Tag: patients
Patients sent home over computers not working at clinic in Botshabelo
Patients in Botshabelo, Free State, have expressed their frustration with the lack…
Patients and nurses dispute KZN Health’s denial of medicine shortages
ActionSA has called for the resignation of KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Health MEC…
Kindness costs: The hidden sacrifices nurses make for patients with TB
The compassionate actions of nurses in TB clinics towards their patients have…
Super Bowl can cause elevated heart attack risk, especially among at risk patients
The Super Bowl is an event that captures the attention of millions…
Heart disease, redlining, LA fire patients
The research, published in Hepatology, followed 50 patients with obesity and cirrhosis…
Patients lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay
South Africa’s public health system is facing a crisis as doctors refuse…
FDA pulse oximeter guidance aims to improve accuracy for patients
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released long-awaited guidance on…
Why some patients pay up to $50,000 a year for ‘concierge medicine’
Money has always had the power to make life easier and more…
Fake nurse Amanda Leeann Porter worked at multiple hospitals while caring for some 60 patients across California for a month: cops
A woman from Virginia, Amanda Leeann Porter, was recently arrested for impersonating…
Doctors can be awfully judgmental about patients’ beliefs
The doctor-patient relationship is a complex one, filled with challenges and opportunities…