Cancer Survivors Face Hardship Over Medical Bills
MONDAY, Feb. 4, 2019 — Cancer survivors carry greater financial burdens related to medical debt payments and bills versus patients without a cancer history, and […]
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Scientists find the brain’s ‘funny bone’ region to keep patients happy
Scientists find the brain’s ‘funny bone’ region: Tickling it can make patients happy during surgery – calming their nerves and keeping them still The study […]
Read moreHalifax woman runs defibrillator to a patient in need, with help from registry
When Shelley Burgess-Butler registered her building’s automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as public, she hoped she’d never have to use them. But on Jan. 11, she […]
Read moreRise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug: Misuse of over-the-counter drugs with the ingredient loperamide can result in cardiac failure
A Rutgers study has uncovered a new threat in the opiate epidemic: Overdoses of loperamide, an over-the-counter diarrhea medication, have been steadily increasing in number […]
Read moreHeart attack risk: New rapid diagnosis for myocardial infarction-finding in the first test attempt successfully
What is the 1-hour Troponin Test can? The heart attack is the most common cause of death in Germany. About 49,000 people die each year […]
Read more'We were worked to the bone in unsafe conditions' – Irish nurse on the realities of her job
Irish nurses are “worked to the bone in unsafe conditions”, a young woman who emigrated to Australia has said amid the ongoing nurse’s dispute. The […]
Read morePills to Protect Against an Apocalypse
Q. Five years ago, we were given potassium iodide pills because we live near a nuclear power plant. Are the pills still good? A. There […]
Read moreVitalité announces reopening of obstetrics unit in Bathurst, N.B.
An essential service for expectant mothers has returned to a northern New Brunswick hospital after more than three months of being shuttered. The obstetrics unit at […]
Read more'We were worked to the bone in unsafe conditions' – Irish nurse on why she left Ireland
Irish nurses are “worked to the bone in unsafe conditions”, a young woman who emigrated to Australia has said amid the ongoing nurse’s dispute. The […]
Read more‘Don’t be a prick’: Online campaign underscores dangers of medical waste in N.S. trash
“Don’t Be A Prick.” That’s the message of a new campaign by the Waste Resource Association of Nova Scotia (WRANS), complete with a series of […]
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