Atlas of palliative care across Europe unveiled
The standard of palliative care provided for those approaching the end of their lives varies greatly, according to the first comprehensive European overview of the service.
The standard of palliative care provided for those approaching the end of their lives varies greatly, according to the first comprehensive European overview of the service.
Heart attack rates have spiked in Greece since the start of the country's financial crisis, especially among women and residents older than 45, according to a study of patient records being presented at the American College ...
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New research from Indiana University has found that machine learning - the same computer science discipline that helped create voice recognition systems, self-driving cars, and credit card fraud detection ...
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The Spanish government, which last month introduced a tough 2012 budget, said Monday it expects to save another 10 billion euros ($13 billion) by making public services like education and health care run more efficiently.
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