A doctor whose son died of sepsis at the hospital she worked in asked for antibiotics eight times before they were given to ...

William Hewes, 22, died at Homerton University Hospital in January 2023 after doctors repeatedly failed to act on his ...

Upon arriving in hospital the 22-year-old waited 90 minutes to be given antibiotics despite his mum's desperate pleas.

Parliament summons Health Minister The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has been summoned to appear before Parliament within one week, to brief the House on the outbreak of cholera and ...

It's likely that his inexperience in presenting his symptoms contributed to a presumption of a flu type viral infection; he left the surgery with painkillers for the headache.” Meningitis sees ...

Meningitis is an infection that causes the thin layers of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord to become inflamed, explains Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun, an infectious diseases professor at ...

Background: Sepsis is a challenging condition increasingly managed in medical wards, however literature and clinical evidence in this hospital setting are lacking. Methods: Using the computational ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

New students may be at a higher risk of meningitis infection due to potentially mixing closely with lots of new people. The early symptoms of meningitis can disguise themselves as other things. It can ...

An untreated yeast infection that persists for too long, can lead to complications that require medical attention. These include painful sores, infertility, or even a potentially deadly bloodstream ...