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Skin Biopsy: The ‘safe’ procedure that goes wrong 30 per cent of the time

A skin biopsy is supposed to be one of the simplest, and safest, procedures – and yet it goes wrong in nearly a third of all cases. more »

MRSA: It’s a bigger killer than AIDS in the USA

MRSA, the bug that thrives in hospitals, is now a bigger killer in the USA than AIDS. more »

Honey: It’s such a good wound-healer that surgeons are urged to use it

Surgeons are being urged to apply honey to the patient’s wounds after surgery. A new study suggests that it is one of the most effective methods for fast wound-healing, and may be every bit as good a... more »

Appendix: It’s not useless after all

It’s suddenly occurred to medicine that that “useless” appendage, the appendix, is nothing of the sort, and in fact plays a vital role in maintaining good gut bacteria. It seems to be a ‘safe house’... more »

CT scans: They increase the risk of cancer, but don’t tell the patient

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in the West – and yet there’s no safe way of diagnosing it. more »

Hospital infections: It’s up to the patient to tell the doctor to wash his hands, says health chief

Hospital doctors in the UK so rarely wash their hands while on their rounds that patients are being encouraged to have their own hand-gel ready by their bedsides. more »

Surgery: Heart problems not helped by drugs

Around 1 million people suffer heart complications, such as heart attack, angina and heart failure, every year after surgery. Of these, 250,000 die. more »

Bully Boys: Doctors continue to push homeopathy out of the NHS

A small but vociferous group of doctors and scientists seems determined to remove homeopathy from the National Health Service. more »

Adhesions

A reader is eager for any thoughts and suggestions on adhesions – internal scar tissue that forms an abnormal bond between two parts of the body after trauma. She has tried taking serrapeptase, a pro... more »

Hospital Admissions: If you’re one of nine, try to cancel

A word to the wise: if you’re being admitted to hospital, check how many others are arriving on the same day. If it’s more than nine, try to make it a different day. more »

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