Scotland’s NHS has been hit with a “devastating collapse in care standards”, with patients “routinely coming to harm” and unable to access basic services, the RCN report found.

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Despite Massachusetts having many of the most sought-after physicians in the world, the most basic form of medical practice, primary care, is badly broken here for both patients and providers ...

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Dr. Jeffrey Birnbaum, a pediatrician at University Hospital of Brooklyn, has told his patients, “I’m willing to go to jail to continue to provide your care.” In Washington, D.C., hundreds ...

Results from the AZALEA-TIMI 71 phase 2 trial showed great promise for abelacimab to transform care for high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation.

The "harrowing" report tells of patients sitting for days in chairs - so-called "chair care" - due to a lack of beds, patients piling up in corridors, delays to treatment and the elderly unable to ...

Lyn Iemma, aged 75 years at the time of writing, would not describe her life as dramatic. Born and raised in Perth, WA, Australia, this thriving but relaxed city is the place she has always called ...

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Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with ...

New guidelines are in place for Alberta doctors who, for safety reasons, decide to reduce the number of patients on their roster. Acknowledging the province's health-care system is under strain ...

February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...