Archive: 18/02/2013
Indonesian newborn dies after rejection from 10 hospitals
A one-week-old baby in Indonesia has died from respiratory complications after being turned away from 10 hospitals, her street vendor father said Monday, adding he could not pay what some demanded.
Feb 18, 2013
Senegal women told 'all black' is beautiful—and healthy
Outraged by adverts urging women to bleach their skin, a spontaneous movement has emerged in Senegal arguing that black is beautiful—and to act otherwise is to risk one's health.
Feb 18, 2013
Clerical training fostered a predisposition to perpetrate child sexual abuse, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Clerical training fostered a predisposition to perpetrate child sexual abuse, study shows
Feb 18, 2013
A new step towards the understanding of hearing
(Medical Xpress)—The results published in Nature Communications enables us to consider eventual therapeutic strategies to restore the sensorial innervation of the cochlea, an organ essential to hearing.
Feb 18, 2013
Rise in drug costs to hospitals, clinics slowing in 2013
Even though costs for medications will continue to rise in 2013 by as much as 4 percent, the increase is projected to be less than in previous years, according to a report in the advance online publication of the American ...
Feb 18, 2013
Post-hospital care the weak link in trauma system
The first study to examine in detail the experience of patients in Victoria's trauma system has found that post-discharge care and poor communication were low points in an otherwise high-quality experience.
Feb 18, 2013