News articles tagged with 'examination'
The great tonsil dilemma
— 9 Feb 2011 16:38 | HealthWithout fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon's scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep problems.…
Clinicians cite time, patient embarrassment as barriers to performing skin cancer exams
— 18 Jan 2011 17:06 | HealthTime constraints, other illnesses and patient embarrassment may prevent dermatologists, internists and family practitioners from conducting full-body skin examinations, according to…
Measuring productivity helps radiology department improve efficiency
— 2 Oct 2010 12:11 | HealthResearchers working in a radiology department at a mid-sized hospital were able to increase productivity and improve efficiency by developing a simple method for measuring general technologist…
Feeding prior to eye exams reduces stress in premature infants
— 30 Sep 2010 12:38 | HealthPremature infants are often examined for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This exam can be quite stressful for the neonate, causing changes in heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen…
Survey identifies factors associated with early detection of melanoma in older men
— 21 Apr 2009 11:25 | HealthOlder men whose melanoma is detected by a physician are more likely to have thinner and therefore more treatable tumours at diagnosis, according to results of a survey published in…
Early detection of second breast cancers halves women's risk of death
— 19 Mar 2009 12:20 | HealthA group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease can halve the…
Intimate examinations should not be performed without consent
— 20 Jun 2008 14:59 | HealthIntimate examinations, performed by medical students on anaesthetised patients, are often carried out without adequate consent from patients, but this violates their basic human rights…
British doctors should be nationally licensed
— 15 Feb 2008 19:57 | HealthAll British doctors should be licensed by taking a national examination according to research outlined in the online open access journal BMC Medicine. A UK-based research team assessed…
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