Papillomavirus(HPV) and cervical cancer announces a partnership with the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS ...
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 110, 35 New Cases Recorded in Five States The latest Lassa fever outbreak in country has claimed 20 more lives, caused 35 confirmed new cases and 40 fresh suspected infections in 18 states within one week.
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Switching to Mepolizumab Improved Uncontrolled Asthma for Patients on Omalizumab New trial data has reported that eosinophilic patients with severe and uncontrolled asthma that had been taking omalizumab (Xolair, Genentech/Novartis) significantly improved asthma control and reduced exacerbations when switched to mepolizumab (Nucala ...
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Campaign against cancer vaccine puts lives at risk Campaigners opposed to the vaccine given to young girls to protect them against cervical cancer have been accused of putting lives at risk by encouraging parents not to allow their daughters to receive the injection.
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Most Irish people 'unaware' of HPV cancer link Most Irish people are unaware the human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cancer or that a vaccine exists to prevent these forms of the disease, according to a new survey.
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New national guideline sets out best practices for treating opioid addiction A new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders lays out the optimal strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction, including recommending opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone as the preferred first-line treatment.
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March 5-11 is Kidney Health Week which aims to raise awareness around the disease dubbed the "silent killer." TREATMENT: Nurse Penny Clough with patient Arthur Mathews receives dialysis three days a week at Murray Bridge Hospital. Photo: Emma Zirkel.
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Your risk for ovarian cancer IN Jamaica, ovarian cancer is not as common as other cancers such as breast, cervical or endometrial cancer, and it is mostly a disease seen in older, post-menopausal women, with 80 per cent of cases occurring over age 50.
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Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study The estimated cost of measures to limit Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions can be more than offset by reductions in deaths and disease from air pollution, researchers said on Saturday.
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Massena Memorial Hospital hosting blood drive to save lives in North Country MASSENA -- It might be cold outside, but with just a few minutes of your time you can show people the amazing warmth and compassion of North Country residents by donating the body's most precious resource - blood.
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