The stepfather of a two-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body has confessed to jabbing them into the toddler as part of a religious ritual, Brazilian police said. Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told detectives that a woman who went into a trance would "command him to stick...
Most Recent Update (as of Tuesday morning): Elin's mother has been identified as the 'unidentified stretcher rider' of the early morning. Hopefully, she is recovering well. Original Story:What is Tiger up to...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago 265 views | 22 recommendations | 2 comments
December 8,2009 Update:CBC News Nova Scotia has reported that this little boy that touched so many hearts over the weekend has passed away at "the IWK Health Centre in Halifax". My deepest regards and...
created by Jessica Tucker | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago 452 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
(This article is a cooperative authorship of jace cavacini (the patient), VictoryGrey and blogavoidant (members of my blog, my NowPublic.com profile and my ONLY support structure in this anti-society; there...
opinion by dysamoria | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 194 views | 4 recommendations | 9 comments
The three childrens’ hospitals in Dublin today announced new precautionary measures in relation to visiting patients in their hospitals.
Due to the number of in-patient cases suffering from H1N1 Swine Flu Virus they have restricted visiting to parents and/or guardians...
created by ECashell | 6 wks ago 93 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
Roman Polanski, the film director who has been detained in Zurich for the past three weeks over child sex offence charges, has been taken to a nearby hospital to have tests; reports have said that he is 'worn...
created by Amy Judd | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 126 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
The Body Worlds Exhibition has returned to Toronto displaying plastinated models with the inner anatomy and organs made from real human body parts taken from corpses. Now, before we start questioning if this is...
CNN Chief Medical Reporter Sanjay Gupta contracted H1N1, also known as swine flu, while in Afghanistan reporting on the war He exposed the news on his blog, where he also describes his experiences in Afghanistan, including how the flu has affected him and camera man Scottie...
created by Annina Bergman | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago 188 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
A new study conducts alcohol may help people survive trauma to the head, and should perhaps be considered as a treatment method for patients with brain injuries in the future. The study, published in the Archives of Surgery, compared the outcome of patients who had been...
created by Annina Bergman | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago 195 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Hospital food has never enjoyed a great reputation in Britain. Stories of how you can get sick while in hospital from eating the fayre that is served up have been a stand-up cliche for decades. After high profile...
Briana Johnson had gone into labour at her house, where it was just her and her daughter, Diyana Johnson. The six years old had helped her mother by grabbing towels, trying to be brave by learning where a baby...
Five girl died in a stampade in school, in Khajuri khas area in capital delhi of India. More than 40 are injured, doctors say that some of them are critically injured. Girls were in school, inspite of heavy overnite rain, to take exam. But this exam turned out to be more...
Katrina will, I am sure, show itself as a real blight in American history - but as this story shows, will it also show that patients were euthanised by the very people who are writing and passing laws that will negate most civil law suits?"Anna Pou, defended herself on...
On July 10, 2007 in Castor Gardens, Philadelphia on the 1300 block of Greenby St. a man, Kwok Wai Ho, 69 yrs. old died from a head injury at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after he was beaten and "robbed" by...
" Police say a tornado has collapsed a department store roof, overturned cars and scattered debris throughout a mall parking lot, sending several people to the hospital with minor injuries.Holmes says video from a...