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BMA rejects argument for seven-day routine care in hospitals
Debate over NHS offering all services at weekendsRelated items from OnMedicaRCP tackles excess weekend mortalityHospitals ‘on the edge’ of collapseFlexible visiting times trialled in Scotland Stroke therapists must offer seven-day workingFeasibility of seven day NHS to be examined
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 25, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Certain statins can raise risk of developing diabetes
Overall benefits of statins outweigh risks, say expertsRelated items from OnMedicaRegulators suspend Avandia over safety concernsIgnored cholesterol blamed for heart attacksPolypill could halve cardiovascular events Hospitals fail women with myocardial infarctionStatins halve heart attack and stroke risk in healthy adults
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 24, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Surgery death risk - higher at the end of the week
More patients die on Fridays than MondaysRelated items from OnMedicaBMA rejects argument for seven-day routine care in hospitalsAll hospitals ordered to review overnight discharge policy Deaths higher in patients admitted at weekendsWeekend admission puts stroke patients at riskRCP tackles excess weekend mortality
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 29, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Richard III had inherited scoliosis
Hospital CTs of skeleton reveal the King was far from ‘crook-backed’ Related items from OnMedicaBalloon kyphoplasty cuts spine fracture painThyroid patients need better monitoringPainkiller use linked to cardiac riskTargeted approach to back pain cheaper and more effectiveRadiation exposure may increase risk of stroke and heart disease
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 30, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Richard III's revealing spinal rebuild
Hospital CTs of skeleton show the King was far from ‘crook-backed’ Related items from OnMedicaBalloon kyphoplasty cuts spine fracture painThyroid patients need better monitoringPainkiller use linked to cardiac riskTargeted approach to back pain cheaper and more effectiveRadiation exposure may increase risk of stroke and heart disease
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 30, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Guided thrombolysis no better for treating DVT
Anticoagulation alone linked to fewer adverse events and shorter hospital staysRelated items from OnMedicaSelf-monitoring cuts warfarin clot riskNew antipsychotics increase blood clot riskHigh clot risk for women admitted to hospital during pregnancyNICE gives final approval to DVT drugEarlier thrombolysis improves stroke outcomes
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 22, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Number of nurses set to fall by almost 2000
Labour says Health Education England's workforce projections could ‘push hospitals over the edge’ Related items from OnMedicaNICE sets out safe levels of nursing staffNHS employing more nurses than ever beforeWeekend nursing ratios hit stroke mortalityA burning platform – maximising the nursing contribution to the antimicrobial resistance challengeMore than 3000 community nursing posts cut since 2010
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 20, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Weekend effect common in several developed countries’ hospitals
Not just a problem for England; also evident in Australia, USA, and The NetherlandsRelated items from OnMedicaWeekend admission puts stroke patients at riskDeaths higher in patients admitted at weekendsCompetition among hospitals boosts performanceUK lagging behind most of Europe on healthUK ‘can and should do better’ in many areas of healthcare
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 8, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Study questions higher weekend hospital death rates
Experts question argument for full seven-day hospital servicesRelated items from OnMedicaDoctors warn seven-day service will damage weekday servicesWeekend nursing ratios hit stroke mortalityStandardised mortality ratio should not be used as an indicator of avoidable deathsTrend to dissuade patients from attending A&E is flawedBetter funding and capacity vital for A&E to survive
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 8, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke
90% of burden, linked to modifiable risk factorsRelated items from OnMedicaUK toddlers’ diet 'cause for concern’Alcohol-related deaths likely to rise, warn expertsFruit drinks for children have ‘unacceptably high’ sugar levelsRise in hospital admissions attributable to smoking Act now to halt air pollution’s death toll, MPs urge government
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 9, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Hospitals must adapt to better support dementia patients
40% of older people in acute wards may have dementiaRelated items from OnMedicaLate-stage dementia patients failed by care homesDementia and stroke funding remains too low, say expertsWhy don’t dementia strategies work?Dementia care – tending the roots of identityUK to be 'the world’s most dementia friendly society’
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 22, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Research exposes flaws in ‘weekend effect’ argument
Quality of care varies across the whole week and not exclusively at weekendsRelated items from OnMedicaStroke and other vascular disordersNHS stroke care getting betterStandardised mortality ratio should not be used as an indicator of avoidable deathsStudy questions higher weekend hospital death rates BMJ accuses Jeremy Hunt of misusing academic data
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 18, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria reaps benefits
Patients live longer, and with fewer complications, than those treated conventionally Related items fromOnMedica Metformin lowers cardiac deaths better than other drugs NHS Health Check waste of time and money, says study Diabetes, stroke and heart attack cut life expectancy Send children with suspected diabetes to hospital immediately, GPs urged NHS must hold CCGs accountable for poor diabetes care
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 1, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Noisy hospitals can accelerate decline in dementia
Busy, noisy hospitals can induce delirium which can accelerate dementia-related mental decline Related items fromOnMedica Dementia and stroke funding remains too low, say experts Hospitals must adapt to better support dementia patients Elderly failed by broken care system Dementia care – tending the roots of identity UK to be 'the world ’s most dementia friendly society’
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 18, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure
Ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors associated with doubled risk of hospital readmission and cardiovascular death Related items fromOnMedica Stroke rate higher in HIV patients £30 million to tackle antimicrobial resistance Single-dose malaria drug eliminates parasite from liver Ibuprofen not a safe alternative to antibiotics for uncomplicated UTIs Too few women take part in many CVD clinical trials
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 24, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
