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Misogyny in medicine impacts us all
Over the last week or so, there has been widespread condemnation of a letter to the editor penned by a retired British anesthetist and published in a U.K. newspaper.
Oct 9, 2023
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News tagged with public hospitals
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zimbabwe imposes measures to fight resurging cholera cases
Zimbabwean authorities have imposed restrictions in several parts of the country, including the capital, to fight a resurgence of cholera-related deaths.
Oct 6, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Strengthening routine care in African hospitals significantly reduces HIV-linked meningitis deaths
A research project studying how best to implement "back to basics" clinical and laboratory care in public hospitals in three African countries has halved the number of deaths from HIV-linked meningitis. The results are reported ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows how 'superbacteria' were prevented from spreading in a large tertiary hospital
Rapid identification of patients contaminated by "superbacteria" known as "carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae" (CRE), with early isolation of these patients, reduces transmission in hospital emergency departments. However, ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In Mississippi, a huge jump in cases of babies born with syphilis
The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.
Sep 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adolescent girls were severely affected by pandemic stress, find researchers
A new study led by researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that adolescent emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts, self-harm and self-poisoning increased ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Medical economics
NHS trusts earning hundreds of millions of pounds in private income, new study shows
UK Hospital trusts are relying more and more on private income to boost their finances, with one Trust making more than half their income from commercial activities, a new study has revealed.
Sep 19, 2023
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Medical economics
What defines a safety-net hospital?
Safety-net hospitals have a common mission to provide care for Medicaid beneficiaries and those who are uninsured, but there's no universal definition for these hospitals—complicating efforts to allocate funding.
Sep 8, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
More than 6,000 women told researchers what they wanted for their next pregnancy and birth. Here's what they said
Many women want a different kind of pregnancy and birth the next time around. Many want to see the same one or two midwives throughout, and want to choose where they give birth. And when the time comes, they want a vaginal ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a 'completely preventable' health crisis
Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child.
Sep 4, 2023
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