Wires literally protrude from the body, attached to a pacemaker outside the body,” according to Northwestern University ...

Virtually all pacemakers are implanted under a local anaesthetic nowadays. An hour before the procedure, the patient will be given a pre-med Valium tablet. Once in the X-ray room - which is where ...

Adverse effects from radiation dose absorbed in diagnostic practice are rare. For example, the radiation dose absorbed from a simple X ray examination such as a chest X ray (radiograph) or an X ray of ...

These tests can include: a chest X-ray or CT scan of the chest to view your lungs blood tests to check for an infection sputum tests to help find the cause of infection pulse oximetry to measure ...

Marks & Spencer customers could face empty shelves at their local supermarket for weeks following the devastating cyber attack on the company’s systems. The retailer is understood to be ...

Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Much cooler. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. West winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Mostly clear. Lows in ...

This narrowing can limit blood flow to the heart muscle and cause chest pain (angina ... then uses the vessel to bypass the blocked part of the vessel and restore normal blood flow to the heart. Your ...

Physical examination was normal. Chest and abdominal CT scan disclosed an increased volume of the pancreas, coeliac and hilar lymphadenopathy and pulmonary lesions (figure 1). Pancreas biopsies ...

2022;10(10):3203-3218. doi:10.1002/fsn3.2920 Amoah I, Lim JJ, Osei EO, et al. Effect of cocoa beverage and dark chocolate consumption on blood pressure in those with normal and elevated blood pressure ...