Ireland’s healthcare system has been grappling with persistent hospital overcrowding for years, with patients often spending days on trolleys in emergency departments and crucial surgeries being ...

You’re on the metro and notice a young girl sitting in a seat marked for disabled people. She gets up on her stop, walks out without any help, and you might think “Well, she doesn’t look sick.” But ...

A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

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Spiriva (tiotropium), available as Respimat and Handihaler, is prescribed to treat COPD and asthma but should not be used as a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing issues. Common side effects of ...