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Hospital to reduce car parking spaces during £1 million refurbishment

During the first phase of Wantage Community Hospital’s refurbishment (from October 13 to November 21) there will be fewer bays available for parking. The NHS Oxford Health Foundation Trust has said that builders require a small compound next to...

Medical students flock to aesthetics for better pay, balance, results show

Beyazıt Şenbük – ISTANBUL A striking new trend has emerged in Türkiye’s medical field, with students increasingly favoring specialties like aesthetics for better working conditions and higher earnings, according to the 2025 Medical Specialization...

Hospital association chief warns that big fee proposal for global talent could worsen shortage

The chief of the West Virginia Hospital Association expressed concern over potential Trump administration changes to temporary, non-immigrant visas intended to let U.S. employers hire foreign workers with specialty skills. Jim Kaufman “We are...

Almost 50% of Finns with Chronic Conditions Experience Medication Therapy as a Burden

A groundbreaking population-based study recently unveiled that nearly half of individuals with chronic illnesses wrestle with a significant medication-related burden (MRB), a multidimensional phenomenon that poses profound challenges to effective...

No medical negligence: Consumer court exonerates Ruby Hall Clinic, neurosurgeons in brain tumour case

Mumbai: Setting aside the District Commission's order, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra, recently exonerated Grant Medical Foundation's Ruby Hall Clinic and its doctors, accused of negligence while operating on a...

Baptist Health signs letter of intent to manage South Arkansas Regional Hospital

South Arkansas Regional Hospital could be operating under a new name and new management by mid-2026 in a deal that would help expand healthcare services for the region. SARH and Baptist Health hospital have entered into a letter of intent that...

Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care

(Beirut) – Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, 2025, following a lack of medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. The deaths in custody of Soudabeh Asadi,...

The ABCs of Surviving Medicare Open Enrollment – Herb Weiss

by Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues It’s that time. The Medicare Open Enrollment period began last week and runs until December 7th. During this period, Rhode Island’s 243,000 Medicare beneficiaries (data from late 2024 to early 2025)...

AARP reveals seven changes coming to Medicare in 2026

The new year will bring a new round of Medicare coverage, cost and policy changes that will affect each beneficiary differently, depending on their medical needs, income and other factors. To help you stay in the know, AARP lists some of the most...

Fate of private services hangs in the balance at Northern Beaches Hospital

Associate Professor Vijay Solanki, the hospital’s director of cardiac services, said private billing had allowed the hospital to develop an around-the-clock heart attack service for both public and private patients. The angiogram service may also...

Rising dengue cases in hospitals suggest outbreak-like situation in Pakistan’s Karachi, Hyderabad

Rising dengue cases in hospitals suggest outbreak-like situation in Pakistan’s Karachi, Hyderabad Islamabad: The Sindh Health Department has put the total number of dengue cases in the Pakistan province at 819, but figures obtained by three major...

24 Hours in A&E documentary returns to St George's Hospital

It returned to the south west London hospital four years after filming moved to Nottingham. The award-winning series gives viewers a fly-on-the-wall look at patients coming through the Emergency Department and the dedicated teams who treat them....

Alphamab Oncology Presented Multiple Clinical Data on Biparatopic HER2-targeting ADC JSKN003 at ESMO Congress 2025

SUZHOU, China, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alphamab Oncology (stock code: 9966.HK) announced that two latest clinical data on biparatopic HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) JSKN003 for the treatment of primary platinum-refractory...

Rethinking medical waste: Outdated practices must give way to safer, smarter approaches

By Jeff Miglicco U.S. hospitals generate over 5 million tons of waste annually, with at least 15% of it hazardous. Despite the scale, medical waste remains one of the industry’s biggest blind spots, and also one of its biggest opportunities....

UP to set up 15 temporary hospitals for Ayodhya Deepotsav

Ayodhya: For the upcoming Ayodhya Deepotsav, the Uttar Pradesh health department has announced the establishment of 15 temporary hospitals to ensure the health and well-being of devotees and tourists attending the festival. In an official...

Kerala doctors announce statewide strike from November 1 over hospital security

Thiruvananthapuram: Demanding better safety measures for doctors in government hospitals, the Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association (KGMOA) has announced a statewide non-cooperation strike from November 1, following the brutal attack on...

Multiple takeaway orders contaminated with rat poison, 5 hospitalized: What to watch for and how to respond

Five people in South-East Queensland were hospitalized after consuming brodifacoum, a potent rat poison, believed to be from a fast-food outlet. This anticoagulant disrupts blood clotting, leading to severe internal bleeding. Authorities are...

5 hospitalized from food laced with rat poison: What to watch for

Five people in South-East Queensland were hospitalized after consuming brodifacoum, a potent rat poison, believed to be from a fast-food outlet. This anticoagulant disrupts blood clotting, leading to severe internal bleeding. Authorities are...

Yes, Democrats are defending Medicaid for illegal immigrants

“Not a single federal dollar goes to providing health insurance for undocumented immigrants. NOT. ONE. PENNY.” These were the words of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a recent X post, after Republicans accused Democrats of shutting...