Nearly 7 million adults 65 or older in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease, with about 60% of those patients being women. Women are also more likely to have other dementias, according to the ...

The amount of time spent in EMT class dedicated to the knowledge and skills needed to patient assessment clearly indicates the importance placed on the EMT having the ability to competently ...

New data published today shows that 784 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week (week ending 19 January 2025), up from 650 the previous week. Levels ...

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 ...

A marathon a day for 35 days: This is how two KZN men hope to raise R2.3m for a ...

Medicare patients referred to a neurologist had to wait a median of 34 days before being seen, and nearly 1 in 5 patients waited more than 90 days, in 2018 and 2019, according to a study published ...

Patients on trolleys lined up head to toe are the “new normal” in casualty, says a top doctor. We were given exclusive access to the front line days after a survey of 5,000 nursing staff ...

There is currently no cure for multiple myeloma. It gets very frustrating for patients when they see everything that's there, and they cannot yet get access to it. - Glen Hussey, multiple myeloma ...

A sharp rise in flu cases in Ottawa, along with COVID-19 and other viruses, is putting pressure on hospitals that is being felt in their hallways and emergency departments, where patients are ...

Credit: X A doctor who worked in Guernsey for three years has admitted to removing the ovaries of two patients at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital without their consent. 'Patient C' received the ...

Because public health agencies have learned that these patients had bird flu days or weeks after the person became ill, it has hampered efforts to find out how they were exposed and make sure they ...