Nev. clinic creates hepatitis C scare Wed Feb 27, 8:47 PM ET A clinic may have infected a handful of patients with hepatitis C — but about 40,000 more should be tested for that virus, as well as for HIV, health officials said Wednesday. Six p

Kids vaccine linked to fever, seizures By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer 1 hour, 38 minutes ago Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according t

Crowded cribs linked to baby deaths By CHRISTINE SIMMONS, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 41 minutes ago Parents are putting their babies at risk when they place pillows and other soft bedding in their cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commissio

By Carrie Davis E-mail | Biography A lot of us like the zesty taste of the lemon. But, if you add lemon to your drink you could be adding more than just flavor. Do you know what's on that lemon? How about bacteria that could make you sick. Bacter

Patient number 1 is a 40ish man with no medical history that comes in from his job at a construction site where he suffered a sudden onset of right flank pain. Driven in by a co-worker he is barely able to walk in, hunched over, pale, sweaty, diaphoretic, writhing on the gurney, tachycardic and hypertensive. Shortly after getting to triage he ...

Recently, our ICU beds are always full. Cardiac, Surgical and most especially our Medical ICU, where I work. In MICU, it’s not very new to have full bed capacity because of our chronic bedridden patients. They fill up the place. Problem is, we don’t have the extended care facility that they should be in so I guess you can say that ...

As a young nurse I found caring for elderly, infirm people a bit of a challenge. While I got on well with my own older relatives none of them were actually that old. I found it difficult to relate to people who were confused, infirm and often incontinent. My elderly care placement during my training was not my favorite. I have ...

"Hey" the security guard was standing at the counter where I was charting. "There's a lady outside who needs some help getting her husband out of the car." I got a wheelchair and followed him out front to the ambulance bay where a woman was standing next to a minivan literally wringing her hands and crying. I went around to the ...

I was reading a post at Scalpel or Sword today that made me think of some examples of drug seekers that are pretty funny in a twisted sort of way. I don't know if these people are too stupid to know how stupid they are or how they thought they would possibly get away with these acts but they do try. ...

NursingLink features the postings of several active nurse bloggers. These bloggers vary in age and level of nursing experience in an attempt to cover all areas of the nursing profession. If you would like to share any of your own blog postings to be featured, please submit them here. h4. Tales from the ER: Drug Seeker Stories by _ERNursey_ I was ...

Patients who say they want to take an active role in their health care could be unhealthier in some respects than patients who prefer to let their doctors lead the way, according to new research published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. In a stud

ATLANTA, Georgia (Feb. 21) -- When Mary Ryan's 4-year-old nephew, Nick, landed in the hospital with a serious infection, her brother called her in a panic. Ryan isn't a doctor. She's not a nurse. She's a librarian. Nick had cat scratch fever, and for w

FDA clears Avastin for breast cancer By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Business Writer Fri Feb 22, 6:30 PM ET A Genentech drug received federal approval on Friday to treat breast cancer, a surprise decision that could represent a shift in standards for asse

TRENTON, N.J. — The families of New Jersey patients murdered by a serial killer nurse have settled a lawsuit with the hospitals where he worked, an attorney representing two of the families said Tuesday. The confidential settlement with five hospita

NEW ORLEANS - Strokes have tripled in recent years among middle-aged women in the U.S., an alarming trend doctors blame on the obesity epidemic. Nearly 2 percent of women ages 35 to 54 reported suffering a stroke in the most recent federal health surve

Identical twins may not be nearly as identical as once believed. Research in 2005 found that identical twins differ in how their genes express themselves. Now scientists have learned that all identical twins may actually differ genetically from their

ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2007) — A case report published in the current issue of the journal Prehospital Emergency Care suggests that light streaming through whirling helicopter rotor blades during medical air transport can cause symptoms ranging from naus

In a case with huge implications for the health care-technology industry, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the manufacturer of a federally approved medical device cannot be sued under state law if the device causes an injury.

Resources • Nursing Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions Designers have developed pyjamas that regulate body temperature, stop itching and ensure a good night’s sleep, it has been claimed. A woman tries out the pyjamas which, it is claimed, will regulate one’s temperature and put an end to scratching in bed The nightwear, which ...

Resources • Nursing Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions Cameras the size of pills could “put eyes on tools," going into the body to detect cancer. This new device, invented at the University of Washington, has seven fiber optic cables and will be able to detect early signs of esophageal cancer. Eric Seibel, the ...