This doesn't mean bringing incense or scented candles that can bother other patients or trying to turn a hospital into a spa experience. Some of the best gifts you can give are things you cannot buy.

While it is worth celebrating the improvements in patient safety and quality, such as reductions in hospital-acquired infections and early elective deliveries, it also is imperative that hospitals ...

A molecule in lizard saliva may make it easier to find certain tumors in the pancreas.

Or sign-in if you have an account. Doctors should be mindful when it comes to how they interact with patients — and a new study suggests there are phrases they should never, ever say.

But behind the jokes lies the story of a lawyer who prescribed medication by passing herself off as a psychiatrist and who had the health of hundreds of patients in her hands at her office in Puebla.

The company is considering initiating studies for RZ358 in non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) and insulinoma patients. This expansion into additional indications could create multiple revenue ...

Her research — which in October earned her recognition as a STAT Wunderkind — shows that patients often face “invisible costs” of time, stress and financial strain while trying to navigate the system.

Patricia Greene had spent a month recovering from a devastating stroke when her Medicare Advantage insurer, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, decided to stop paying for her nursing home. The 85-year ...

Patients may become unnecessarily depressed by common heart medicine Date: November 11, 2024 Source: Uppsala University Summary: All patients who have had a heart attack are typically treated ...

"This approach allows these patients to avoid the risks of urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and other potential side effects of surgery and radiation therapy." Conservative management ...