Drug addiction begins with the voluntary consumption of drugs, but when the act becomes compulsive, it is said to become a disease or addiction. Treatment of addiction or substance abuse is a long term process and needs the support of both drugs as well as behavioural therapies According to report by Transparency Market Research (TMR), […]
Hospitals
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6 Things to Know if You’re Thinking of Choosing Nursing as a Career
If you’ve considered making a career change and want to work making a difference to the lives of patients, few choices are as rewarding as a career in nursing. Not only does it allow you the opportunity to make a difference in countless people’s lives, but you can also enjoy a career pathway that allows […]
Five Ways to Adjust to Life after Being in Hospital
Whether you are still in the hospital, or you have recently been released from a hospital stay, life outside can be quite the adjustment. This is even more so the case if your stay was long and you are still in the process of recovering. Obviously, you are anxious to get home and get back […]
Top 6 Signs You Need To Visit The Dentist
A beautiful smile is crucial for your self-confidence. Clean and aligned teeth show a lot about how you groom and maintain yourself. There are several ways to maintain a pretty smile, such as a healthy diet, avoiding candy and fizzy drinks, visiting a dentist two times a year, and brushing your teeth after every meal. […]
How Can Hospitals Prevent the Spread of the Norovirus?
Imagine going into the hospital to recover from an illness or have some sort of routine surgery performed, only to end up catching a virus that leaves you sicker than when you entered the hospital in the first place. Well, unfortunately, this isn’t as rare as you may think, as viruses such as Norovirus can […]
While a Fifth of NHS Hospital Miss their Targets, a New Flu Test Might Help
While NHS hospitals across the United Kingdom miss their targets, severe winter approaches. Luckily a new flu test that only takes 20 minutes and a throat swab could help. As the CobasLiat test is administered at NHS trust hospitals, it has been helping avoid unnecessary admissions and freeing up beds. However, Public Health England warns […]
Healing Conversations: Insightful Ways to Talk to Patients About Anything
When patients are undergoing treatment, it’s common for them to feel anxious, uncertain about the outcome, and sometimes they feel that they’ve lost control of what’s happening to them. This is why it’s very important for doctors to communicate calmly and effectively with patients, to put them at ease and make them feel comfortable with […]
Hospital and Laboratories Should Stay Connected
In the past, laboratories have been separate entities doing their work on their own in a sense. Eventually, physicians started bringing labs into their own practices to obtain results faster and treat their patients sooner. Many hospitals removed labs from their space to save money and now there seems to be a disconnect between laboratories […]
Utilizing AI for your Healthcare Benefits
Artificial Intelligence, a buzzing word in the technological-driven world is changing the scenarios of various industries. It is being utilized in the automotive, military, automation, and healthcare industry to name a few. BUT WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? Artificial Intelligence in short called AI can be described as machines performing the tasks as much like a […]
TomoTherapy in Healthcare
Cancer can be cured using various ways in this contemporary era. Some of them include Surgery, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Hormone Therapy, Stem Cell Transplant and Precision Medicine. Definition & History: And the latest one that has been gaining prominence is “TomoTherapy”. Also referred to as helical tomotherapy (HT), it is a type of radiation […]