A man who suffered a collapsed lung, knee injury and seven broken ribs after he was hit by rubble falling from a building has ...

Adult structural heart disease is often missed. Early detection and continuous monitoring are vital. Modern treatments like ...

Idar Johan Brekke is a doctor. The author has completed the ICMJE form and declares no conflicts of interest. Most cases of thoracic injury are the result of minor trauma, treated out of hospital.

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether ultrasonography is as sensitive and specific as chest x ray or computed tomography (CT) scan in detecting haemothorax after chest trauma. Thirty ...

We report a rare and potentially life-threatening case that emerged when a young postpartum woman presented with a ruptured pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) resulting in spontaneous ...

Jennifer Buchanan’s husband Paul, and their daughters Meghan and Alice have launched legal action against the hospital, saying they have been left with an “immense emotional toll”. According to writ ...

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Samantha Davis, the actress and wife of Warwick Davis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest hours before a hospital was planning to discharge her, an inquest has found. Samantha died aged 53 at ...

'Poor' communication about the bleed three-year-old Aarav suffered 'hampered treatment after his collapse' A THREE-year-old boy given a new chance at life died after a trainee doctor accidentally ...

Severe coughing can lead to rare complications such as a haemothorax, as shown in a case study led by Dr Constantin Maier-Stocker from the Regensburg University Hospital in Regensburg, Germany. A ...

A coroner has expressed concern over potential delays in life-saving hospital treatment when patients are transferred, after an inquest into a woman's death. Patricia Curtis, 80, died as a result of ...

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