Health

English doctors stage fourth strike in bitter dispute

Junior doctors in English hospitals went on strike again Wednesday, withdrawing all but emergency care in their fourth walk-out in a bitter dispute with the government over working conditions.

Health

Junior doctors vote to strike in UK

Junior doctors in Britain voted Thursday to stage their first "all-out" strikes in the history of the National Health Service (NHS) in a fierce pay row with the government.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Last US Ebola patient cured, released from hospital (Update)

The last known Ebola patient in the United States, a New York doctor who contracted the virus while treating infected people in West Africa, was released from the hospital on Tuesday after being declared cured.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Anguish and fear at Spain hospital where Ebola spread

At Madrid's La Paz-Carlos III hospital, where a Spanish nurse became the first person to contract Ebola outside of Africa, anxious staff gathered in small groups on Tuesday to discuss their anger and dismay over the case.

Health

Nepal doctor strike leaves thousands without care

A strike by doctors in Nepal left tens of thousands of patients with access only to emergency care Monday as physicians demanded sweeping changes to the country's medical education system.

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