Surgery
Research raises antibiotic questions
A James Cook University scientist has warned about the side effects of overusing topical antibiotics, including concerns they're contributing to global antibiotic resistance.
Jul 12, 2017
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Health
Study highlights difficulty in estimating serious preventable events in primary care
In hospitals, such events, known as 'Never Events', include operations where something went wrong (e.g. wrong limb amputated) or inadvertent administration of drug overdoses, already require mandatory reporting in hospitals. ...
May 3, 2017
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Health
Two in five GPs to 'quit within five years'
Around two in every five GPs in the South West have said they intend to quit within the next five years, exposing the magnitude of the region's impending healthcare crisis suggesting that the picture for the UK may be particularly ...
Apr 11, 2017
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Immunology
An epidemic of epipens
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that prescriptions of adrenaline autoinjectors (commonly called 'epipens') for children with allergies have increased markedly in the last decade, with nearly four devices ...
Mar 15, 2017
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Health
Seeing the same GP associated with fewer hospital admissions
Older patients who see the same general practitioner over time experience fewer avoidable admissions to hospital for certain conditions, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Feb 1, 2017
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Diabetes
More years lost for whites versus South Asians, blacks with T2DM
(HealthDay)—Whites with type 2 diabetes have more life years lost than South Asians or blacks, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in Diabetes Care.
Dec 27, 2016
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Health
Coordinated approach essential to care after ICU and hospital discharge, new research finds
New research published today in the British Journal of General Practice has found inconsistencies in the experiences of patients once they were discharged from hospital, following admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), ...
Nov 22, 2016
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Health
Risk of hospital admissions could be reduced with better general practice strategies
Hospital admission rates are 55 per cent higher in some areas than in others because of a greater prevalence of conditions such as diabetes, alcoholism, dementia and socioeconomic deprivation. According to research published ...
Oct 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Inconsistent guidelines for screening transplant recipients at higher cancer risk
People who have received organ transplants are at higher risk of developing and dying of cancer than the general population. Yet a new study has found cancer screening guidelines for this group are inconsistent as is the ...
Aug 30, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
GPs' uncertainty at dealing with those bereaved by suicide revealed
Interviews carried out by The University of Manchester with GPs of parents whose children have died by suicide have revealed a lack of knowledge and confidence on how best to respond to and support those bereaved.
Aug 15, 2016
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