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High sensitivity cardiac troponins (hs-cTn) are the preferred biomarkers for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction, allowing for more accurate detection and exclusion of myocardial injury. However, ...

This guidance is part of the The purpose of health records section of the Good practice guidelines for GP electronic patient records. Everyone in a health and care organisation is responsible for ...

Why it matters: The medical device startup is charting a new way to alleviate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS ... oxygenation (ECMO), which pumps blood to and from the patient's body through ...

Signs of acute respiratory failure include dizziness, shortness of breath, confusion, drowsiness, and a bluish discoloration of your lips, skin, or extremities. It can be life threatening and ...

Under a new two-year pilot project, local and regional authorities are covering the costs of “museum prescriptions” issued by doctors who believe their patients could benefit from visits to any of the ...

Acute pancreatitis is a serious condition that causes the pancreas to become inflamed. It develops suddenly and can cause severe pain in the upper abdomen, often spreading to your back or left ...

‘It feels like my body has fallen off a cliff’: The patients still living with long Covid While much of the world has moved on from the pandemic, many continue to battle health problems Save ...

One of Sidhwa's first patients was a 3-year-old girl with multiple shrapnel wounds on her head who couldn't breathe properly, he said. "So I had to just told her dad it was nothing we could do ...

Flats at Grattan Street, owned by the Royal Women’s Hospital, will be sold to private developers.Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui The accommodation had 14 flats that were available for patients from ...