Archive: 05/12/2014
UN peacekeeper in Liberia tests positive for Ebola
(AP)—The U.N. peacekeeping force in Liberia says one of its members has been infected with Ebola.
Dec 5, 2014
India detains doctor after cataract surgery leaves 20 blind (Update)
Police have detained two people after at least 20 patients who had free cataract surgery at a camp in northern India were left blind, local authorities said Friday.
Dec 5, 2014
Basic medical care of Ebola patients is neglected and must improve
The widespread misconception that there are no proven treatments for Ebola virus disease has meant that simple treatments - especially intravenous fluids and electrolytes, which could reduce the number of deaths caused by ...
Dec 5, 2014
3D printed heart could reduce heart surgeries in children
New 3D printed heart technology could reduce the number of heart surgeries in children with congenital heart disease, according to Dr Peter Verschueren who spoke on the topic today at EuroEcho-Imaging 2014.1 Dr Verschueren ...
Dec 5, 2014
Austrian researchers show encapsulation of cancer drugs reduces heart damage
Austrian researchers have shown that a new technique which wraps chemotherapy drugs in a fatty cover (called a liposome) reduces heart damage, in a study presented today at EuroEcho-Imaging 2014 by Professor Jutta Bergler-Klein ...
Dec 5, 2014