Parents are asked whether their babies are "male, female, transgender, gender queer" - or if they fit an "additional gender ...

To meet the criteria for informed consent, the patient must receive and understand five things: The diagnosis The proposed treatment The risks and benefits of the treatment Alternative treatments and ...

A recent Duke Health study found patients slightly prefer messages written by artificial intelligence but are less satisfied with the message once they are told it was AI written. The study ...

Thousands of NHS patients in England with multiple sclerosis (MS) are set to benefit from a life-changing ‘take at home’ tablet, as the NHS becomes the first healthcare system in Europe to roll it out ...

For James Edwards, a 57-year-old patient with congestive heart failure, recovering at home from shortness of breath rather than in a hospital setting was a welcome option. Nurses come to check on ...

In 2025, the top threats to patient safety reflect a mix of long-standing challenges and emerging risks, according to a new report from ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.

Dr. Michael Zollicoffer, known affectionately by his patients as Dr. Z., is a 66-year-old private family practitioner who is rich not in money — he says he is pretty much broke — but flush ...

He also undertakes training in undertaking patient safety investigations and consulting to health services. Jeffrey Braithwaite receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research ...

Toronto Public Health said in a letter to patients that during a four-year span beginning in October 2020, tools at Dr. Esther Park's clinic in the High Park neighbourhood weren't cleaned ...

“It just, it gives you more capability and makes the operation easier.” Robotic surgery is easier on the patient, too. “You don't break open their skeleton. You don't saw their sternum in half. You ...

The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns. By Reed Abelson and Rebecca Robbins Florida’s insurance ...

HE IS LIVE IN THE BACK BAY TONIGHT. JOHN. AND ADD THOSE PATIENTS. THEY SAY THOSE ASSAULTS HAPPENED HERE AT THEIR DOCTOR’S OFFICE. NOW, A FORMER WORKER HERE IS FACING PRISON TIME. BAIL AND ALL ...