Adult portable bed rails — which are installed on the sides of beds to facilitate mobility and reduce the risk of falling — are advertised as safety devices for elderly people or those with medical conditions.
But they can also pose a safety hazard, creating a risk of entrapment th
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - St. Mary’s Medical Center has hired a new Chief Executive Officer, effective February 28, 2022, to oversee its operations at its Blue Springs hospital. Kelly Pearce, MHA, RN, FACHE, has been named CEO after serving as Vice President of Hospital Operations at SSM Health De
I constantly have new ideas, inspirations or everyday things I’d like to get done floating around in my brain. My list of To Do’s is ongoing. I should buy stock in post-it notes! Sometimes I practice a no list method because I can feel enslaved to the many lists I write, yet at the same ti
As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally
Savita Halappanavar was 31 years old when she died of blood poisoning nearly a week after she arrive
Fistula survivors in Tanzania who faced social discrimination have a glimmer of hope thanks to improved care for childbirth defects and widespread awareness campaigns that have helped dispel myths about the disease.
“I was a laughing stock in my community, I could hardly talk to my nei
MEKELLE, Tigray – “When Birchiko came to the centre, she only weighed 32kg. She was severely malnourished and her hips and knees were flexed and fixed,” explains Dr. Melaku Abreha, Medical Director at the Hamlin Fistula Centre in Mekelle. “She had developed joint contra
A midwife has described the moment she became concerned for the health of a baby boy who lived for just 27 minutes.
Archie Batten died on 1 September 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate, Kent.
Earlier that day, at the family home, midwife Linda H
Professor of Health Policy, Gender and Work; and Director of York University Centre for Aging Research and Education, York University, Canada
Tamara Daly receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Sandwiched between two convenience stores and across from an eye clinic in central Edmonton, a community garden is once again springing to life.
The Wâposo-Wâti Park and Community Garden, located at 107th Avenue and 110th Street, is a partnership between Native Counselling Services
CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D.
Daniel F. Martin, M.D., Chairman of Cole Eye Institute and the Barbara and A. Malachi Mixon III Institute Chair of Ophthalmology
Jeffrey A. Cole (left) and CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D. (right) at the ceremonial groundbreaking
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