When people don't understand how to take care of their health, they tend to engage less with their doctor or even avoid going to the doctor altogether. Improving health literacy can change that in a ...

SAN ANTONIO -- A doctor’s love for his patients inspires him to make handmade gowns. He’s even made it into a family affair. Going to the doctor could require you to get out of your comfort zone and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It was when the government changed its guidance last week to say medical workers treating coronavirus patients could use plastic aprons instead of protective gowns that British ...

If you’ve ever undergone surgery, you understand how chaotic the operating theater can be. During both of my C-sections, I remember a tiny room crammed with half a dozen nurses, lab techs, and doctors ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Some seamstresses in the Midlands are coming together to make sure healthcare workers have the materials they need to stay safe. They’re spending hours each day cutting and ...

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Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin color could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin color changes, according ...

‘A death sentence for my son’: Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza, patients and doctors say Yamen Al-Najjar recalls his past life – the days when he went to school and laughed ...

Nov. 28—ROCHESTER — Modern operating rooms are bristling with more and more technology today, which led one surgeon attempting to keep equipment organized to introduce a very old innovation into the ...

The mental lightbulb lit up in Dr. Brian Kerr's brain during a routine day at a Boise hospital. Registered nurse Carleen Egbert and anesthesiologist Kerr watched an older patient walking away from ...