Tag archive: Hospital

The idea of a tattoo saving your life may at first sound rather fanciful. But it could happen. We’re not talking about the I love Mom variety found on hairy and not-so-hairy forearms up and down the country. The life-saving variety are better described as “rub-on electronics.” A New Scientist report on Thursday describes how the current methods for monitoring patients' health once they leave hospital following treatment are often rather… Read More

The Linyi Mental Health Hospital in eastern Shandong province has used electric shock therapy (EST) as part of a four-month program to treat Chinese youths of Internet addiction. Now, after some 3,000 have undergone the therapy, the Chinese Health Ministry has ordered them to stop, saying there’s no proof it works. EST has been used to treat depression, but on its website, the Ministry said no clinical evidence exists that it can… Read More

The computer system at three London hospitals – St. Bartholomew’s, the Royal London Hospital and the London Chest Hospital – have had to shut down their computer systems for at least 24 hours after they were infected by a virus. The hospitals have remained open and functional for operations and to see patients with appointments, the BBC reports, but emergencies have been diverted to other facilities and there have… Read More