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The ongoing flood crisis in Pakistan continues to disrupt the everyday lives of 17 million people. Liam Stoker investigates efforts to ease the catastrophe and discovers what can be expected in the aftermath.
Approaches to achieving truly patient-centred care continue to evolve. Catherine Park looks at some UK initiatives.
With waistlines expanding and hospital budgets contracting, obesity is placing growing pressure on healthcare.
A quartet of industry professionals voice their opinions on the impact healthcare reform will have on US hospitals.
Scientists are developing highly innovative uses for both old and new materials in medical devices.
The global market for rigid video laryngoscopes is forecast to grow significantly by 2016.
As the number of counterfeit drugs on our streets continues to rise, Paul French asks Global Insight analysts Shuang...
The healthcare IT sector can look forward to a strong period of growth, according to a new GlobalData report.
Hospitals have to toe a thin line when it comes to balancing safety protocols with patient comfort.
The US Government has been taking a proactive approach to tackling healthcare fraud.
Medical military shelters have come of age.
Malaria is one of the most serious infectious diseases in the world.
Digital mammography has many benefits but will its cost and false positives open the doors for new technology?
Regardless of what product you use, what subsection of the profession you’re working in or even what corner of the world you choose to ply your trade, you’ll probably have been affected by the global isotope shortage that has been a concern for some time. Robert W Atcher, PhD, MBA, and Danny A Basso discuss the current situation and how practitioners can help alleviate the problem.
Elly Earls investigates the use of computer-aided detection in the fight against cancer and asks Robyn L Birdwell, MD, FACR, and Dr Stuart Taylor for their thoughts on this increasingly popular technology.
Whilst technology is a key ingredient for the advancement of diagnostic imaging, so too are the experiences of radiologists. Nic Paton talks to Ronald E Freedman, assistant executive director for education at the American College of Radiology, about the importance of continuing medical education in a profession that thrives on outcomes, good or bad.
The need for caregivers to respect a person's wishes is essential. Dr Dimitrina Petrova of The Equal Rights Trust warns that policymakers will struggle to balance the matter of treating people equally, yet understanding and appreciating their religious or spiritual beliefs throughout the process.
As the push to digitalise healthcare goes on, the issues of patient confidentiality and data security remain problematic. Such breaches are, at least in the UK, almost an everyday occurrence, but as Mick Gorrill, assistant information commissioner at the Information Commissioner's Office, tells Ian Duncan, many of them can be avoided if clinicians and managers take responsibility for their actions.
While the loss of data is a major concern for healthcare providers it rarely poses a threat to life. Dr Andreas Valentin tells Nic Paton how accidentally administering the wrong amount or even wrong drug can, has and continues to, result in the death of patients.
