Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with chronic hemodialysis. Risk factors ...

The Health Ombud's investigations into Limpopo and Johannesburg hospitals reveal alarming clinical and ethical breaches, leading to preventable patient harm and highlighting systemic issues in South ...

Blood clots represent a significant burden to the healthcare system. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes blood clots that form in the deep veins of the legs, as well as those in the lungs. A clot ...

"That night, I knew I was going to die. I called my mother to have a last conversation with her and then called the hospital.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am struggling with a decision process due to a lack of consensus among various physicians. I was fortunate back in January at 66 years of age to survive bilateral pulmonary emboli ...

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced the presentation of more than 95 data disclosures, including 27 oral presentations, across company-sponsored studies and external collaborations at the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am struggling with a decision process due to a lack of consensus among various physicians. I was fortunate back in January at 66 years of age to survive bilateral pulmonary emboli ...

1 Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China 2 The Second Hospital of the Navy of the Southern Theater Command, Sanya, China Background: Decompression sickness (DCS) is usually ...

Abstract: Ultrasonic Doppler examinations have been employed for evaluating the health status of divers post underwater activities, aiming to mitigate the risk of decompression sickness (DCS). However ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) continues to challenge clinicians with its complex presentation and potential for rapid deterioration. As the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the U.S.

Background Hemorrhage is a major complication of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) embolization, which can be related to persistent arteriovenous shunts that were not completely occluded during ...