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  • Russian Euphoria Over Annexation of Crimea Fading

    MOSCOW - When she was asked to give up a day's pay to help Crimea, Russian hospital therapist Tatyana could not hide her anger - why should she subsidize others when struggling to make ends meet herself? Living in southern Russia close to the border with Ukraine, Tatyana was caught up in the euphoria that gripped the nation when Russia annexed Crimea in March and still welcomes "our" people back in the fold. But more ...

  • Hunger strike by doctors enters sixth day in Maharashtra

    Doctors' strike in Maharashtra state entered sixth day on Sunday leading to suspension of healthcare services in the state. Reportedly, the state government dismissed more than 200 doctors on Saturday and warned that strict action would be taken if they failed to return to work by Sunday. President of Maharashtra Association of Gazetted Medical Officers (MAGMO), Doctor Rajesh Gaikwad, said they will continue their ...

  • Anni Dewanis killer set to walk free

    Xolile Mngeni, who shot Anni Dewani in Cape Town, is now set to walk free after South African officials decided to release him on grounds of mercy. The 25-year old who shot Dewani in the backseat of a taxi on November 13, 2010, was suffering from cancer. A team of 11 doctors had declared earlier that his time is running out after examining his medical record and health. According to the Dailystar, a secret report ...

  • Indian-American doctors to help India keep healthy

    One of the largest ethnic organisations in the US, representing about 100,000 Indian doctors settled here, is working on a plan to help India improve its health services in a coordinated fashion. The outlines of the plan were discussed with India's new health minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, at a strategic planning session during the annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) in San ...

  • Harsh Vardhan pays tribute to Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee

    Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan paid glowing tributes to Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary today. Dr Harsh Vardhan said, "Today all the workers of BJP pay tribute to Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, who sacrificed his life for the country. We all take inspiration from him that we will make this country the way he dreamed about it. We will contribute everything to the country and make this country a ...

  • Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano in coma after heart attack

    Former Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano is in an induced coma in a Madrid hospital after suffering a heart attack Saturday afternoon. The 88-year-old, who celebrated his birthday Friday, was taken to the Gregorio Maranon hospital in the capital after suffering a heart attack when leaving a restaurant, Xinhua reported. The hospital released a statement Saturday evening, which said the former footballer, who is ...

  • How conflict affects womens reproductive health

    Gender-based violence, sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity all flourish in times of conflict, says a review, suggesting clinicians need to be sensitive and aware of the unique challenges of women's reproductive health needs in such times. "In an increasingly globalised world, a working knowledge of reproductive health during conflict allows clinicians to ...

  • Philippines Charges Third Senator with Graft

    A Philippine senator and dictatorship-era defense minister who participated in the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos nearly 30 years ago turned himself into police Friday to face embezzlement charges. Juan Ponce Enrile is the third senator in a month to be accused of misusing congressional funds. He arrived at national police headquarters in a convoy of SUVs Friday before being taken to a hospital for ...

  • Ugandan Farmers Fighting for Tobacco

    KIKOBOZA, UGANDA - The Ugandan parliament is considering a new tobacco control bill that would put strict limits on tobacco marketing and consumption. The measure is popular with health professionals, but the tobacco industry is up in arms, with small-scale tobacco farmers saying the bill will drive them out of business. In Ahamed Mugisa's drying shed outside Kikoboza, in the lush fields of Western Uganda, rows of ...

  • 22 injured in Egypts pro-Morsi protests

    At least 22 people were injured Friday during clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi who held anti-government protests across Egypt, a health ministry official said. "As many as 17 people were injured in Cairo's Ain Shams area, one at Giza's Pyramids City and four at a square in Fayoum province," Xinhua quoted Mohamed Sultan, head of ministry's emergency care ...

  • Question for better health

    We are constantly told to not take things at face value but to analyze them by asking why. But here is an interesting question — Why do you have to ask ...

  • State govt. to open school of surgeons in all district hospitals

    Minister for Health and Family Welfare U.T. Khader has announced that a school of surgeons would be opened in every district hospital in the State this ...

  • Uproar over nod for hospital

    Around 400 people took part in a protest organised by the Punathilthazham-Puthanvallivayal Samrakshana Samithi at the Collectorate in Kozhikode on Saturday, demanding that sanction accorded for the construction of a super-specialty hospital at Edakkad be ...

  • HEALTH FITNESS Mums run is inspiring

    It was such an inspiring story for me - not that I will be going out and competing in any track and field championships any time soon but I am keen to run in the Hunter Valley Winery Running Festival 10.3kilometres in less than a fortnight, which will put me at 23weeks' ...

  • Supreme Court rules women can be discriminated against in health decisions

    The U.S. Supreme Court has given corporations even more personhood by deciding that they can have religious beliefs in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores. They ruled that closely held companies are exempt from the contraceptive coverage mandate for their employees' health insurance, and are exempt from that provision of the Affordable Care Act. The decision, 5-4 and the majority opinion written by Alito, is being ...

  • Judge to mull senators suit over health exchanges

    FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2014 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., joined by attorneys Paul D. Clement, far left, and Rick Esenberg, second from left, announces that he has filed a lawsuit to block the federal government from helping to pay for health care coverage for members of Congress and their staffs during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal judge will hear arguments this week on whether to ...

  • Oregon mental hospital to honor forgotten souls

    More than 5,300 people were cremated at Oregon's state mental hospital between 1913 and 1971. Two-thirds of them were never claimed, their remains abandoned inside copper canisters that were discovered a decade ago in a shed. end story-rail ...

  • India- Maharashtra warns striking doctors of action

    (MENAFN - The Peninsula) The Maharashtra government has threatened to invoke provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) against striking doctors if they failed to resume work by today.Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has also issued an appeal to the 12,000 striking doctors affiliated to the Maharashtra Association of Gazetted Medical Officers, to return to work in the interest of ...

  • Doctors May Soon Be Paid For Not Making You Wait

    health care may be coming more consumer-friendly, according to a new national analysis of physician compensation. Already, doctors and hospitals increasingly have more of their pay tied to health outcomes and related clinical measures as medical care moves toward value-based compensation rather than fees for service. But momentum is slowly building for physicians to also be measured on how quickly phone calls are ...

  • Canadian journalist convicted in Egypt sent to hospital for arm surgery

    The family of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist sentenced to seven years in prison by a Cairo court says he has been sent to hospital in advance of surgery for a long-standing arm injury. Mohamed Fahmy's brother Adel says he was admitted Saturday for tests and other preparations for an operation on his upper arm. He says the journalist with TV network Al-Jazeera English suffered from a fractured arm shortly ...

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