To improve wait times for surgery, Canada needs to fix its health-care system. Developing a national seniors’ strategy would be a good place to start.
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A new study compared fictional patient experiences in Grey’s Anatomy with real trauma cases. It concluded patients who are fans of the show might have unrealistic expectations of medical care.
We all know what a drunk person looks like, right? Wrong. Even health care workers can be confused.
Some emergency doctors are already using acupuncture to relieve patients’ pain. Now a new study shows when it works, when it doesn’t and how emergency departments of the future might use it.
After-hours home medical services cost the taxpayer dearly and don’t reduce emergency department visits, according to new research.
Until recently we didn’t know much about which antibiotic is best for people who have been attacked by a crocodile.
Whether it’s an emergency or a planned admission, going to hospital can be anxiety inducing – not knowing where you’re heading or who will be looking after you. Here’s a cheat sheet to guide you.
The emotional injuries from trauma can be as disabling as the physical injuries. But in the US only a handful of trauma centers employ licensed psychologists to look after patients and and families.
Young and middle-aged female adults tend to receive slower hospital care than males in the same age range when experiencing…
The majority of transgender patients receiving care in emergency departments report negative experiences, new research shows…
Walking into each room to greet my next patient often reminds me of Forrest Gump: “You never know what you’re going to get.” It’s challenging to have only one chance to get it right but I love being an…
Engineers at Swinburne have developed a software tool that assists staff to reduce the number of human errors made in the…
Researchers have found frail, older patients need extra-care across international emergency departments. University of Queensland…
Politicians and policy makers are blaming failures in out-of-hours GP care for the rising demand on accident and emergency (A&E) units. The number of attendances at A&E departments in England rose…
Data released today by the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) shows just 54% of major metropolitan hospitals and 63% of major regional hospitals are treating or admitting patients within the…
A new study of hospital emergency rooms has shown how communication breakdowns between patients and medical staff can lead…
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