Hospital to close A&E over winter
A south London hospital says it has to shut its A&E and maternity departments for the winter due to staff shortage. bbc.co.uk |
Hospital overload hitting patients, say doctors
Doctors at the Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide's north say extreme workloads and a lack of beds are causing serious problems for critically-ill patients. abc.net.au |
FDA may limit anemia drug use for kidney disease
By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-14T14:22:49ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is considering new restrictions on widely used anemia drugs that appear to double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease.... hosted.ap.org |
Surgery safer with teamwork, training
Briefings of doctors and nurses on teams before and after each operation cut the death rate 18%, a study finds. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Health care law's Medicare trims altering seniors' views
GOP candidates are pummeling Democrats with the claim that the new health care law cuts $500 billion fom Medicare. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |