Medical
Women with heart attacks more likely to die when treated by men
Both sexes experience chest pain and discomfort commonly associated with a heart attack, women are more likely to experience shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and back or jaw pain. Female patients treated by male doctors were about 1.5 percentage points less likely to survive a heart attack than male patients in the care of female doctors. [Full Article...]
NSW meningococcal cases rise in spring
She survived, but suffered renal and adrenal failure. "I think that's what saved me, that fast response". The disease destroyed Lily's kidneys, and she now spends five hours each day on dialysis. The W strain became a concern for the state's health authorities after diagnoses quadrupled between 2014 and 2016. I thought she was immune. NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said adolescents wer... [Full Article...]
Hookah smoking as harmful for heart as cigarettes
At this time, the subjects measured heart rate, blood pressure, level of nicotine in the blood before and after Smoking Shisha. The arterial stiffness data after hookah smoking was comparable to that seen in cigarette smokers from smoking one cigarette. [Full Article...]
Medics Prepare to Battle New Ebola Outbreak on Congo's Eastern Border
The newest outbreak, confirmed by the World Health Organization on Sunday, is located in the Congo's northeastern North Kivu Province and neighboring Ituri Province. There also is frequent cross-border trade with Uganda, which could complicate containment of the disease. This region north of North Kivu province is already threatened by armed groups including the fearsome Ugandan Allied Democrati... [Full Article...]
Sleepyheads told to avoid the lie-ins for a longer life
Resting in bed for over 10 hours was connected to an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (49%), and from stroke (56%). Scientists have known for some time that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of a string of health complaints such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. [Full Article...]
'Opt-out' plan for organ donation to be rolled out across England
China should improve medical insurance for organ recipients to reduce their financial burden, said Huang Jiefu, Director of the China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee. We know many families feel a sense of pride and comfort from their decision to save lives through organ donation". Those who do want to opt out will be able to do so by using a National Health Service (NHS) ap... [Full Article...]
Victorian man isolated with rare superbug
He added that the patient was a carrier without symptoms and it was likely he had acquired the organism in a British hospital. Victorian health authorities are on a "search and destroy" mission after a rare fungal superbug, which has previously spread to more than a dozen countries, was found on the skin of a 70-year-old man. [Full Article...]
Terminally-ill Perth dad stranded in Bali could be home within days
He was left paralysed and spent months learning to walk and talk again. Mr Turner's wife, Michelle Edgar, said she couldn't "be more grateful" for the financial support of the public. The family were just 30 minutes from their transit destination of Bali when Mr Edgar took a severe turn and airline staff insisted he would not be fit to board their final leg flight to Perth. [Full Article...]