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Oxfordshire charity plans for new animal rescue hospital
A charity has secured land to build a new wildlife hospital after a six-year 'fight' to make their plans a reality. Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue (OWR) has raised £100,000 to help fund the project after an appeal to build a dedicated centre to…
Die Hard actor rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke
A Die Hard star has been rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke, according to reports. Al Leong reportedly suffered a health incident in California last week, with his family requesting privacy. The 74-year-old stuntman is best known for…
Norfolk's new hospitals must offer 24/7 emergency care, NHS told
The medical group advising NHS bosses which services should be provided at two new hospital sites says they must both offer 24/7 emergency care. Two new hospitals are under construction at the James Paget in Gorleston and the Queen Elizabeth in…
Leeds hospital neglect contributed to baby death, inquest finds
Family handout/Press Association Neglect by hospital staff contributed to the death of a five-month-old girl from meningitis after a series of missed opportunities to save or prolong her life, an inquest jury has found. Esta High died at Leeds…
Handwashing changed medicine. AI could too, if hospitals stop treating it like traditional software
In 1847, Ignaz Semmelweis asked the doctors in the Vienna maternity clinic where he worked to wash their hands in a chlorine solution before examining patients. Deaths on the ward fell from about 18% to about 2% within two months. In healthcare…
Tele-ICU Program Shortened Hospital Stays
Hospitals using remote intensivist staffing for their intensive care unit (ICU) saw shorter stays overall without negative safety signals, a longer-term follow-up study showed. Overall mean hospital length of stay dropped by 1.7 days in the 12…
Left out at the gate: The security guards keeping Uganda's hospitality alive
When most businesses across Uganda recently rolled out the red carpet to celebrate Customer Service Week, a critical group of frontline workers was entirely left out of the conversation. Receptionists, call-centre agents, and restaurant waiters…
Hospitals told to act after death of man with 'life of adventure ahead of him
The death of a Derbyshire man with a 'life of adventure ahead of him' has led to a coroner issuing an urgent warning to East Midlands NHS bodies to prevent future deaths. Malcolm Budd, 65, died in hospital before surgeons could operate after…
Disabled Canadian man says hospital repeatedly offered assisted death as he fought for care to stay alive
A Canadian man battling a debilitating neurological disease told Fox News Digital that hospital staff repeatedly raised the possibility of medically assisted death while he was fighting for the home care he says he needs to survive. Roger Foley…
Lamarre-Condon visited sushi restaurant, hospital after alleged double murder
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon met a friend for dinner and had minor surgery in the days before he disposed of the bodies of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a court has heard. The 15-person jury in the former NSW police…
Hollywood legend rushed to hospital after suffering stroke
Al Leong has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke Al Leong has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. The actor and martial artist, 74, who became a familiar face in 1980s and 1990s Hollywood action films, was taken to a…
Eby's $30M hospital expansion pledge draws questions over timing - Okanagan
With the provincial election just days away, BC NDP Leader David Eby is promising $30 million to finish the unused sixth floor at Kelowna General Hospital. However, it's an announcement drawing criticism from those who say the expansion has been…
Outbreak Hospitalizes 5 Across 12 States; Ob/Gyns Under Pressure; Ebola in Nigeria
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters has sickened 27 people and hospitalized five across a dozen states, the CDC said. Meanwhile, the agency confirmed a third measles death in…
Construction on €1.86bn National Maternity Hospital to begin in January, minister says
Under the contract, Sisk will complete mechanical and electrical works at the new hospital on the St Vincent's University Hospital campus in Elm Park, Dublin. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast on Wednesday, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said construction…
Teesside MP says 'we have waited long enough' for a new hospital
A Teesside MP has spoken in the House of Commons about the need for a new hospital in Stockton, saying: 'Our community has waited long enough.' Matt Vickers, Conservative MP for Stockton West, called a parliamentary debate on the future of the…
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