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Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt had launched a national quality and patient safety strategy for 2026-2030 as part of efforts to reduce medical errors, improve healthcare standards and establish institutional systems for reporting adverse events and learning from them. Speaking at an event marking World Patient Safety Day, Abdel Ghaffar said p
Mit Anfang 30 entwickelt eine Frau erstmals Anzeichen einer Psychose: Sie hört Stimmen, nimmt Schatten am Rande ihres Sichtfelds wahr. Zudem schläft sie schlecht und klagt über Schmerzen. Hängt das zusammen?
Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad president C. Ramakrishnan and general secretary V. Manoj Kumar say that access to this medication is crucial for improving the quality of life and life expectancy of patients
The APC Women Mobilisation Directorate, led by Dr Betta Edu, has visited patients in two Kaduna hospitals as part of its grassroots outreach activities. Read More: https://punchng.com/apc-women-visit-patients-in-kaduna-hospitals/
Confidential medical information belonging to about a dozen pregnant patients at Royal Darwin Hospital was posted to Instagram by a 'medical observer' associated with the facility.
A Nigerian tech expert has developed an AI-powered platform, Kidneydotcom, to provide free, reliable kidney health information to patients and families. Read More: https://punchng.com/tech-expert-develops-ai-tool-to-support-kidney-patients/
Mariam Jumaat once believed good nursing meant helping patients get better and did not want to work with dying patients. Now, the home palliative care nurse helps them spend their final days comfortably at home, surrounded by the people they love.
The registrar said there were no beds; records showed there were 45 available
I worried my ICU roommate wasn’t going to make it. Then he started ordering fried chicken.
Après le Kenya où un deuxième décès a été annoncé, vendredi 23 octobre, Ebola est arrivé au Nigeria. Une enquête est en cours pour déterminer son origine. Selon le ministère nigérian de la Santé, des analyses génétiques montrent un lien entre le virus de la patiente et celui identifié chez le premier patient atteint d’Ebola au Kenya. L’annonce a été faite, v
A drug from Amgen could give patients with an aggressive form of lung cancer significantly more time to live when added to an immunotherapy from AstraZeneca.
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
New Brunswickers who use a virtual health-care app can now access a "conversational AI feature" for cardiac, surgical and maternity care.
Read the evening recap of top stories, including the identification of an Ebola patient in Nigeria and 24 states approving the state police amendment. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-ebola-patient-identified-24-states-back-state-police-other-top-stories/
Quest is the latest in a series of healthcare technology companies that have been hacked in recent months.
A Ugandan-born woman, married to a Swiss diplomat, has tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria after a trip to Uganda, marking the country’s first case in a d Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-patient-in-nigeria-is-swiss-diplomats-wife-report/
Beyond melanoma, scientists are studying cancer vaccines for glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and more.
AMPANG, Oct 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today acknowledged complaints about local navigation app...
A police officer went in for a pap smear and left profoundly disturbed. Her pursuit of justice exposed alarming flaws in how authorities handle dangerous doctors.
Cette approche thérapeutique innovante a permis, après deux ans, de réduire de 42 % le risque de récidive ou de décès chez des patients atteints de mélanome à haut risque. C’est ce qu’a montré un essai international incluant 1 137 patients, aux résultats divulgués jeudi soir.
The omission of Henrietta Lacks, who donated the immortal cells that have facilitated biomedical research, from scientific history is a rare wrong that has been righted, recently. Thanks to the battle her family fought, today, more regulations will govern ethical research.
Medical Council intervention leaves hundreds of patients 'frightened, angry' - and in limbo.
France reported the first human case of the Shamonda virus usually found in livestock on Thursday in a hospital patient who died, though authorities said there was no risk to the general population. It is suspected that the victim was bitten by a midge carrying the virus in eastern France where it had circulated among animals this spring and summer, the
Breast cancer patients in Gaza face delayed diagnoses, medicine shortages and limited access to scans and treatment.
Un homme immunodéprimé est mort en France de complications cérébrales « très probablement liées » au virus Shamonda, au début du mois d'octobre. Il s'agit d'une première mondiale. Jusqu’ici, ce virus transmis aux animaux par des moucherons n’avait jamais été documenté chez l’être humain. Les autorités assurent ce jeudi 22 octobre 2026 qu’aucun risque sanitai
A first known human case of Shamonda virus infection has been detected in France, the country's health authorities said on Thursday.
