Cancer survivors may be considered by many as ?the lucky ones?, but new research reveals that many continue to struggle with physical, emotional and psychological problems well after the disease has left them.
Abbott informed consumers and healthcare professionals of a nationwide recall of three lots of two-ounce bottles of Similac Special Care 24 Cal/fl. oz. Ready-to-Feed Premature Infant Formula with Iron, a highly specialized liquid ready-to-feed formula used only for premature infants after discharge from the hospital.
Physician assistants (Pas) addressed a broad range of issues ? including overcrowding in emergency departments, retail clinics, reparative therapy, retail-based clinics, deceptive health care advertising, and apologizing for adverse outcomes ? during the 35th annual conference of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), meeting in Philadelphia through May 31.
Both national and international guidelines on the use of mobile phones in the provision of clinical care are urgently needed, an editorial in the June issue of Quality and Safety in Health Care argues.
Advanced Medical Optics and FDA informed healthcare professionals and consumers who wear soft contact lenses of a recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi-Purpose Solution.
Roche today announced the agreement of two new technology transfers with local manufacturing companies in Africa — Addis Pharmaceutical Factory in Ethiopia and Varichem Pharmaceuticals in Zimbabwe.
Dublin company, Valentia Technologies, and Fermanagh company, McElwaine SMART Technologies have teamed up with the University?s Technologies for Rurality, Ageing and Independent Living (TRAIL) laboratory to develop new health care delivery systems that will help elderly people continue to live longer in their own homes.
Pennsylvania Department of Health officials celebrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week by unveiling Medic 515, a newly designed state-of-the-art ambulance that improves the safety and efficiency of emergency care.
A severe lack of healthcare workers is compromising both quality and availability of HIV/AIDS care in southern Africa, warned international medical relief organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced new sites that will use hi-tech home healthcare to help older people, and those with long term conditions, to lead more independent lives – helping to prevent emergency or unexpected admissions to hospital.