When Emmy Patterson was admitted to an O‘ahu hospital for a valve replacement in November of 2006, she informed the staff and surgeon of her stance on receiving blood. In accordance with the ...

Beetroot juice is another excellent choice for heart health. It contains nitrates which assist in widening blood vessels and ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a ...

The "flashlight" your GP uses to view the inside of your eye (known as an ophthalmoscope) is a great example. This allows ...

Nagy Habib, head of liver surgery at the Hammersmith Hospital ... It would also reduce demand for blood supplies. 'The medical community is in a panic about the growing problem of getting enough ...

The surgery lasts for many hours and in this time the team have to drain the patient’s blood repeatedly to give them enough time to remove the fibrous material. But once the clot has been ...

Erin Dennis, 26, collapsed at home shortly after spending 43 hours and 38 minutes in the emergency department of Tallaght ...

Minimally invasive techniques require only small incisions, reducing the likelihood of complications and promoting a quicker ...

To realize something can happen that you never see coming, and it could be over…everything became more precious.” ...

Now, back to that blood test. Analyzing a small amount of ... the inside of the body on a video screen during laparoscopic surgery (also known as keyhole surgery) to diagnose and treat disease.

The most common adverse events were related to surgical procedures, adverse drug events and healthcare-associated infections.

A MUM-OF-TWO who flew out to Turkey for a weight-loss operation bled to death after the surgery went wrong, an inquest heard.