London hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks
| |

London hospitals to replace doctors and nurses with AI for some tasks

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/21/london-hospitals-to-replace-doctors-and-nurses-with-ai-for-some-tasks By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent UCLH aims to bring ‘game-changing’ benefits of artificial intelligence to NHS patients, from cancer diagnosis to reducing wait times One of the country’s biggest hospitals has unveiled sweeping plans to use artificial intelligence to carry out tasks traditionally performed by doctors and nurses, from diagnosing cancer on…

Growing resistance to antifungal drugs ‘a global issue’
| |

Growing resistance to antifungal drugs ‘a global issue’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44160730 By BBC Health News Scientists are warning that levels of resistance to treatments for fungal infections are growing, which could lead to more outbreaks of disease. Intensive-care and transplant patients and those with cancer are most at risk because their immune systems cannot fight off the infections. Writing in Science, researchers…

Nurse: ‘I’ve been hit, head-butted and taken hostage’
| | | |

Nurse: ‘I’ve been hit, head-butted and taken hostage’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44111627 By  Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Shelley Pearce could tell immediately that the patient she had been asked to care for didn’t like her. The woman had been admitted to hospital as part of a detox programme. “She wanted to leave and when I said no, she smashed a piece of plastic and…

‘Spice epidemic in jails risk to nurses’
|

‘Spice epidemic in jails risk to nurses’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44114297 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent An epidemic of a laboratory-created cannabis substitute in UK prisons is putting nurses called in to treat inmates at risk, union leaders say. The Royal College of Nursing said it had members who had been left unwell after treating prisoners who had taken the illegal drug, known…

Severe allergic reactions in surgery ’caused by antibiotics’
| |

Severe allergic reactions in surgery ’caused by antibiotics’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44085494 By BBC Health News Antibiotics are the main cause of life-threatening allergic reactions during surgery, a new report suggests. The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to penicillin, leading to other riskier antibiotics being used. Out of nearly 300 life-threatening reactions, there were 10…