McGinty forced to guarantee patient's surgery
The West Australian Government is under pressure over revelations a 77-year-old Bibra Lake man has been forced to wait nine months for a simple bladder operation that should have been performed within 90 days.
Vitamins 'may up pregnancy risk'
High doses of vitamin supplements may raise the risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women rather than protecting against it, research suggests.
Basic social care 'must be free'
Ministers are urged to scrap means-testing and give all elderly people a minimum level of state-funded social care.
Medical Board pursues Patel accusations
The Queensland Medical Board is hoping for a directions hearing, in its case against disgraced surgeon Jayant Patel, in the Health Practitioners Tribunal next month.
Sleeping pill competition may spur ad war
NEW YORK (AP) - The maker of Ambien has begun a new ad campaign it hopes will reverse a sales slide triggered by reports that some patients couldn't recall driving or eating while sleepwalking when using the prescription sleep aid. The campaign Sanofi-Aventis SA launched Wednesday is likely the first salvo in what analysts predict will be a fierce advertising war in the market which has seen sales drop in the aftermath of the negative news. Sanofi's Ambien is expected to have a new competitor by this summer when Pfizer Inc. and partner Neurocrine Sciences Inc. are slated to debut a new pill
Carrying multiple babies risky for mom: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with multifetal pregnancies have a higher risk of pregnancy-related death than those with singleton pregnancies, according to a report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
No clear advice on elective C-sections
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women who want several children should avoid the new trend of purely elective Caesarean sections - planned surgical births when there's no clear medical need - government advisers said Wednesday. But for mothers-to-be who plan only one or two children, there's too little research to say definitively whether it's a good or bad idea.
U.S. Military Has New Online Mental Health Resource
Anonymous self-assessment program helps spot problems
Patient sues for possible disease exposure
ATLANTA (AP) - A woman has filed a lawsuit against Emory Healthcare after she underwent surgery there with instruments that had been exposed to a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease. Wayne Grant, an attorney for Tracy Price, said the lawsuit was filed Tuesday in DeKalb County. It accuses the university's healthcare system of medical malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, reckless infliction of emotional distress and breach of informed consent. It seeks unspecified damages.
Pneumonia Vaccine Saving Lives
Study finds big drop in infection-linked death in hospitalized patients
Meeting To Determine Risks, Benefits Of Pre-Planned C-Sections Begins
FDA Approves Extended Dosing Of Aranesp
New Family Of Biodegradable Polymers Shows Promise For Intracellular Drug Delivery
Doctors Not Expected To Act Like ‘Saints' But Should Always Put Patients First, General Medical Council, UK
Health Protection Agency's Partner Launches Decontamination Product For Surgical Instruments, UK
Guidance On Internet Pharmacy Services By The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Of Great Britain
How Many Americans Have Multiple Sclerosis? No One Knows With Absolute Certainty
New York Times Letter To The Editor Responds To Opinion Piece On Physician-Patient Relationship
Growing Body Of Research Links Lead To Osteoporosis
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