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"Fear of falling": How hospitals do even more harm by keeping patients in bed

Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until a dizzy spell landed her in the emergency room. She spent three days confined to a hospital bed, allowed to get up only to use a bedside commode. Twigg, who was in her 80s, w...

Staten Island University Hospital's 'Spotlight on Broadway' Charity Ball wows 'em at Hilton

Scenes from Broadway: Dancers perform an ensemble number from "Chicago." (Staten Island Advance/carol Ann Benanti) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- "Curtain up! Light the lights!Staten Island University Hospital's 137th Charity Ball staged in Nicotra’s Ballroo...

Dr. Anthony P. Markello, 85, longtime physician and resident of East Aurora

Jan. 10, 1934 – Oct. 11, 2019As a physician, Dr. Anthony P. Markello had a certain intuition when it came to diagnosing his patients, a good feel for how to treat them and a knack for delivering tough news.“What he was perhaps best known for was his...

Hospital management conference welcomes liberalization of health care

The national health authority will relax restrictions on private health facilities to encourage the involvement of the private sector in the health industry.Doctors and nurses are also to be given freedom to work in more than one medical facility and...

[Feature] Using robotics in dementia prevention, care

An orb with a set of ears, blinky eyes and the voice and speech manners of a chatty child is making advances in dementia therapy at a hospital in Seoul. Named Bomy, the robot assists cognitive training for patients in the early stages, or at the risk...

Dan Reed and Mike Good: It's not too late to clean up the air in aUtah

On Oct. 3, the University of Utah hosted the first of a series of multidisciplinary summits on air quality. Titled “The Air We Breathe,” the symposium’s objectives were to build connections among researchers across our campus, catalyze new collabor...

Quake-resistant hospitals needed in high-risk zones

A paper published by Mumbai-based Doctors For You and Belgium’s Centre for Research in Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) highlights the importance of building earthquake-resilient hospital structures in places with high seismic risks. Focusing on the...

Deputy Sister, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester

Employer heading Deputy Sister Band 6 We are looking for an experienced band 5 adult registered nurse, with strong clinical and managerial skills, enthusiasm and motivation, who is dedicated to provide visible clinical leadership to join o...

Fort HealthCare receives grant from International Parkinson Voice Project

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UCTH Accuses Lab Scientists of Irresponsible Unionism

Bassey Inyang in CalabarThe management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has warned the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMSLN) to desist from fuelling further crisis in the health institution.The managem...

Tower Health, Drexel win bid to acquire children's hospital

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New head for Kalafong hospital

NEWLY-APPOINTED Kalafong Hospital chief executive Dr Sello Matjila meeting and greeting staff members for the first time.A PERMANENT chief executive has been appointed to head the Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville. The hospital yesterday announced...