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Kingston’s doctor recruitment program putting a dent in patient wait-list

globalnews.ca

A doctor recruitment program in Kingston is adding more physicians into a field where thousands of await to be registered with a family health care provider.

Funeral home discovers hospice patient was still alive hours after being declared dead

www.ksat.com

Authorities say a Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home was actually still alive.

What America owes long covid patients

Plus: How to reduce women’s risk of lung cancer a debate over a federal bill that has played a key role in medical innovation.

Strike: Doctors on duty to attend to patients – NMA

blueprint.ng

Following the recent declaration of a nationwide strike by the organised labour, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said doctors will be at their duty post to attend to patients …

Different outcomes for positive, negative pancreatic cancer patients receiving chemoradiation and systemic therapy

medicalxpress.com

NRG Oncology recently reported the results from the radiotherapy randomization, which was the second step of their NRG-RTOG 0848 clinical study comparing adjuvant chemotherapy with or without chemoradiation for patients with resected…

Ambulance heading to Stillwater with patient hit with paintballs

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"Such actions not only endanger the lives of patients and medical staff but also impede critical medical services," a statement from officials read.

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Cellectis Receives Orphan Drug Designation for UCART22, its Allogeneic CAR T Product for Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

www.benzinga.com

UCART22 is an allogeneic CAR T-cell product candidate targeting CD22 and evaluated in BALLI-01, a Phase 1/2 open-label dose-escalation and dose-expansion study, designed to evaluate the safety, expansion, persistence and clinical activity…

Mass. General Hospital medical assistant arraigned for alleged indecent assault of patient, prosecutors say

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A woman reported to police on April 12 that Leonardo Hernandez had assaulted her at the Mass General dermatology unit several weeks earlier, prosecutors said.

Research reveals ethnic minority heart failure patients at higher risk of death than white patients

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An analysis of data from more than 16,700 patients reveals that ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than white patients.

Team reports on comparative study on dual vs. single cardioversion for atrial fibrillation in obese patients

medicalxpress.com

A team of Ochsner Health cardiologists recently published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology comparing two treatment strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation and obesity. The article,…

Extended PSMA therapy safe and effective for prostate cancer patients, research finds

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Extended prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy (177Lu-PSMA) beyond six cycles is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients, according to…

X-ray technician at MD Anderson clinic accused of assaulting patient during exam

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Court records state the employee used his position as an X-ray tech to get the victim alone and assault her.

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Novel combination treatment outperforms standard therapy in patients with EGFR NSCLC

The combination of the antibody amivantamab and lazertinib, a drug targeting EGFR, shows better clinical benefits compared to standard treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR gene mutations…

Sanofi Highlights Data From Blood Cancer Drug Sarclisa In New Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients

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Monday, Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) shared data from the IMROZ phase 3 study of Sarclisa, which enrolled 446 patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma.

Sword Health Hits $3B Valuation Milestone, Rolls Out AI 'Phoenix' To Enhance Patient Care

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Health care startup, Sword Health, said it has reached a valuation of $3 billion with a latest financing round of $130 million in a mix of primary and secondary sale to provide liquidity to current and former employees and early investors.

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Funeral Home Finds Hospice Patient Still Alive Hours After Being Declared Dead

(MedPage Today) -- A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home 2 hours earlier was actually still alive, so workers started CPR and she was rushed to a hospital, where she…

Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA

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A 29-year-old medical assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital is accused of groping a patient during an exam that her doctor had not requested or approved, authorities said.

Aide accused of sexually battering senior patients at South Florida hospital

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A patient care technician working at a South Florida hospital is accused of sexually battering two patients in their 70s, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.

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Nebraska Funeral Home Discovers Hospice Patient Was Still Alive Hours After Being Declared Dead

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(AP) — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home two hours earlier was actually still alive, so workers started CPR and she was rushed to a hospital, where she died…

Combining biomedical data from breast cancer patients could lead to 'groundbreaking discoveries'

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Studying combined data from the UK Biobank, a unique record of patient information from more than half a million Britons, could help make "groundbreaking discoveries" in the understanding and treatment of breast cancer, say researchers.