Dem Kinofilm »Chopin – eine Sonate in Paris« gelingt etwas Seltenes: Er zeigt auf spektakuläre Weise, wie Komponisten arbeiten.
L’infection par le virus Shamonda ne rentrant pas dans le cadre de la législation européenne, elle n’est soumise à aucune mesure officielle de surveillance ou de lutte.
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Les autorités françaises ont toutefois annoncé ce jeudi qu’aucun risque sanitaire ne pesait «à ce jour» sur la population. Le virus circule depuis cet été dans des élevages bovins en France et plusieurs autres pays européens.
Mücken übertragen den Erreger auf Tiere: Zum ersten Mal ist das Shamonda-Virus auch bei einem Menschen nachgewiesen worden. Ein allgemeines Risiko besteht den Behörden zufolge aktuell nicht.
Abu Dhabi tech-enabled healthcare company M42 has launched Ossi, an AI platform designed to help with administration and give doctors more time with patients. The platform, announced at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, will be available at seven M42 centres in the UAE and Bahrain, and is estimated to help doctors spend up to 60 per cent more time with pat
Der damals 25-jährige Jan Theurich dachte, er würde an seinem Hirntumor sterben. Dann rettete ihn eine Protonentherapie. Hier verrät seine Radioonkologin, wie Ärzte mit seltenen Krebserkrankungen umgehen.
Où la patiente diagnostiquée au Nigeria comme atteinte d'Ebola de souche Bundibugyo a-t-elle contracté le virus ? Deux jours après l'annonce du cas par Abuja, son parcours reste à éclaircir. Les informations de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et de l'Africa CDC diffèrent de celles communiquées par les autorités ougandaises. Des analyses génétiques
A simple, steroid-free procedure could offer lasting relief for people struggling with carpal tunnel syndrome, potentially helping them avoid surgery. In a clinical trial involving 63 patients, researchers found that ultrasound-guided hydrodissection, which uses fluid to free a compressed nerve in the wrist, provided longer-lasting improvements in pain, numb
The Gombe State Government has declared a cholera outbreak in Billiri LGA after two people died. 74 patients have been treated and discharged. Read More: https://punchng.com/gombe-cholera-outbreak-kills-two-74-patients-discharged/
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
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The Gombe State Government has declared a cholera outbreak in Billiri LGA after two deaths, adding that 74 patients have been treated and discharged. Read More: https://punchng.com/gombe-confirms-cholera-outbreak-treats-74-patients/
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/742903' alt='The medical team during implantation of the EASEE system at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital. From right: Dr. Idit Tamir, Professor Felix Benninger, Dr. Ilan Goldberg and Dr. Maison Hajj. (photo credit: Clalit Health Services – Beilin
Drug treatments will now only be funded out of country if they are already funded within the province but access is temporarily unavailable or delayed.
A critical incident at a NHS Trust has ended after the number of people waiting for assessment in A&E "dropped significantly" - but hospital bosses warned patients still face "long waits".
Video footage showed an ambulance racing down the street shortly afterwards.
CHRONIQUE - Les événements du 17 octobre ont donné l’image d’un pays bloqué, incapable d’engager une politique de rigueur budgétaire. Les investisseurs redoutent que l’élection présidentielle n’arrive trop tard, ou ne change rien.
The NCDC has detailed how a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive for Ebola in the FCT, with 44 contacts now being monitored by health officials. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-ncdc-details-patients-arrival-symptoms-diagnosis/
A hospital in Rome is using art, museum tours, and views of ancient ruins as ‘culture therapy’ to boost cancer patients’ resilience and desire for life. Read More: https://punchng.com/rome-hospital-uses-art-culture-to-help-heal-cancer-patients/
Senior hospital management in the midwest health region have raised serious concerns about staffing shortages and ongoing patient safety issues across the region.
Founder of OpenEvidence chatbot says two-thirds of US physicians use the ad-powered tool, prompting a debate about patient care
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