19 Patients Push U.S. Hospitals To Brink

Apr 1, 2021

Oral illnesses pose a serious health burden for many international locations and have an effect on people throughout their lifetime, causing ache, discomfort, disfigurement and even death. Trump additionally expanded the use of rule 340B, the federal drug discount...

MS drug almost halves hospitalised patients’ risk of severe Covid symptoms

Nov 12, 2020

A drug used for multiple sclerosis nearly halves the chance of developing severe coronavirus symptoms in hospitalised patients and may prevent deaths, a new trial has shown. Covid patients at nine hospitals including Southampton General were given an inhaled version...

100-fold rise in patients waiting a year for treatment at NHS hospitals

Nov 12, 2020

The number of patients waiting more than a year for NHS treatment has risen 100-fold in a year, new figures show. Across England, 139,545 people had waited more than 52 weeks to start treatment as of September this year – the highest number for any calendar...

Almost 20 per cent of patients develop psychiatric condition after Covid, study suggests

Nov 10, 2020

Nearly one in five people is diagnosed with a psychiatric condition within three months of contracting coronavirus – double the usual rate from other illnesses, a study has shown. Although mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are common after an...

Covid patients should seek early treatment, as study warns of danger in even a slight drop in oxygen

Nov 9, 2020

Covid patients should be sent to hospital earlier, researchers have said after finding that just a small drop in blood oxygen levels can indicate an increased risk of dying. A paper published by UK academics and led by the NHS’s national clinical lead for patient...

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