US approves digital pill that tracks when patients take it
NEW YORK: US regulators have approved the first digital pill with an embedded sensor to… Read More
7 years ago
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German killer nurse murdered ‘at least 90 patients’: police
BERLIN: A male nurse, who was jailed for life two years ago for killing two… Read More
7 years ago
Many heart failure patients don’t recognize the risks of their illness: study
NEW YORK: Even though doctors think most people with heart failure have a high likelihood… Read More
7 years ago
Medical records don’t always match what patients say
WASHINGTON: Symptoms that patients describe to doctors may not always be documented in electronic medical… Read More
8 years ago
Paralysed patients communicate thoughts via brain-computer interface
LONDON: Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that reads the brain's blood oxygen levels and enables… Read More
8 years ago
Stimulant boosts function in patients recovering from depression
LONDON: People recovering from depression but struggling with its effect on memory, concentration and cognitive function… Read More
8 years ago
Rural trauma patients more likely to die before reaching hospital
NEW YORK: Critically injured patients in rural communities are less likely to be treated at trauma… Read More
8 years ago
At least 23 killed in deadly India hospital fire
NEW DELHI: At least 19 people were killed Monday when a fire broke out at a… Read More
8 years ago
Patients on social media cause ethics headache for doctors
NEW YORK: As more and more sick patients are going online and using social media… Read More
8 years ago
Danish ‘devil of death’ nurse gets life for killing three patients
COPENHAGEN: A Danish nurse, dubbed a "devil of death" by prosecutors, was on Friday sentenced… Read More
9 years ago
Fire breaks out at Lahore hospital, no casualties
LAHORE: Fire broke out at Fatimah Memorial Hospital here in Lahore, ARY News reported on… Read More
9 years ago
Short circuit causes fire at Daska hospital
DASKA: Fire broke out in a private hospital adjacent to Daska's Civil Hospital on Tuesday,… Read More
9 years ago
New Italian ‘killer nurse’ suspected of slaying 13 patients
ROME: An Italian nurse has been arrested on suspicion of killing 13 patients by administering… Read More
9 years ago
Pakistani engineer invents early cancer detection device
KARACHI: Pakistani engineer Samir Iqbal developed a cancer cell device that would help doctors to… Read More
9 years ago
Surgery patients do better when hospitals are good to nurses
Surgery patients do better when nurses have better working environments, according to a new study. Read More
9 years ago
Physical therapy no help for Parkinson’s patients: study
MIAMI: Routinely assigning people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease to physical or occupational therapy… Read More
9 years ago
Fire at Russian psychiatric hospital kills 23
MOSCOW: Twenty-three psychiatric patients, most of them elderly, died when a fire ripped through their… Read More
9 years ago
Antibiotic resistance threat to patients: study
PARIS: Spreading antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for patients undergoing surgery or chemotherapy, a… Read More
9 years ago
Majority of our patients had low levels potassium and sodium from excessive sweating: AKUH
KARACHI: An analysis of the 353 heatstroke patients received at the Aga Khan University Hospital… Read More
10 years ago
Dengue outbreak: Number of patients reach 144 in Punjab
LAHORE: At least 10 more cases of dengue fever surfaced in the provincial capital of… Read More
10 years ago