Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the pleural space.

AN elderly patient of Mayo University Hospital who ended up in a drain after leaving the hospital would have died had he not been noticed by a member of the public, a local councillor claimed. On ...

Concerns have been raised after a patient was found in a drain after going missing from a hospital unit in Co Mayo. The incident occurred on February 1, 2025 when the person was a patient at St ...

"When FOG is poured down your drain, it quickly hardens and causes blockages in the system." Best Kitchen Faucets for 2025 See at Cnet This type of blockage can wreak havoc on your pipes and it's ...

Komal, a 22-year-old woman from east Delhi, went missing on March 12 and was found dead in a drain on March 17. Police have arrested Asif, a cab driver, and Zubair for her murder. Asif suspected ...

Sick of smelly kitchen drains? We check if each solution can dissolve a greasy, stubborn mix of melted lard, breadcrumbs and broccoli. Speed Unblocking a drain is a chore that we all put off. That’s ...

‘It feels like my body has fallen off a cliff’: The patients still living with long Covid While much of the world has moved on from the pandemic, many continue to battle health problems Save ...

New Delhi: Delhi govt has intensified its efforts to tackle waterlogging in the city by cleaning the Sunehri Pul drain, which had been clogged by silt and waste during the monsoon, causing severe ...

One of Sidhwa's first patients was a 3-year-old girl with multiple shrapnel wounds on her head who couldn't breathe properly, he said. "So I had to just told her dad it was nothing we could do ...

She often tells the story of her 13-year-old patient to families that are hesitant to vaccinate their children. “I tried to use stories of patients that I’ve taken care of,” she said ...

Patients can access their own health records — including test results — as soon as they're available. While it might sound beneficial, in some cases, people are receiving life-changing ...