A & E
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MRI backed for cardiac diagnosis
MRI is the best way to diagnose high risk patients with cardiac chest pain, according to a five-year-long British research project reported today. Read more
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First paintball liver injury reported
Doctors have treated a teenager in what is believed to be the first reported paintball related liver injury. Read more
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Neighbourhood violence harms pregnancy
Women who encounter violence during pregnancy face an increased risk of prematurity and babies born with low birthweight, researchers reported yesterday. Read more
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Air strikes kill hospital staff
At least eight members of staff working for medical charity MSF are missing and two are dead after a series of air raids on health facilities in northern Syria. Read more
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Poor cancer after-care impacting A&E – report
The NHS is spending significant sums on emergency care of cancer patients because of inadequate after-care following treatment, it was claimed today. Read more
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Blood test for concussion?
A simple blood test for serious concussion may be on the horizon, according to researchers at Glasgow University, UK. Read more
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A&E cancer diagnosis: 25% dead within two months
A quarter of people diagnosed with cancer after going to accident and emergency departments in London die within two months, a conference is set to hear today. Read more
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World struggles to cut road deaths
The world is making slow progress in tackling the toll of deaths on the roads, according to a major report published yesterday. Read more
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Gene hope for chronic wounds
Swedish researchers are hoping to develop a genetic treatment for chronic wounds that fail to heal. Read more
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Call for blood donors
The world needs to step up efforts to recruit voluntary blood donors to help tackle problems such as maternal deaths, according to health officials. Read more