Health
English health workers in first strike for 32 years
Workers in England's state-run National Health Service go on strike on Monday for the first time since 1982 following a government refusal to hike their pay.
Oct 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sierra Leone readies for controversial Ebola shutdown
Sierra Leone was preparing on Thursday for an unprecedented three-day nationwide shutdown to contain the deadly spread of the Ebola virus in a controversial move which experts claimed could worsen the epidemic.
Sep 18, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Veterans who identify as LGB could benefit from informed mental health services
In 2011, the United States Military repealed its "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevented gay and lesbian service members from disclosing their sexual orientation. Current estimates indicate that more than 1 million ...
Jun 26, 2014
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Health
Counterterrorism, ethics, and global health
The surge in murders of polio vaccination workers in Pakistan has made headlines this year, but little attention has been devoted to the ethical issues surrounding the global health impact of current counterterrorism policy ...
Jun 18, 2014
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Health
Health experts find Physician Associates provide efficient care for patients and can take the pressure off GPs
A study into the impact on the NHS of a new type of health worker who help doctors has shown they can help relieve pressure on general practitioners (GPs).
Jun 10, 2014
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Health
Philippine court rules family planning law legal
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a family planning law is constitutional, allowing the government to provide reproductive health care services primarily to the country's poor despite strong opposition to the ...
Apr 8, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Diabetes, epilepsy and asthma increase risk of self-harm
New research quantifying the risk of admission to hospital for self-harm has identified a raised risk of self-harm among groups of patients with certain physical illnesses. While it is known that psychiatric illnesses are ...
Feb 13, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Closing mental-illness gap in Vietnam
A Simon Fraser University researcher is going to Vietnam to study how to address the shortage of accessible and adequate services for people with mental disorders like depression and anxiety.
Jan 29, 2014
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Medications
57 children hospitalised in India after given wrong vaccine
Almost 60 children were taken to hospital in eastern India after they were mistakenly instructed to swallow a hepatitis B vaccine instead of polio drops, officials said Monday.
Sep 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Guideline development for non-specialist mental health services in Nigeria
Mental health conditions contribute to approximately 14% of the total global burden of disease but there is a substantial treatment gap in both developed and developing countries. Treatment of mental health conditions in ...
Aug 20, 2013
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