Offering mailed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Quitline support to patients encouraged almost one-third of smokers to quit before their elective surgery, according to research published today by the Medical Journal ...
Apr 4, 2022
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US lawmakers voted Thursday on a bill limiting the cost of insulin to $35 a month, a transformative curb for millions of diabetics who pay hundreds of dollars for the life-sustaining hormone.
Apr 1, 2022
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Whether they need a knee replaced, a hernia stitched up, a cataract in their eye removed or their gall bladder taken out, a new poll shows many older adults harbor concerns about scheduling elective surgery.
Mar 9, 2022
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South Korea saw its deadliest day of the pandemic on Saturday, reporting 112 fatalities in the latest 24-hour period, as it grapples with a wave of coronavirus infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant.
Feb 26, 2022
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In an analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that included 247 adults aged 70 years or older who were discharged from the hospital after major surgery from 1997 to 2017, patients who had non-elective ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Hong Kong has reported 15 coronavirus deaths and more than 6,000 confirmed cases for a second day in its latest infection surge.
Feb 20, 2022
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After the holidays, it's normal for the nationwide supply of life-saving blood to dwindle at hospitals and blood banks as donations slow.
Feb 3, 2022
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France posted 501,635 new cases of coronavirus for the past 24 hours on Tuesday, a new daily record and the first time the headline number has surpassed half a million.
Jan 25, 2022
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New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the number of patients being treated from Australia's public hospital elective surgery waiting lists increased during 2020–21 as the hospitals worked ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Public hospitals—never with much spare capacity—have been severely stressed by the latest COVID wave.
Jan 20, 2022
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