Luma Health’s platform automates scheduling and referrals via text message. Screenshot from MedCity Invest Often, a painful experience will spur founders to start a new company. For Luma Health CEO Adnan Iqbal, it was tearing his ACL during a soccer match. He was told that he would have to wait three weeks before he could […]
The coronavirus crisis led to a huge drop in the numbers of people going to accident and emergency units in England last month compared with March last year, official figures show. At the same time, though, calls to NHS 111 rose to nearly three million, twice as many as in the same month in 2019. […]
GPs have voted to reduce visits to patients’ homes, saying they “no longer have the capacity” to offer them. Doctors supported the proposal at a meeting of English local medical committees in London on Friday. It means British Medical Association (BMA) representatives will lobby NHS England to stop home visits being a contractual obligation. However, […]
About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says. The government has promised five home visits for every family – from pregnancy until the age of two. But cuts to local authority budgets […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Whorlton Hall hospital had at least 100 visits by official agencies in the year before abuse of inpatients there was discovered, the BBC has learned. Inspectors, council officials and NHS staff all visited the County Durham unit – sometimes in teams of two or three over the course […]
Prenatal care is an important part of a healthy pregnancy, especially as your due date approaches. Your health care provider will ask you to schedule prenatal care appointments during your third trimester about every 2 or 4 weeks, depending on your health and obstetrical history. Starting at 36 weeks you’ll need weekly checkups until you […]
The goal of prenatal care is to ensure that you and your baby remain healthy during your entire pregnancy. Prenatal care should start as soon as you think you’re pregnant. Your health care provider will ask you to schedule prenatal care appointments about every four weeks throughout the second trimester. Here’s what to expect at […]
Prenatal care is an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Whether you choose a family physician, obstetrician, midwife, or group prenatal care, here’s what to expect during the first few prenatal appointments. Prenatal care: the first visit As soon as you think you’re pregnant, schedule your first prenatal appointment. Set aside ample time for the […]
People who have dementia due to Alzheimer's disease need regular medical care to address a range of health and behavioral issues. If you provide care for a loved one who has dementia, you're sure to have lots of questions for his or her doctor—and limited time. To get the most out of your loved one's […]
Seemingly innocent baby walkers are being called out as a serious safety hazard for American children. A new study shows that the devices have caused hundreds of thousands of ER visits in the U.S. over the past 25 years. Significantly, their findings support the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) call for a total ban on […]