West Virginia’s health care system is under the weight of inefficiency, leaving many rural communities without access to essential care. At the core of this problem is a deeply outdated ...

Medically, it's a process used to prioritize who needs emergency medical attention first, whether injured or sick people or disaster survivors. Patients are triaged or prioritized according to their ...

Introduction Provision of clinically assisted hydration (CAH) at the end of life is one of the most contentious issues in medicine. The aim of the ‘CHELsea II’ trial is to evaluate CAH in patients in ...

However, providing such care remains a challenge in many countries, including Canada. Patients’ expertise, if acknowledged and adequately translated, could help foster patient-centred care. This study ...

Support for emotional issues helps a patient retain their sense of self, rather than just be seen as a cancer sufferer. And this is why the Daily Express's Cancer Care campaign is so important.

"Our four FCS sites in Seminole County represent our commitment to ensuring that patients have convenient access to a comprehensive range of world-class cancer care and services close to home ...

Earlier this month, a newer patient came in to see me for a check-up and discussion about her extremely high cholesterol level. In her late 50s with a family history of early-age heart attack ...

A South Australian GP has been suspended over an inappropriate relationship with a patient in her 80s. Hemant Kumar Vanmali had an intimate relationship with the woman whom he had treated for more ...

For the first time outside of pregnancy, I — an emergency doctor — experienced what it feels like to be a patient. It was not, to put it mildly, a pleasant experience. I sought treatment when I was ...

Regular physical activity is critical to improving health at any age, including people in their 80s and 90s — and doctors should be prescribing it more often to their oldest patients, a new paper ...

While A&E departments would still handle life-threatening and emergency cases, one way to reduce the burden on hospitals would be to increase the number of patients seen in the community.

Noted cardiac surgeon K.M. Cherian has said that a doctor should consider every patient as a member of his/her family. He was answering queries about the best medical culture and work culture for ...