Human ‘check engine’ lights not far away
A University of Alberta computing scientist thinks the future of health care looks like the blinking check engine light on the dashboard of your car. “There’s a whole bunch of sensors that say, hey, go to the garage, something’s wrong,”…
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Disabled man with deadly sepsis was 'sent home with antibiotics'
Disabled man is left fighting for his life with sepsis and kidney failure after being rushed back to hospital the day after doctors ‘sent him home with antibiotics’ Naythen Watkin was taken to A&E by his mother, Debra Newbert, on…
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Walter named Edward P. Evans Endowed Professor
Matthew J. Walter, MD, has been named the inaugural Edward P. Evans Endowed Professor of Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. These syndromes make up a group of rare blood disorders that prevents the body…
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Cruise passengers donate blood to save critically ill holidaymaker
Passengers on luxury Caribbean Christmas cruise step forward to donate blood after 68-year-old holidaymaker falls seriously ill on the £3,400 per person voyage The passenger, a man from the US, was struck down with an unknown illness He and his…
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Entrepreneur who fought her own tumours has written a moving book
Entrepreneur who fought her own deadly tumours has written a moving book to stop cancer ravaging your mind as well as your body Suki Thompson diagnosed with breast cancer within year of divorce in 2008 She developed melanoma in 2013,…
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Difrent and Visionable announce partnership to empower healthcare transformation through video collaboration
Healthcare video collaboration platform Visionable has announced a partnership with professional services company Difrent to help healthcare organisations work more efficiently. The strategic alliance will support clinical teams in the NHS to facilitate virtual clinician-to-patient consultation, shared clinical decision making, and…
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Tips for exercising outdoors in winter
Frigid temperatures can discourage even the most motivated exercisers. Without motivation, it’s easy to pack away your workout gear for the winter. But you don’t have to let cold weather spell the end of your fitness routine. Try these tips…
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The man with a five-inch HORN sticking out of his back due to cancer
Man has a five-inch ‘dragon’ HORN removed from his back after it turned out to be skin cancer that he ignored for three years The giant cutaneous horn is a build-up of skin and hair protein, called keratin It was…
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Dementia care: The sign in your eyes that could signal the brain condition
Dementia describes a cluster of symptoms associated with brain damage, such as memory loss and thinking difficulties, which get worse over time. Dementia develops when the brain is damaged by by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, a physical disease that…
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Experience Jack and Rose’s Epic Love Story as You Sail on the Titanic II
When we talk about classical romance stories, we often think about those heart-wrenching epic love stories like Romeo and Juliet (of the same title) and Jack and Rose from the movie Titanic. We’re moved by the sacrifices they made for…
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