Archive: 21/08/2018
Certain antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise, new research shows
Nearly six percent of urinary tract infections analyzed by a California emergency department were caused by drug-resistant bacteria in a one-year study period, according to new research in Annals of Emergency Medicine. The ...
Aug 21, 2018
Education program successful at reducing forced sex in South African adolescents
Southern Africa has some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world, with 20 percent of adolescent girls and boys reporting that they have been forced to have sex. In many cases, they are also the perpetrators: In ...
Aug 21, 2018
Exodus of Saudi medical trainees reveals vulnerability of Canadian health care
The sudden loss of Saudi medical trainees who must leave Canada in the next two weeks will negatively affect patient care, which should serve as a wake-up call to governments to increase the number of funded residency and ...
Aug 21, 2018