Archive: 24/10/2014
Renewing health insurance should take more than 15 minutes, specialist says
Consumers spend more time picking out a television than picking out health insurance—and that could be a costly mistake, says a Kansas State University community health specialist.
Oct 24, 2014
Speech and language therapist to trial innovative new technology for stroke rehabilitation based on patient needs
Of the 152, 000 individuals in the UK to survive a stroke each year, approximately 20-30% of them will experience slurred speech (dysarthria). Dysarthria is caused by muscle weakness and is known to impact significantly on ...
Oct 24, 2014
First case of Ebola confirmed in Mali
Mali's health ministry on Thursday said the country had its first confirmed case of Ebola after a two-year-old girl who had recently been in Guinea tested positive for the virus.
Oct 24, 2014
'Clever' Japan firm donates high-tech masks for Ebola fight
A little-known Japanese company has donated 10,000 high-tech face masks to several Ebola-hit African nations and says it is now getting calls from New York City, which confirmed its first case of the virus Thursday.
Oct 24, 2014
New York confirms first Ebola case
New York confirmed the first case of Ebola in the largest city in the United States as the EU dramatically ramped up aid Friday to contain the killer epidemic ravaging west Africa.
Oct 24, 2014