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DOCTORS ARE LEAVING THE PROFESSION - WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHY


Concerns raised last year by junior doctors around patient safety, workload and morale were repeatedly ignored by the government... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 339

DOCTOR CANOES THROUGH HARVEY FLOODS TO PERFORM EMERGENCY SURGERY


Hurricane Harvey Doctor canoes through Texas floodwaters to perform surgery... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 90

JIM CARREY'S LAWYERS SUCCESSFUL IN MEDICAL RECORDS BID FOR LAWSUIT AGAINST HIM


Jim Carrey's lawyers successful in medical records bid for lawsuit against him... READ MORE

9th August, 2017 0

LIU XIAOBO'S DEATH IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT SO IS THE COORDINATED EFFORT TO UNDERMINE CHINA


The Bureau of Justice in Shenyang, NE China, announced that Liu Xiaobo died of multiple organ f... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 18

BRITISH BABY CHARLIE GARD DIES AFTER LEGAL BATTLE OVER EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT FOR RARE GENETIC DISEASE


Everyone at Great Ormond Street Hospital sends their heartfelt condolences to Charlie's parents and loved ones at this very sad time, the hospital said... READ MORE

29th July, 2017 0

BRITISH BABY CHARLIE GARD AT CENTER OF LEGAL BATTLE DIES


Everyone at Great Ormond Street Hospital sends their heartfelt condolences to Charlie's parents and loved ones at this very sad time, the hospital said... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 18

CHARLIE GARD SHOWS COST OF USING LAW TO SETTLE 'HUMAN' QUESTIONS


By Revd Dr Mark Bratton, Associate Fellow, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick The most harrowing medical court case in the UK in recent years... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 90

MY SISTER-THE-DOCTOR HAS GRADUATED - JUST AS THE WORLD HAS TURNED ON MEDICAL EXPERTS


Vice-president Mike Pence claimed the heartbreaking story of the 11-month-old Charlie Gard in England is a story of ..... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 3755

U.S. DOCTOR MEETS SPECIALISTS TREATING CHARLIE GARD IN U.K.


Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital argue that a new treatment won't help and could make the child suffer... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 38

ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GONORRHEA IS ON THE RISE


Antibiotic resistance is causing gonorrhea to become harder and sometimes impossible to treat, according to the World Health Organization WHO ... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 3680

UNTREATABLE GONORRHOEA 'SUPERBUG' IS SPREADING WORLDWIDE, WHO EXPERTS WARN


Manica Balasegaram, director of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, said the situation was grim and there was a pressing need for new medicines... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 1859

UNTREATABLE GONORRHOEA 'SUPERBUG' SPREADING AROUND WORLD, WHO WARNS


World Health Organization tells of 'very serious situation' after confirming three known cases where all antibiotics were ineffective... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 16988

NEW LAW SPARKS DEBATE OVER FUTURE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE


Lu recalls when traditional Chinese medicine TCM played a greater role in Chinese society... READ MORE

30th June, 2017 1433

DALHOUSIE MEDICAL SCHOOL BOOSTS SCREENING OF WOULD-BE DOCTORS


In an unrelated case that same month, medical student Stephen Tynes was charged with threatening to kill an associate dean and her daughter, along with others... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 1479

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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL UNITS FORCED TO CLOSE TO NEW PATIENTS DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGES


Lack of paediatric doctors and nurses across the UK also means care children receive is at risk, says the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health... READ MORE

27th April, 2017 7185

A BLACK DOCTOR WANTED TO HELP ON A FLIGHT -- BUT HAD TO PROVE SHE WAS AN 'ACTUAL PHYSICIAN'


But the incredulous flight attendant asked if she was an actual physician, according to Cross, and requested to see her medical credentials... READ MORE

15th October, 2016 6150

USE OF STRONGEST ANTIBIOTICS RISES TO RECORD LEVELS ON EUROPEAN FARMS


Use of some of the strongest antibiotics available to treat life-threatening infections has risen to record levels on European farms, new data shows... READ MORE

17th October, 2016 5510

'PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR TRANQUILLIZERS': DOCTOR'S NOTE TO FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS HAS CHIEF CALLING FOR APOLOGY


The note, hand-printed in capital letters, was affixed to the reception desk at Dr. Allister Carter's office... READ MORE

16th June, 2017 5295

ALEPPO HOSPITAL RAID: EX-ASSAD CLASSMATE SPEAKS OUT


Moments after the news of the aerial bombardment of rebel-held Aleppo's largest hospital got to him, Dr Zaher Sahloul reached for his phone... READ MORE

2nd October, 2016 5268

DEAL OVER JUNIOR DOCTORS' CONTRACTS WAS TORN UP, REVEALS EX-HEALTH MINISTER


Deal over junior doctors' contracts was torn up, reveals ex-health minister... READ MORE

4th October, 2015 4672

WOMAN WHO RECEIVED WORLD'S 1ST FACE TRANSPLANT DIES AT 49


A French woman who received the worlds first partial face transplant after being mauled by her dog, died several months ago, at age 49.A... READ MORE

7th September, 2016 4355

CALL TO PUNISH GPS OVER ANTIBIOTICS


The guidelines say doctors should tell patients when antibiotics are inappropriate and refuse to write prescriptions... READ MORE

18th August, 2015 2973

AN ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION IN THE DOCTOR'S BAG


For physicians interested in the new scientific medicine, touching patients became a necessity... READ MORE

