Archive: 26/09/2017

Doctors gain a greater understanding of skin cancer using tattoos

Cancer is on the rise and the need to be empathetic when giving a patient their diagnosis and throughout treatment is imperative. Now, a collaborative study, with a Huddersfield professor, has enabled future doctors to experience ...

Sep 26, 2017

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Nearly 850,000 get cholera vaccine in Nigeria: WHO

The World Health Organization said Tuesday it has completed a massive cholera vaccination campaign in restive northeastern Nigeria, where the disease has already killed 54 people.

Sep 26, 2017

General practitioners' home visit habits determine where patients die

The probability of dying at home, which the majority of the seriously ill patients wish to do, grows with the general practitioner's general propensity to come out on home visits.

Sep 26, 2017

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A majority of medical professionals improperly share log-in credentials to EMRs

Strict regulations for keeping confidential data secure often make it difficult for caregivers to get the information they need. As a result, a majority of medical staff surveyed have accessed an electronic medical record ...

Sep 26, 2017

TMIST breast cancer screening trial begins to enroll nearly 165,000 women

The Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST), the first randomized trial to compare two types of digital mammography for breast cancer screening, is now open for enrollment. The study was developed by the ...

Sep 26, 2017