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People die more on weekends
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Jan 23. (ANI): Turns out, patients are more likely to die during off-hours or on weekends - whether due to a brain bleed, a heart attack or a blood clot in the lungs. Doctors call it the "weekend effect".
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Diabetic Retinopathy: A major health concern for diabetics
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): As per clinical data provided by Delhi-based experts, there has been a considerable rise in the number of cases of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) amongst patients suffering from diabetes.
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NHRC sends notice to BHEL over medical negligence
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 22 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent notices to the Chairman of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and the medical superintendent of BHEL hospital in Haridwar after a patient, who was allegedly alive, was declared dead.
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Depression may shorten head, neck cancer patients' lives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], January 22 (ANI): Sadness and anticipatory grief are normal reactions to the various crises faced during cancer and now, a recent study has found that even mild depressive symptoms were associated with poorer overall survival.
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Patients living alone can be safely discharged and sent home after surgery
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that patients who live alone can be safely discharged and sent home from a hospital to recover from hip or knee replacement surgery.
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2 charred to death in Bareilly's hospital
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)[India],January 15 (ANI): Two patients were killed and one suffered critical injuries after a fire broke out in a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Monday.
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Hyper-sensitive brain network cause chronic headaches
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Jan. 13 (ANI): A new study has found that brain networks of patients with fibromyalgia primes for rapid and global, responses to minor changes. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by memory issues, sleep, fatigue, a
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How beta blockers can help melanoma patients live longer
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): According to a research, melanoma patients may live longer if they take beta blockers, a class of drugs used to manage abnormal heart rhythm and prevent heart attacks.
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China grappling with winter flu epidemic
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 8 (ANI): China is grappling with a severe winter flu epidemic, so much so, that hospitals flooded with patient waiting for treatment.
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MP: 1 dead, 3 injured after ambulance-truck collision
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Satna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): A patient was killed and three people were critically injured in a collision between an ambulance and a truck on Maihar-Rewa Road on Saturday.
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More hospitalizations for heart failure patients in winter
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Drastic change in temperature and atmospheric pressure is closely related to rate of hospitalization and death in elderly patients with heart failure.
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National Medical Commission will affect future docs, patients: IMA Preside
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The National Medical Commission (NMC) is going to affect future doctors and patients, said Dr Ravi Wankhedkar, President, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday.
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