An NHS trust has been fined £300,000 after admitting to failing to provide safe care to Chris Elliot, 59, who died from a pseudomonas aeruginosa infection contracted from a contaminated hospital shower while undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Taipei Veterans General Hospital is combining neoadjuvant chemotherapy with robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancers. This approach aims to reduce surgical trauma, preserve appearance and function, and improve treatment quality. A patient with recurrent tongue cancer successfully recovered after this treatment, avoiding traditional extensive surgery and subsequent radiation or chemotherapy.
Seven international nursing students from Taipei Medical University visited Taipei Veterans General Hospital Hsinchu Branch to observe Taiwan's rural elderly care practices, focusing on smart healthcare, cultural care, and hospice care.
Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party stated that the Ministry of Health and Welfare is nearing approval for the Wirye General Hospital. The ministry and Gyeonggi Province are finalizing coordination on bed supply plans between regions, considering bed shortages in Seongnam and surpluses in Seoul's southeast.
New evidence from an ancient tomb in China supports ancient texts describing herbal anaesthetics used by 14th-century surgeons, potentially rewriting the history of modern surgery.
Samsung collaborates with Massachusetts General Hospital to investigate how Galaxy Watch 8 can help GLP-1 patients manage muscle loss through biometric data tracking.
