Archive: 14/03/2017
Kenyan doctors sign deal to end crippling 100-day strike
Kenyan doctors signed a deal on Tuesday to end a strike over pay and working conditions that has crippled public hospitals for 100 days.
Mar 14, 2017
Encouragement to consult GPs for memory concerns did not ensure earlier dementia diagnosis
Encouraging patients with potential memory deficits to seek early advice from a general practitioner (GP) empowered more of them to consult their GP, but GPs did not change their behavior and refer more to memory services ...
Mar 14, 2017
Barriatric surgery impacts joint replacement outcomes in very obese patients
A study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that in morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery performed prior to a total hip or knee replacement can reduce in-hospital and 90-day postoperative complications and ...
Mar 14, 2017