Two penguins have been visiting Tewkesbury Community Hospital to cheer up patients. It is an annual tradition to have an animal visit – last year it was alpacas that went around the ward. The penguins, named Pringle and Widget, are Humboldt penguins originally from Peru. Video Journalists: Francesca Osborne and Dan Ayers Source link
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a monoclonal antibody from Roche to treat COVID-19 in hospitalized adult patients, the company announced. The drug, called Actemra, was originally approved in 2010 to treat adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. The company says that is the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody intended to […]
In this video the benefits and the types of services available from a Home Health Agency are explained to potential patients. source
Whistleblowers allege they were punished for raising concerns at one of England’s worst performing trusts. Source link
GPs say there is clear evidence of the negative impact of the cost of living on patients’ health. Source link
Nurses belonging to the Royal College of Nursing union have voted to strike. Source link
Martin Flaherty, managing director of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE), said: “These crippling delays are a twin threat – they cause significant harm to patients who are forced to wait in the back of our ambulances, while our crews are stuck and therefore unable to respond to patients who need us out in […]
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researchers report. The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test looks for minute amounts of genetic material […]
Figures from NHS England show 2.7million referrals were made for suspected cancer in the last year. Source link
About 30% of COVID-19 patients developed the condition known as long COVID, UCLA researchers said in a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The UCLA researchers studied 1,038 people enrolled in the UCLA COVID Ambulatory Program between April 2020 and February 2021. Researchers found that 309 of them developed long COVID. A […]