Medical wards at The Prince Charles Hospital in Queensland have trialled a potential world-first electronic tool for assessing causes of delirium. Developed by geriatrician Dr Eamonn Eeles, the tool utilises a series of yes/no questions, smart design features and conventional algorithms to identify potential causes such as infection, organ dysfunction or drugs, aiming to improve the current underdiagnosis of delirium and decrease associated mortality risk.
UI Health Care acquires $280M oncology practice
University of Iowa Health Care has bought physician-owned oncology practice, Mission Cancer + Blood, for $280 million. The acquisition will offer the patients of its
