Some nursing home facilities prescribe antibiotics more often than others, which is tied to increased health risks, even for residents who dont receive the medications, according to a new study.
Seriously ill patients who have some of the riskiest surgery in medicine are dying unnecessarily because care at too many hospitals is not good enough, an NHS-funded inquiry has found.
It is estimated that five people a day in Belgium die with the assistance of doctors, ranging from those with terminal illness to others with chronic, but not life threatening ailments.
The truly inspirational Dr Jennifer Butes account of her refusal to become a victim is a life-affirming message for many others in the same situation.
When the parents of little Leia Armitage sing Happy Birthday to her today, their voices are likely to choke with emotion.
A man named Janne stood in the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki with closed eyes and extended arms. The signs either side of him read, in both English and Finnish: “I am HIV-positive. Touch me!”
The keys have officially been handed over at a pioneering housing scheme in Eastwood, to help people living with dementia to remain in the local community.
Fifty everyday chemicals, including one found in fried potatoes, could be combining to increase our risk of cancer, researchers say.
Thomas Middleton, 87, claims the treatment he receives when visiting his wife Joan, 84, at Aspen Court care home in Derby has left him suicidal.
Scientists are close to developing a blood test for the earliest stages of pancreatic cancer which could dramatically improve the chances of surviving one of the most lethal tumours.
