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A recent Health Ministry report found "systemic failings" in the functioning of the intensive care unit at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. The hospital said in response that lessons have been learned and implemented. The report examined the circumstances...
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U.S. researchers are studying statins, drugs that lower cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1 virus-related deaths. Dr. Gordon Bernard, a critical care pulmonologist, said the statins may reduce flu-related deaths in the intensive care unit by as much...
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Australia's chief medical officer Jim Bishop says up to four times the number of people are presenting to hospital emergency departments with swine flu than would be expected with seasonal flu. Of them a higher percentage is also ending up in intensive...
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Sinai Hospital opened an expansion of the 446-bed Baltimore hospital Thursday. The 87,000-square-foot, four-story addition contains two new patient care areas and an atrium. The new building features a 29-bed intensive care unit and a 36-bed intermediate...
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The fire broke out overnight due to an electrical fault in the hospital's scanner department but was quickly put out, Bursa Governor Şahabettin Harput said in comments broadcast on the CNN Türk channel. Smoke from the blaze spread to the intensive care...
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Sara Lee Corp. may sell its household and body care products division, a move that would leave the once sprawling consumer products firm focused solely on food. While analysts say the strategy makes sense, some question whether Sara Lee can fetch a decent...
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Ohio – A frozen pipe has burst at Akron Children's Hospital, flooding part of the emergency room and the intensive care unit for infants. Hospital spokeswoman Laurie Schueler said in a news release that a sprinkler system pipe burst early Sunday morning.
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Royal Hobart Hospital's intensive care unit. The maggots were discovered in a male staff toilet not accessible to the general public. The hospital said a small number of larvae were found by a staff member, who reported them immediately. Spokeswoman...
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Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros underwent more surgery Tuesday, this time to drain fluid from his brain. Ballesteros was in stable condition in the intensive care unit after the operation to implant a valve in his brain, La Paz hospital said.
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Bosses at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry have ordered a deep clean of the hospital's intensive care unit following the discovery of the superbug C. difficile. Infection control measures have also been introduced in an effort to eradicate the bacteria,...
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