28th September, 2014 2770

NEW 'DUTY OF CANDOUR' RULES INSTRUCT MEDICS TO ADMIT MISTAKES


Known as a duty of candour the guidelines make clear that patients should expect a face-to-face apology... READ MORE

29th June, 2015 2301

APPLE'S HEALTH TECH TAKES EARLY LEAD AMONG TOP HOSPITALS


"TIMING RIGHT" Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans has been working with Apple and Epic Systems, Ochsner's medical records vendor, to roll out a pilot program for high-risk patients... READ MORE

5th February, 2015 1994

CALL TO SNOOP ON ANTIBIOTIC SCRIPTS


The suggested rules say doctors should spend more time explaining why antibiotics are unsuitable for many patients... READ MORE

18th February, 2015 1802

3D GLASSES CAN GIVE YOUR DOCTOR A COMPLETE VIEW OF YOUR INSIDES


Age 40 Title Founder of EchoPixel, a four-year-old, 18-employee medical-imaging startup in Mountain View, Calif... READ MORE

3rd December, 2016 1548

LENGTHY WAITS TO SEE GPS MAY POSE SERIOUS RISK TO PATIENTS, SAYS TOP DOCTOR


People with non-urgent conditions may be neglected amid long waiting times, leading to acute problems, warns head of GPs' body... READ MORE

28th December, 2016 1170

LABOUR DEFENDS JUNIOR DOCTORS AGAINST 'MILITANT AND OVERPAID' PORTRAYAL


Junior doctors planning five-day strikes are not unreasonable, militant or overpaid, despite what government propaganda suggests, Labour has said... READ MORE

2nd September, 2016 1160

'OH NO SWEETIE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR ACTUAL PHYSICIANS'


She flight attendant said 'Oh wow you're an actual physician?'... READ MORE

15th October, 2016 1019

ALEPPO'S HOSPITALS ARE RUNNING OUT OF MEDICINE FOR 100,000 CHILDREN TRAPPED BY SYRIAN REGIME SIEGEA


Physicians appealed this week for the West to airdrop food and medical supplies to prevent a complete collapse of the healthcare system... READ MORE

17th November, 2016 969

BANGLADESHI GIRL THOUGHT TO BE FIRST FEMALE EVER WITH 'TREE MAN SYNDROME'


He took her to Dhaka, where doctors have concluded she could have the same, incredibly rare, condition that has afflicted just four other people... READ MORE

1st February, 2017 900

DAVID STEPHAN GETS JAIL TIME, COLLET STEPHAN GETS HOUSE ARREST IN SON'S MENINGITIS DEATH


CORRECTION A previous version of this story stated Collet Stephan had been sentenced to three months in jail... READ MORE

25th June, 2016 785

WHY MODERN MEDICINE NEEDS TO CHANGE


Fundamentally, chronic problems need a different approach to acute ones... READ MORE

29th April, 2016 708

GERMAN CARPENTER INVENTS ON-OFF CONTRACEPTION SWITCH FOR SPERM


They are surgically implanted on the vas deferens, the ducts which carry sperm from the testicles, in a simple half-hour operation... READ MORE

7th January, 2016 678

HOW DOCTORS HELP SOME OF INDIA'S POOREST FROM A UNIQUELY OUTFITTED HOSPITAL TRAIN


Jordi Pizzaro There is a different kind of train that you might see traveling deep into India's rural areas... READ MORE

14th November, 2016 666

DOCTOR WINS COSTS FROM VICTIM'S SON


A court in Germany proposed Mr Gray pay 75 of the case's legal costs and asked him to write to the doctor... READ MORE

7th November, 2014 646

BUENOS AIRES ADOPTS WORLD'S FIRST CLOWN LAW TO CHEER SICK KIDS


BUENOS AIRES Argentina has a new law for treating children in hospitals that requires doctors to literally send in the clowns... READ MORE

8th October, 2015 598

GIRL, FIVE, DIED OF ASTHMA ATTACK AFTER GP TURNED HER AWAY


Ellie-May Clark and her mother, from Newport, were told to return the next morning by Dr Joanne Rowe, a specialist in safeguarding children... READ MORE

27th February, 2017 598

MEDSTAR HEALTH TURNS AWAY PATIENTS AFTER LIKELY 'RANSOMWARE' CYBERATTACK


MedStar officials have refused to characterize the attack as ransomware, a virus used to hold systems hostage until victims pay for a key to regain access... READ MORE

30th March, 2016 530

CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT HOW TO WASH HANDS SAYS WATCHDOG


Children and young people need to be taught how to wash their hands properly to reduce the risk of infection, a UK medicines watchdog has advised... READ MORE

25th January, 2017 516

EIGHT WOMEN DIE IN INDIA STERILIZATION DRIVE


The Associated Press reported that 83 women, all villagers under age 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city in the central state of Chhattisgarh... READ MORE

12th November, 2014 508

MEDICAL CONVOY LEAVES PARIS HEADING FOR SYRIA'S ALEPPO


I really want to thank the Paris city hall because their action can mobilise people, said UOSSM president Ziad Alissa... READ MORE

16th December, 2016 446

DOCTORS AT DELHI HOSPITAL GET MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING AFTER ATTACKS ON STAFF


It is lobbying for a national criminal law dealing specifically with attacks on doctors and other health professionals... READ MORE

3rd May, 2017 376


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