Tag: medical
Medical Misinformation on Social Media and How We Can Stop It
The spread of medical misinformation is becoming increasingly common across social media. For example, a 1999 chain email on the use of “Cough CPR” in heart attacks was publicly discouraged […]
Compulsory mental health cover in medical policy likely to make it more expensive
Health insurers will have to compulsorily include mental health under the list of ailments covered by medical insurance policies. Only those policies which provide disease-specific cover, such as for diabetes, […]
NEET 2017: Students from other states seek medical seats, Gujarat HC seeks government reply
NEET 2017: After hearing a petition challenging the government order that granted only students who studied class 10 and 12 within the state the eligibility to seek admission to medical […]
Do Medical Technicians ‘Need to Know’ Patient Health Information?
The latest question for our legal expert, nurse attorney Carolyn Buppert, comes from the only nurse who worked at an inpatient subacute psychiatric treatment facility staffed with non-medically trained technicians. […]
Sheridan Memorial boosts medical device safety
Sheridan (Wyo.) Memorial Hospital is live on the CareAware Event Management alerting software of Cerner, which is integrated with the Hospira Plum A+ infusion system to route alerts from medical […]
Hair And Health: 4 Ways Medical Conditions Can Change Your Hairstyle
Plenty of men and women spend a lot of time fixing their hair, and a lot of people complain that their hair is unruly or otherwise unmanageable. But that’s just […]
NEET: Fate of several foreign students in medical colleges uncertain
Hundreds of foreign students who had enrolled this year for undergraduate programmes in private medical colleges in India now face an uncertain future due to a “tricky” domestic legislation regarding […]
States with medical marijuana may have less opioid abuse: Study
A new study of drivers who died in auto accidents suggests people in states with medical marijuana laws may be using fewer opioid painkillers, the study authors contend. “After the […]