Archive: 02/04/2015
Dying patients' choices not always aligned to caregivers'
An illuminating study compares the willingness of stage IV cancer patients, and their caregivers; to pay to extend their lives by one year against that of other end-of-life improvements. The research, led by members of the ...
Apr 2, 2015
Pfizer stops China vaccine sales as import license expires
Pfizer has stopped selling its Prevnar 7 pneumonia vaccine in China after its import license expired, but the U.S. drugmaker still intends to launch the world's most widely used vaccine, Prevnar 13, in that market.
Apr 2, 2015
Free guide from AGS, AARP helps older Chinese Americans understand health
On the eve of National Minority Health Month, which helps raise awareness for disparities in health and care among minorities in the U.S., a new resource is available to help one such group, older Chinese Americans, better ...
Apr 2, 2015
Services users and their needs to be at the centre of health care services
The use of technology in daily life is getting easier all the time as people accumulate knowledge and skills in information and communications technology. However, the most important thing in developing health care services, ...
Apr 2, 2015