Archive: 21/05/2014
US subpoenas Oregon insurance website documents
The governor's office says federal prosecutors have subpoenaed state records for a grand jury investigation of the troubled Cover Oregon health insurance website.
May 21, 2014
Confusion reigns in Pakistan after polio guidelines
Pakistan, the world's number-one exporter of polio, has seen a rush on vaccines and angry scenes at hospitals after new World Health Organization guidelines aimed at halting the crippling disease caused widespread confusion.
May 21, 2014
Biggest challenge at London 2012 Olympics was reassuring politicians, media that there were no health threats
In this Review, researchers led by Dr Brian McCloskey, who coordinated the Health Protection Agency's seven year preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games, report that although no major public health incidents arose ...
May 21, 2014
Boosting pilgrims' safety with the latest electronic disease surveillance at the Hajj
In this Review, Professor Ziad Memish, Deputy Minister of Health for Public Health in Saudi Arabia and colleagues outline the latest real-time disease surveillance system that was recently piloted to successfully monitor ...
May 21, 2014
Molecule linked to aggressive pancreatic cancer offers potential clinical advances
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered an enzyme they say is tightly linked to how aggressive pancreatic cancer will be in a patient.
May 21, 2014
More maternal mental health surveillance is needed, suggests new study
Maternal depression is more common at four years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth, and there needs to be a greater focus on maternal mental health, suggests a new study published ...
May 21, 2014