Not long ago, when my father was about to undergo a heart procedure, I hinted to the cardiologist, a colleague, that I wanted to be there, too, not just to offer comfort but also to be present for the play-by-play that would lead to a critical decision: whether to open his blocked arteries with a stent or to perform bypass surgery. Draped in an X-ray-shielding body suit over his blue scrubs, the doctor hesitated. I understand why. I’ve stood in his shoes and listened to family members say they want to be present 24/7 with their loved ones, often in the most challenging of hospital environments, such as the intensive care unit. Read full article > >

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Intensive care units grow more friendly to patients’ families at some hospitals

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the pathologist who championed assisted suicide, died this morning at the age of 83. He had been hospitalized for kidney and heart problems for the last two weeks. Kevorkian’s lawyer, who was with the doctor when he died, says his…

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Jack Kevorkian Dies

The Daleks will be given “a rest” from battling Doctor Who, the series’ chief writer Steven Moffat tells the Radio Times.

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Dr Who’s Daleks to be ‘given a rest’

Have you ever looked at one of those puzzle pictures? You know, in the old Highlights magazines that you would most likely read while you waited to receive your annual flu shot at the doctor’s office? The puzzle pictures are the “hidden pictures” in which everything looks normal at first sight, but you are challenged by the caption beneath the image to discover what aspect of the image is alien, which infinitesimal speck(s) on the page don’t belong. I used to sit idle in the corner of the waiting room, curled up atop a beanbag chair, searching for these hidden items, ignorant of time flying by.

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Meaning in the Hidden Spaces: Q&A with Negar Ahkami

Stars of the small screen are preparing for Sunday’s Bafta TV awards, which see Doctor Who star Matt Smith up for best actor against Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch.

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Stars get set for Bafta TV awards

Rapper Wyclef Jean claimed to have been shot in the hand on Saturday night while campaigning in Haiti on behalf of a presidential candidate. Local police, however, say Jean was only cut by glass. ‘We met with the doctor who saw him and he confirmed…

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Did Wyclef Jean Lie About Being Shot?

Veteran actor Nicholas Courtney, best known for playing Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart on Doctor Who, dies at the age of 81.

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Doctor Who’s Brigadier dies at 81

The brother of a woman who prosecutors say died during complications from an abortion at a Pennsylvania medical clinic hopes the doctor who performed allegedly illegal procedures will never practice again.

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Brother seeks justice in abortion case

The US congresswoman shot in a gun attack in Arizona is still in a critical condition in hospital but showing good signs, her doctor says.

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Giffords still in critical state

Michael Jackson told his doctor on the day he died he would have to cancel his comeback concerts unless he had a dose of propofol, a court is told.

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Jackson ‘threat to cancel gigs’

Another encouraging word from the medical team working to save Rep Gabrielle Gifford: her doctor said Monday morning that she is “holding her own,” and that CT scans show swelling in her brain is not getting any worse. “We are more and more…

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Doctor: Giffords ‘Holding Her Own’

Matt Smith’s first episode as Doctor Who was the most watched programme on BBC iPlayer this year, figures show.

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Who debut most watched on iPlayer

A military jury convicts an army doctor of disobeying orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned Barack Obama’s eligibility as president.

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US ‘birther’ officer found guilty

Doctor Who actor Matt Smith has given his take on this year’s Christmas episode of the doctor’s adventures.

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Matt Smith on Doctor Who special

Former Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy says he would be keen to return to the BBC show for its 50th anniversary.

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McCoy keen on Doctor Who return