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Doctor refused to treat a patient; sparked debate
One of Viet Nam’s best doctors at the National Obstetrics Hospital refused to operate on a patient this week. He said his schedule was too full and her case wasn’t as much of an emergency as others. The doctor’s actions […]
Experts call for urgent action on India’s alarming TB epidemic
Effective tuberculosis (TB) control in India needs political will and commitment, backed by sufficient resources, says a senior doctor in The British Medical Journal. Unless this happens, TB will continue to be India’s silent epidemic and a death sentence for […]
AIDS deaths down but HIV infections rise in Laos
Deaths from HIV/AIDS in Laos are on the decrease but the country continues to see new cases in significant numbers, Lao News Agency KPL reported on Monday. The revelations come in findings that look at trends through to mid-2014 published […]
Rare, severe flu may be explained by gene mutations: study
A previously unknown genetic mutation that disrupts human immune systems can cause rare but potentially life-threatening influenza in some children, a study of a young French girl and her parents said Thursday. The findings, published in the U.S. journal Science, […]
China, World Bank to cooperate in health care
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met with World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Beijing on Monday, pledging to cooperate more in health care. Liu said he appreciated the World Bank’s support and help on China’s medical and health […]
China to help Africa with post-Ebola health system
China will help Africa with its public health system post-Ebola, said a Chinese official on Friday at a China-Africa health roundtable. Lin Songtian, director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s African Affairs Department, made the remarks at the three-day Fifth International […]
Google, Johnson & Johnson team up to build robot surgeons
Google is teaming up with Johnson & Johnson to build robots that can help surgeons in the operating room. The alliance dovetails with two of Google’s initiatives beyond its main business of Internet search and advertising. Google has been investing […]
Child poverty impacts brain development
Children of richer, better-educated parents have bigger brains and more cognitive skills than their less-fortunate peers, but social help and teaching can help to overcome the differences, a study published on Monday said. The distinctions were most profound in regions […]
Metric units, not spoons, the way to measure children’s medicines
Children’s liquid medicines should only be measured in metric units to avoid overdoses common with teaspoons and tablespoons, U.S. pediatricians say. Tens of thousands of kids wind up in emergency rooms after unintentional medicine overdoses each year, and the cause […]
Ebola ‘more deadly’ in young children
Ebola is more deadly for young children than adults, an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests. Scientists found 90% of babies under one suspected to have the virus died – compared to some 65% of adults across […]
