Medibands & Hospital Bracelets

Hospital patients are being put at risk because medics are missing potentially lethal drug allergies, research out today shows. Gaps in recording some elderly people's reactions were uncovered at Sunderland Royal Hospital. A poll of 100 patients, admitted to the hospital, showed that records of allergies to drugs such as codeine, paracetamol and penicillin were either incomplete, overlooked or missed out altogether. Continue reading →

Karyn Badgett and all three of her children were born with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a hereditary connective tissue disorder. But none of them knew until eight years ago. Continue reading →

People who have chronic medical conditions often wear a medical I.D. bracelet in case of emergency. Diabetics might want to do that too. In this week's Dealing with Diabetes report, Eye on Health spoke with a local nurse who has seen far too many diabetics in the emergency room. Continue reading →