Tag Archives: health
Humanity must come before parking fines!
Parking fine refunded to Good Samaritan after the News step in
Aug 7 2013 by Andrea O’Neill, East Kilbride News
Blue meanies slapped a parking ticket on the car of a Good Samaritan who stopped to provide urgent care to an elderly dementia sufferer.
Humanist Celebrant Ross Wright was hit with a £60 fine while responding to what he claims was a medical emergency.
Junior doctors urged to ‘know their limits’ on Black Wednesday
Junior doctors have been urged to “know their limits” to prevent an expected rise in death rates as more than 6,000 medical graduates start their first hospital jobs.
Today has become known as “Black Wednesday” because mortality rates rise by an average of around six per cent when new trainees start work and other junior doctors swap specialties.
Studies have shown that patients admitted as an emergency on the first Wednesday in August – during the changeover – are six per cent more likely to die than on the previous Wednesday.
For those suffering heart attacks and strokes the figure is yet higher, with an 8 per cent increase in deaths.
Rugby 'linked to early onset dementia'
Dr Stewart said athletes who suffer concussive head injuries should not be allowed to play on
Dr Willie Stewart said the discovery suggested “one or two” players competing in the Six Nations every year may go on to develop the condition.
The neuropathologist examined brain tissue for abnormal proteins associated with head injuries and dementia.
The former rugby player had higher levels than a retired amateur boxer.
