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PATIENT SEDATION ABUSE
Wake up, poor sleepers: Uncovering the real causes behind insomnia and avoiding quick fixesSleep struggles in the startup ecosystem lead to dependency on self-prescribed sleep supplements. Doctors urge long-term behavioural change...
NHS nurse, healthcare worker jailed after sedating patients for an "easy shift" and "amusement”Catherine Hudson and Charlotte Wilmot, healthcare professionals entrusted with the well-being of vulnerable patients, turned their duties i...
COVID-19 facility should have provision for psychiatric consultation: Health MinistryResearch suggests that depression (present in about 30 per cent of diagnosed patients) and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (almo...
5.7 crore Indians dependent on alcohol, need treatment: Government surveyThe survey found that of an estimated 16 crore alcohol consumers in the 10-75 years bracket, as many as 19% of them were dependent on alcoh...
Do you frequently pop painkillers? It may double obesity riskCommonly prescribed painkillers may also cause sleep deprivation.
International day against drug abuse: Women addicts more vulnerable than menAs a handful of facilities are exclusively for women, they feel reluctant to seek services at the male-centric treatment centres.
- Jackson doctor denies drug link after tributes
A dermatologist linked to the inquiry into Michael Jackson's death denied giving the star dangerous sedatives, as attention returned to the...