The stress of caring for a family member with dementia may take a toll on health over time, but a new study suggests that even one day off can shift caregivers stress levels back toward normal.
A team of researchers from the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University in Canada has made a breakthrough in the war on hospital superbugs, have used natural proteins to develop an innovative antibacterial gel that kills the dreaded Pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococci and E.coli.
The NHS has agreed to review controversial guidelines that instruct nurses to ask the elderly whether they would agree to a do not resuscitate order.
A total of 172 “suicide tourists” travelled to Zurich during 2012 for medical assistance to die, according to a preliminary analysis published in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
The 27-year-old’s life was cut tragically short on Saturday (16 August) when he dove off a wharf that serves as a popular diving perch for locals, resurfacing once before disappearing back under the water and drowning.
As epigenetic changes are potentially reversible, one significant consequence of the study is that it may provide targets for the development of new therapies.
Deaths were found to be highest among patients admitted to a stroke unit over the weekend where there was just one nurse for every ten beds.
A vicar has blamed mental health cuts for delays in helping his daughter who killed herself after believing she had lost her mind.
Hazel Gillian Stears was the nurse-in-charge at Morfa Newydd Nursing Home in Flintshire when an 89-year-old woman, named locally as Gwen Cartlidge, was given the wrong medicine.
Stimulating the part of the brain which controls movement may improve recovery after a stroke, research suggests.
