KUALA LUMPUR: While the war against the pandemic continues, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin assured Malaysians that non-Covid-19 patients will not be left out of the public healthcare system. Khairy said the Health Ministry had never stopped or decreased services to non Covid-19 patients especially for emergency and partial emergency cases. Khairy also explained that specialist clinics and surgeons are presently operating on extended operating hours to accommodate non-Covid-19 patients." The o

A trial scheme by paramedics to provide blood testing at home for frail and elderly patients has resulted in more than half of the patients not needing to go to hospital. Specialist paramedics from South Central Ambulance Service were given extra training to take blood samples at the scene and discuss the results with hospital physicians remotely to determine the next steps. Potential patients aged 65 and older were identified by 999 call handlers and were then assessed by the paramedic at the s

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... Please try again later{{/ verifyErrors}} The storming by Israeli troops of southern Gaza's main hospital brought chaos to hundreds of staff and patients inside, as health officials said four people in intensive care died after their oxygen cut off.... The raid came after troops had besieged Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan

An antiviral pill for those most at risk of serious Covid-19 will be rolled out on the NHS from next month, the Government has announced. The Department of Health and Social Care( DHSC) said the UK’s second antiviral, PF-07321332+ ritonavir, will be made available to thousands of people with weakened immune systems from February 10, with the aim of saving lives. Clinical studies have suggested the drug, which is made by Pfizer and also known as Paxlovid, can cut the risk of hospital admission or

Its leaders are encouraging doctors to reject much of their daily workload as tensions with the Government escalate.On Monday, the BMA's GP committee wrote to all members, asking them not to comply with the" rescue plan" launched by ministers.... GPs will also be balloted on whether they should refuse to oversee medical exemptions for people who cannot get vaccinated, which doctors say adds to their workload. Two weeks ago, Mr Javid announced a ￡250 million fund for GP practices, to help them i

So I chose to lay down on the floor, and make it through this line," Dean told ABC News on Friday.... So I laid on the floor, until they got wheelchairs over to assist us." While Dean was waiting, a fellow patient took a photo of her.... The image was shared online, and subsequently went viral on social media....

SINGAPORE-Another 55 cancer drugs will be added to Singapore's list of subsidised drugs following negotiations with pharmaceutical companies, which have allowed the Republic to secure the drugs at lower prices. These additions to the Standard Drug List and Medication Assistance Fund( MAF) will mean increased funding for around 150 cancer treatments, said the Ministry of Health( MOH) on Tuesday( Aug 17).It added that eligibility criteria for the MAF-which subsidises expensive, non-standard drugs

Health minister Stephen Donnelly said he does not want to create a culture in the health service where people are “ too afraid ” to disclose serious patient safety incidents.Mr Donnelly warned that new legislation that will require the mandatory open disclosure of serious patient safety incidents must not create a culture of fear among staff. The Patient Safety Bill sets out a list of patient safety incidents which must be reported to the health watchdog, Health Information and Quality Authority

PETALING JAYA: The antiviral drug Paxlovid will be available for free to Covid-19 patients at private health facilities, says the Health Minister. Khairy Jamaluddin said the drug has been available at these facilities since Monday, and his ministry had distributed the circulars and guidelines on the expansion and use of the drug to private healthcare on June 16.“ The provision of the drug to patients at private health facilities is free.... However, patients are still subject to consultation ch

We set out to identify what drives cascades and to design an intervention to mitigate them.We learned through interviews that most patients did not see medical tests as having potential downsides, such as false positives and incidental findings.... They also assumed more tests were better.... Patients can talk with their doctors and ask them questions about the purpose of medical tests and alternatives....