Cancer Survival ‘Lagging in England’

England’s track record for cancer survival remains poorer than other countries with similar health systems, a study suggests.Published in the British Journal of Cancer, the research compares England’s survival trends with figures for five other countries over 15 years. Researchers say there have been steady…

US Authority Warns Hospitals Over Use Of Hackable Drug Pump

The US Food and Drug Administration is now “strongly encouraging” hospitals not to use a leading brand of drug pump over hacking fears.Hospira, which made the Symbiq Infusion System pump, had already discontinued the product for business reasons. The devices were previously revealed to be hackable…

Depression And Men: Why It’s Hard To Ask For Help

Fans surprised Supernatural star Jared Padalecki at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 12, by lighting candles in the audience — over 7,000 of them — as a thank you for opening up about his struggles with depression and as a tribute to his Always Keep Fighting…

Experimental MERS Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Studies

Researchers in the United States trying to develop a vaccine against the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus say they have had early signs of success in animal experiments. Using a two-step approach in mice and rhesus macaques, scientists at the vaccine research center…

Report Ranks Nation’s Best Hospitals By Region, Specialty

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Massachusetts General Hospital, the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and UCLA Medical Center as the top hospitals in the nation in its annual report released Tuesday. The news and data organization gathered information on nearly 5,000 medical centers…

New Standards To Try To Resolve Heart Surgery Row

New proposals have been put forward in an effort to resolve a long-running row about the congenital heart surgery in England.The latest review, which has taken two years, suggests networks of surgeons working as teams across hospitals. These fresh proposals will be considered by NHS…

Low Testosterone May Raise Depression Risk

Men with lower levels of testosterone may be at increased risk of depression, a new study finds.Researchers found that more than half of the men in the study who had lower levels of testosterone had a diagnosis of depression, or showed symptoms of the condition,…