When Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FoxNews.com, first took a look at GE’s new Vscan device, he was doubtful the pocket-size ultrasound would give him a clear and accurate image. But Alvarez, who is also chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, used the Vscan to ...

The next shift of nurses clock in at 1800 (6 PM) walking though four sets of locked steel doors they step into a all male unit with 12 clients. The air was filled with energy and extra staff has already been called to the unit. Every one has on the bright blue gloves for a fashion statement that someone is not ...

MIAMI (CBS4) ― Click to enlarge 1 of 1 Marlie Casseus is back in Miami for a life saving surgery. A little more than a year after a teenage Haitian girl had a seventh, and final, surgery to remove an 18 pound tumor from her face, she and her doctors are once again reaching out for help. On Thursday, August 12th, ...

When Mandy Mancini went into labor three years ago she expected to come home from the hospital with a healthy baby girl. She left with a heavy heart and empty arms. Her daughter Seneca was stillborn, leaving Mancini with only a scrapbook of memories, a plaster mold of her tiny feet, a commissioned portrait and pictures of a baby frozen in ...

When a mammogram detected a lump in Barbara Laufer's breast, the fear was paralyzing. "You think you're going to die," says Laufer, 40, of Burbank, Calif. Laufer was diagnosed with a perplexing condition called ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, a growth of malignant cells inside the milk ducts of the breast. Though some doctors describe the condition to patients as ...

First it was a 4-month-old Grand Junction boy who was denied health insurance coverage because, at 17 pounds, he was considered overweight. Now comes word that a 2-year-old Erie girl has also been denied coverage because she doesn't weigh enough.

CHICAGO - A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report. Two children, both now teenagers, have developed symptoms and are at risk for sudden cardiac death, the report says. It's the second documented instance of a ...

Adapted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition Significant Points Nature of the Work Working Conditions Employment Training, Other Qualifications and Advancement Job Outlook Earnings Related Occupations Significant Points • Registered nurses constitute the largest health care occupation, with 2.4 million jobs. • About three out of five jobs are in hospitals. • The three major educational ...

 This is a great article on how to prevent bedrail injuries in the hospice or nursing home.

While the Urgent Care clinic claims to provide fast and affordable health care for non-emergency medical needs, the McAlester facility can now claim to be on the cutting edge when it comes to doling out prescription drugs. Say hello to InstyMeds. InstyMeds is a fully automated ATM-style machine that dispenses prescription medications directly to patients immediately before leaving the office. The ...

More than seven in ten nurses said that staffing on their unit and shiftis insufficient, and more than half said they are currently considering leaving their position, according to an American Nurses Association (ANA) online poll that drew more than 15,000 responses...

Medical patients in Midland now have a brand new resource when it comes to seeking medical advice. It's called 68-NURSE, and it's a hotline to help guide patients with non-emergency symptoms.

In parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rape is truly an epidemic. The victims range from children to babies who are only months old to the elderly, and every age in between. if (self['plpm'] && plpm['Mid-Story Ad']) document.write(' Tuesday a group with a Charlottesville connection took its knowledge to the Congo hoping to help the women who suffer every ...

This week, an Australian couple, Kate and David Ogg, said that a "kangaroo cuddle" saved the life of one of their twins. Doctors told the couple that baby boy Jamie, who was delivered prematurely at 27 weeks and weighed 2.2 pounds, would not live.  

Life would be a lot easier for doctors and researchers if they could make sure that patients actually take the medications they're prescribed. When people forget to take their medications, or don't take them on schedule, that can lead to unnecessary hospital visits and disrupt clinical trials. So it's good news that some engineers at the University of Florida have created ...

Where is the support for the nurse? When I started nursing school 1986 I had no idea what I was really getting into. I just wanted to be able to have a job that traveled any where I wanted to live. No one told me what I would experience would be left up to me to deal with. When I began ...