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Doctors need to listen more to nurses

Doctors need to listen more to nurses, and to potentially vital information from patients, says a report from the University of York.

11 Aug 2004

McGuinty government investment in telemedicine

The McGuinty government is improving health care in northern Ontario by investing $5.7 million in telemedicine technology to deliver health services to more northern communities, Minister of Health and Long Term Care.

9 Aug 2004

Blood vessel plug - amplatzer ductal occluder, performs well in trial

In the largest and longest trial yet of a device called the Amplatzer ductal occluder, a duct that shunts blood flow away from the lungs during fetal development but sometimes fails to close after birth, was successfully closed in almost all patients, according to a new study in the Aug. 4, 2004, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

5 Aug 2004

Key group of hospital doctors is working far above European limits on hours

There are around 12,500 staff and associate specialist (SAS) doctors in the NHS in the UK. They are distinct from junior doctors and consultants.* The BMA survey of over 2500 SAS doctors reveals that those on full-time contracts work on average 73 hours a week, far in excess of the European Working Time Directive limit of 48 hours.

5 Aug 2004

GP home visits fall to 5%

Over the past 30 years there has been a shift in the way that people access their General Practitioners (GPs). In 2002/03, most GP consultations (86 per cent) in GB took place in surgeries or health centres. This proportion increased from 73 per cent in 1971.

2 Aug 2004

Tool that enables women with breast cancer to choose their own course of treatment

McMaster University cancer researcher, Tim Whelan, a radiation oncologist with the Juravinski Cancer Centre, has developed a tool that enables women with breast cancer to choose their own course of treatment.

29 Jul 2004

Study examines socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in India

Among the issues highlighted at the recent XVth International AIDS Conference in Bangkok was the fact that the ability to continue working provides a vital lifeline for people living with HIV/AIDS. But maintaining a regular job is not always so easy.

28 Jul 2004

One of the world’s most sophisticated systems for keeping electronic health records

The system, called VistA-Office Electronic Health Record, was developed by VA. A version of VistA is used at more than 1,300 VA facilities throughout the United States to maintain records on 5 million veterans who receive their health care from VA.

23 Jul 2004

Report on case where dentist removed all of woman's bottom teeth by accident

As if straight out of a Monty Python sketch, New Zealand's Health and Disability Commission has issued final opinion on a women who had all of her bottom teeth removed by accident.

22 Jul 2004

Colin Powell, "we have continuously called on China to end its program of coercive abortion"of coercive abortion"

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell sent a report to Congress July 16 on China's birth limitation policy and the United Nations Population Fund's assistance to China.

17 Jul 2004

BMA argues that the British government has a "moral duty" to ban smoking in public places

Barriers preventing people from making healthy choices must be tackled as a matter of urgency, the BMA says today (Friday 9 July).

8 Jul 2004

Information technology to improve NHS

A new body to ensure NHS IT helps deliver better care and supports the Government's top priority of putting the interests of patients first was announced today by Health Minister John Hutton.

7 Jul 2004

Broadband technology for medical professionals in rural Australia

The Commonwealth Government hopes a new IT trial will improve communications between widely separated health providers.

6 Jul 2004

Chiropractic care for veterans

Veterans can receive chiropractic care at 26 selected Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities beginning this fall, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi announced today.

5 Jul 2004

Plastic Surgeons urge caution for patients considering plastic surgery holiday packages

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons today urged caution for patients considering plastic surgery holiday packages, which generally involve having cosmetic procedures performed abroad.

5 Jul 2004

Serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership

The Royal College of Physicians’ response to the consultation document ‘Choosing Health?’ says that the serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership and action by Government.

2 Jul 2004

Consultation News and Research

Doctors need to listen more to nurses

McGuinty government investment in telemedicine

Blood vessel plug - amplatzer ductal occluder, performs well in trial

Key group of hospital doctors is working far above European limits on hours

GP home visits fall to 5%

Tool that enables women with breast cancer to choose their own course of treatment

Study examines socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in India

One of the world’s most sophisticated systems for keeping electronic health records

Report on case where dentist removed all of woman's bottom teeth by accident

Colin Powell, "we have continuously called on China to end its program of coercive abortion"of coercive abortion"

BMA argues that the British government has a "moral duty" to ban smoking in public places

Information technology to improve NHS

Broadband technology for medical professionals in rural Australia

Chiropractic care for veterans

Plastic Surgeons urge caution for patients considering plastic surgery holiday packages

Serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership

Dual Purpose leaflet on Dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Celiac disease may affect 3 million Americans, ten times higher than previous estimates

More than four out of ten conceptions among young women aged 15 to 17 end in abortion

MSF says no relief in sight for Darfur, Sudan

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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