UC San Francisco and the Doctors Company are collaborating on a new $ 1 million initiative to explore how artificial intelligence can improve care delivery and patient safety. WHY IT MATTERSThe Doctors Company, a physician-run provider of medical malpractice insurance, will work with UCSF researchers on the development of evidence-based patient safety practices, officials said… Read More »
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A group representing U.S. family doctors issued updated mammography guidelines Monday, adding to an ongoing debate over how early and how often women should be screened. The American College of Physicians (ACP) now recommends a mammogram every other year for women ages 50… Read More »
A 5-year-old girl whose appendicitis was dismissed by doctors as a tummy bug said “Daddy, I love you” moments before her tragic death. An inquest heard Elspeth Moore told medics her stomach “felt on fire” but her parents were told she simply had a viral infection. They took her home – without being given advice… Read More »
Brain tumour vanished. (Photo Credit: File image) In a miraculous incident, an 11-year-old girl’s brain tumour disappeared without leaving any trace to as to how it happened. Even the medics don’t know how the inoperable brain tumour just vanished. The little girl, Roxli Doss was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG in the… Read More »
Burnt out, broken down and overwhelmed — these aren’t the words you’d typically use to describe your local GP. On the contrary, doctors and medical professionals are frequently thought of as switched on and ready to tackle any issue. They’re practitioners at the top of their game. Yet, the sad reality is many medical professionals… Read More »
One lane that is frequented by a number of medical professionals is rushing a gun shot victim to the operating room. (Photo: Getty Images)Getty If the goal of the National Rifle Association (NRA) was to get doctors’ attention, this Tweet certainly did its job: Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.… Read More »