Topic: Injuries And Traumas

Survival differences after injuries 'alarming'

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The chances of surviving a gunshot or a car crash may vary across North America, researchers have found, suggesting room for improvement in some healthcare systems. Based on data from six U.S. and three Canadian sites, the ...
The doctor caught up in the Harlequins fake blood scandal is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing on Monday which could end her medical career. Dr Wendy Chapman, 46, is alleged to have deliberately cut the lip of Harlequins wing Tom ...
After study, debate stretches on about whether it's good to stretch before a runShould runners limber up before they head out on their path? Well, it's no stretch to say that the latest study left scientists reaching for the real answer. In ...

Passenger 'stable' after rail crash

One passenger remains in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital after a train collided with a sewage tanker at a railway crossing in Suffolk, emergency services said. Twenty-one people were injured when the front carriage of the two-car train came off ...

Two die after Rwanda grenade blast

Two people died of injuries sustained in a grenade blast that rocked the Rwandan capital last week after incumbent Paul Kagame was declared winner of presidential elections, police said Wednesday. Seven people were seriously injured when an attacker threw a grenade in ...
A Eurolines bus from the Netherlands ran off a motorway in northern France Friday, leaving at least one person dead and three others seriously injured, rescue officials said. The bus was carrying 37 passengers of a dozen nationalities including Dutch, British and ...
Connecticut guard Caroline Doty suffers season-ending knee injury againUniversity of Connecticut guard Caroline Doty has suffered another knee injury and will miss the entire season. School officials said Thursday that Doty tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in late ...
2 killed in Maryland when car plows into group gathered on roadside after church serviceAuthorities say two family members have been killed and third seriously injured when a car plowed into a group gathered on the side of the road after a ...
Muscle Massive edges Lucky Chucky in the HambletonianMuscle Massive edged Lucky Chucky by a half length in the $1.5 million Hambletonian for 3-year-old trotters on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Driver Ron Pierce got his third Hambletonian win; trainer Jimmy Takter won ...

Wallaby winger McLean dies aged 63

Former Wallaby winger Jeff McLean has died at the age of 63 after a prolonged battle with cancer, the Queensland Rugby Union said on Friday. McLean was a member of one of Australia?s most distinguished rugby families, with a Wallaby pedigree stretching ...