The LifeSaver emergency air medical program celebrated 45-years of service in Alabama on May 13. Former patients along with ...

The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has approved seven new certificate courses aimed at improving research capacity, ...

What you need to know: The three most common conditions leading to death during a surgical operation are related to the breathing system, the heart and the anaesthetic drug. On September 16, 2007, a ...

After losing a mother of seven to excessive bleeding, Sylvia Lanya swore it wouldn't happen again. Now, she’s transforming ...

Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical ...

Chemotherapy-induced anemia develops when chemotherapy drugs damage bone marrow cells that create red blood cells, reducing oxygen circulation throughout your body. About 70% of people receiving ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

OTTAWA — The Carney government is betting big on boosting the workforce for its “build, baby, build” agenda with a new $6-billion program to recruit, train and hire new workers in the skilled trades.

Mississippi State University researchers are deploying eye-tracking technology to compare nursing students’ visual attention and decision-making with that of clinical experts during simulation ...

Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are immature blood cells that shouldn’t appear in adult blood. The optimal NRBC count is 0, and even very low counts may prompt further testing. If NRBCs are present ...

Thrombosis and embolism are both blood clots that reduce or block blood flow inside your blood vessels. They’re two different yet serious conditions. Here’s a look at the differences and similarities.

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...