The Claim: If Possible, Avoid Hospitals on Weekends
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Many public services are less reliable on weekends. But does that apply to medicine as well?
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Stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care is presented in a new study.
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Life changed for Steve Lunt and his wife when they called Dr. Gordon Moore, who is among a growing number of doctors nationwide who have adopted same-day service. The idea, which experts say is gaining steam, is that scheduling patients immediately for even routine physicals will keep them healthier and happier.
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Comment is free: George Monbiot: A hospital in Coventry lays bare the deceit of neoliberal logic: staff cuts, ward closures and millions to the financiers.
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Researchers who found that sleep-deprived medical residents can pose a danger to patients have discovered that these tired doctors also may present a hazard after they leave the hospital.
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Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers, particularly girls, may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits.
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Malaysia's neurosurgeons,   bartenders and nightclub bouncers all have something in common:   they are all busiest on weekends.
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NEW YORK - If there was an increase in the number of people who took the day off from work or stayed home from school Tuesday, it may not have been the flu that kept them at home and on the couch.
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GP surgeries may open during evenings and weekends - if a deal is struck between doctors and ministers.
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When patients with heart disease are brought to a hospital, why not suggest a screening for their family as well?
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First it was St. Paul&#39;s on Burrard St., which had to start closing wards last week due to the illness. And now it&#39;s struck the BC Children&#39;s Hospital.
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US heart specialists are avoiding potentially risky procedures because they could affect their mortality rates, research suggests, amid fears the same thing could happen in the UK.
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A common treatment for head injuries could be killing rather than saving patients, experts warn.
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People who are going on holiday over the Bank Holiday weekend are being warned about potential delays to their journeys.
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People who work from mid-afternoon into the wee hours of the night are liable to develop problems such as heartburn, stomach ulcers and constipation, new research shows.
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Â· Proposal to rid law of 'common prostitute' termÂ· New offence of causing trouble in hospitals
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Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.