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NI care worker who assaulted man and damaged his BMW accepts warning from professional body
Medical staff collect blood samples from 1,500 persons at Turakapalem
Medical and Health Department officials, doctors and technicians arranging the equipment required to conduct blood tests of villagers, at Turakapalem in Guntur district. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAY KUMAR The Medical and Health Department officials...

Hospitalized Annunciation shooting victim Sophia Forchas needs more prayers
Prayers for the recovery of Sophia Forchas, who was shot at Annunciation church, are more crucial than ever, as her neurosurgeon said in the most recent update Sept. 5 that she remains hospitalized in critical condition. Dr. Walt Galicich, chief...
Hospital foundation reports $88.3 million economic impact from WCHC
Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WASHINGTON — The Iowa Hospital Foundation released a report last month saying Washington County Hospital and Clinics had an $88.3...

Hospital Stay Or Evasion? Thai Court To Rule On Thaksin’s Jail Term
Home Asia Hospital Stay Or Evasion? Thai Court To Rule On Thaksin’s Jail Term The court will decide whether the hospital stay was lawful and if it should count as time served - and could order the polarising billionaire to complete the sentence in...

Medical board lets 3 doctors with history of sexual misconduct stay licensed
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A Team 10 investigation has found three physicians with a history of sexual misconduct were allowed to keep their medical licenses despite a state law touted as zero tolerance for doctors who cross the line with their patients....

Medical officer says Zara Qairina suffered severe brain injuries but no signs of abuse
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 9 — A medical officer from the Emergency and Trauma Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (HQE), told the Coroner’s Court here today that no bruises or signs of abuse were found on Zara Qairina Mahathir’s body when she received...

Hospital could hold key to the habits of medieval men
A medieval ‘mystery’ about the habits of friars could be solved with the redevelopment of part of a hospital site. Plans to build new homes on the derelict western end of the Stamford Hospital site, off Ryhall Road, have been submitted to South...

Medication Adherence in Parkinson’s Disease: Longitudinal Changes and the Influence of Depressive Symptoms
Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity, and non-motor symptoms such as cognitive decline, mood, and sleep disturbances.1 The...

Medicine Hat councillor candidate Toth wanting to move city forward
Toth recognizes that Medicine Hat has a shortage in affordable housing and said there’s lots of solutions. “[We need to] get rid of the red tape we have in this city, and make developing everything permits a lot quicker and faster, so we can move...

Medicine Hat remains one of the most affordable cities to rent, as rates drop in Canada
The two bedroom number is down 0.7 per cent month over month, and 1.6 per cent year over year. The average cost of rent for all types of one bedroom units across the country sits at $1,848 for a one bedroom, $2,235 for a two bedroom, and $2,589...

Masses to celebrate first responders, health-care workers
Gina Capellazzi/Catholic Courier | 09.08.2025 Section: Local NewsThe dates have been set for diocesan Masses honoring first responders and health-care professionals in the diocese. All first responders — which includes police, fire and emergency...

Medicare Update: Seniors Face New Coverage Gap
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccine for all adults age 65 and up, but Medicare often isn't covering the shot, forcing some seniors to pay out of pocket, according to a recent report from NBC News....

Medicare Advantage Patients More Likely to Experience Extended Hospital Stays Post-COVID
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries experienced disproportionately greater increases in hospital length of stay after the COVID-19 pandemic than those with traditional Medicare, particularly among those discharged to skilled nursing facilities,...

Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15, 2025: What Employers Need to Know
Employers offering prescription drug coverage must provide an annual notice to Medicare-eligible participants indicating whether their coverage is creditable, meaning it is expected to pay at least as much as the standard Medicare Part D benefit....

Clinical Advances in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: Insights From MARIPOSA and FLAURA2
The treatment landscape of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR mutations has undergone profound evolution over the past 2 decades. Beginning with the introduction of first-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), subsequent...
New TTSH Medical Tower to house 600 acute beds, bigger emergency department
SINGAPORE – Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) will get an additional 600 acute beds and a bigger emergency department (ED) under a plan to develop the former Communicable Disease Centre 2 and Annex 2 buildings into a medical tower. The project will...

Can’t Pay Your Medical Bills? How Bankruptcy Can Help Families in Alabama
Why So Many People in Alabama Struggle With Medical Debt If you’ve been hit with a big hospital bill, you’re not alone. Here in Alabama, thousands of families are buried under medical debt they never expected. Maybe it was an emergency room (ER)...

Assessing Readability and Usability of Electronic Medicine Package Leaflets in South Korea: A Mixed-Methods Study
Introduction A medicine package leaflet contains information about a drug’s safe and effective use, such as its active ingredients, indications, dosage, administration, precautions, and storage conditions. A patient-centered package leaflet can...

UAE: Hospitals of the future to have robot surgeons, AI cameras, says expert
What will a hospital of the future look like? According to a top UAE expert, it will be a place with a “robotic command center” where “few surgeons will operate robots across multiple operating rooms”. This vision was described by Professor...