Health

Obesity is not only a risk for your weight. It's a risk for your brain. New research from the National Institutes of Health says people's weight in middle age could increase whether and when they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.

Between 18 and 21 August 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 29 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 6 deaths. Twenty-four (24) of…

60% of Paramedics have been subjected to aggression by drunk people. 90% of Paramedics have been threatened at least once during the last duty. According to a new survey published by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, Paramedics have…

By Dr Mahiben Maruthappu on NHS. The Senior Fellow to NHS England’s Chief Executive reveals how Expo 2015 will see the publication of an overview of NHS England’s innovation achievements to date: In 1965 Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel,…

A paramedic who used patient records to obtain a woman’s phone number has been cautioned by a fitness to practise panel A Yorkshire Ambulance Service worker has been dismissed after a disciplinary hearing at the Health and Care Professions…

Dr. James "Red" Duke Jr. died Tuesday at 86 years old. He was the Houston's iconic cowboy-style doctor who found the Life Flight Helicopter Ambulance System. Duke was a trauma surgeon known internationally because he attended to Gov. John…

How the italian health system ensure the health in a big event like EXPO2015? With the best equipped regional EMS service in Italy: AREU. Know more about them More than 1 million of potential patients - from all around the world and…

A fire destroy a sport hall in the ex psychiatric Hospital "Karl Bonhoeffer", in Wittenau, near Berlin. On Wednesday evening the fire start and destroy quickly most part of the building. The sport hall is near a refugee camp. A lot of sport…

Two local TV reporters from the WDBJ7 Channel were killed on wednesday during a live broadcast in Virginia. The victims are Alison Parker and Adam Ward. They were killed by a former partner of the local TV, Bryce Williams, also…

Just one year ago, Facebook feeds were awash with videos and photos of people pouring buckets of cold water on their heads all in the name of medical research.