News tagged with medical workers


Can exercise help you live longer and better?

The red double-decker buses that are symbolic of the city of London have an altogether different significance if you study heart disease. Sixty years ago, these iconic buses helped a Scottish medical doctor ...

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians debate whether patients need to know they're dying

In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis.

Health created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hospital-acquired influenza rare but serious

(Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers urge vaccination this flu season as new research shows that hospital-acquired, or nosocomial, influenza is relatively uncommon, but can be severe.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Sharps' injuries have major health and cost impact for surgeons

Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are a major occupational hazard for surgeons—with high costs related to the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, according to a special article in the April ...

Surgery created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hundreds checked for rabies after transplant death

Public health agencies in five U.S. states are assessing the rabies risk for hundreds of people who may have had close contact with an infected organ donor and four transplant recipients, one of whom died, ...

Other created Mar 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China reports two human cases of bird flu

China reported two human cases of bird flu in the southwestern city of Guiyang on Sunday, with both patients in a critical condition, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan

Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in Egypt.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Madrid health center directors quit en masse

(AP)—More than 300 directors of some 140 health centers in Madrid resigned from their posts Tuesday to protest plans to partly privatize the region's public health service.

Health created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mozambique doctors strike over pay

Mozambican doctors launched a strike on Monday over pay and working conditions after talks broke down with the government, the country's doctors association said.

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large Spanish protest against health privatization

(AP)—Thousands of Spanish medical workers marched through downtown Madrid on Monday to protest against budget cuts and plans to partly privatize their cherished national health service.

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pakistan resumes polio vaccines under tight security

Pakistan is providing paramilitary and police support to polio vaccinations being resumed discreetly in the northwest after a series of attacks on medical workers, officials said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thousands protest Spain's health care austerity

(AP)—Thousands of Spanish medical workers and residents angered by budget cuts and plans to partly privatize the cherished national health service marched through some of Madrid's most famous squares on ...

Health created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The technology of battling TB

Giri Prasad, a 33-year-old tailor who lives in Delhi, first noticed the pain below his ribs. He went to see a doctor, but when it didn't subside, he traveled to the hospital where he eventually learned he ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genome mapping may stop superbug deaths

Genome mapping could prove key in preventing superbugs in hospitals, an Australian researcher said Friday, urging its use to prevent countless deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New guide helps providers make effective connection with senior patients

"Communicating With Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works," the latest report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), provides 40 pages of recommended guidelines for health care providers i ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0