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By AFP
Chicago -
When 55-year-old Sheila Bartels left her doctor's office in Oklahoma, she had a prescription for 510 painkillers. She died the same day of an overdose.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today the agency is going to be using a data analytics platform to target pharmacists and doctors involved in the illegal opioid trade.
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By AFP
Dhaka -
Ten-month-old Bangladeshi siamese twins were recovering in hospital Wednesday after what surgeons hailed as the country's "groundbreaking" first successful separation operation on conjoined siblings.
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Hebbal -
A 49-year-old woman took a nap on her veranda and she woke up with a headache. It turned out to be a large spider inside her ear.
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By AFP
Bamako -
In Mali, where skin conditions are widespread and skin doctors are scarce, physicians have turned to technology to treat patients remotely.
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a stringent new opioid prescription law in February that will be implemented next week, and already, doctors are complaining, saying it's too strict.
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By AFP
Zagreb -
Croatian medics on Friday slammed the health minister for saying a hospital priest can sometimes do 20 times more good than a doctor, warning that their sector faces a deep crisis.
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By AFP
Zagreb -
Croatian medics on Friday slammed the health minister for saying a hospital priest can sometimes do 20 times more good than a doctor, warning that their sector faces a deep crisis.
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By AFP
Zagreb -
Croatian medics on Friday slammed the health minister for saying a hospital priest can sometimes do 20 times more good than a doctor, warning that their sector faces a deep crisis.
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By AFP
Nairobi -
A Kenyan court on Monday jailed seven union officials for a month over a doctors strike that has crippled public hospitals for 10 weeks.The sentencing prompted the union to say it was calling off talks with the government.
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Washington -
The treatment options recommended by a medical doctor appear to be influenced by their political leanings (as expressed by party preference), according to a new study.
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By AFP
Khartoum -
Doctors at Sudanese government hospitals held a nationwide strike on Thursday to demand better facilities, higher wages and protection from security forces, medics and an AFP correspondent reported.
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By AFP
Burj El Baiyara -
When a Palestinian doctor stopped to help a family of Israelis targeted in a West Bank shooting, it was hailed as a rare moment of compassion in a bitter conflict.
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By AFP
Brussels -
"Shredded" bodies, mangled limbs and charred flesh: the victims of the Brussels terror attacks were rushed to hospital suffering the type of wounds normally seen in combat zones, doctors said Wednesday.
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The last couple of years have seen a slight lowering in the number of cases brought against medical companies; however, at the same time, there was an increase in the level of fines paid out.
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By AFP
Paris -
Carlos the Jackal, once one of the world's most-wanted men for his involvement in international terror in the 1970s and 80s, has won a case against a renowned French psychiatrist for breach of medical confidentiality.
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Ever wondered about the coffee drinking habits of others and wanted to compare them to your own? If you do and medical profession comes to mind, you can read on to find out which doctors drink the most coffee.
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Flint -
Scary news out of Flint, Michigan shows that when the city switched from Lake Huron to the Flint River for its drinking water, blood tests revealed that the tap water residents are now drinking is causing elevated lead levels in the city's children.
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London -
Should doctors who indiscriminately administer antibiotics to appease patients where there is no clinical need to do so be fined? This is the call of a leading health expert.
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The latest figures for the amount of money spent by the pharmaceutical industry on the medical profession for the U.K. has been revealed — £41 million ($60 million). This is dwarfed by the amount spent in the U.S.
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Sacramento -
After the severest measles outbreak in decades occurred earlier this year, California lawmakers approved a bill this week that would prevent most parents from opting out of vaccinations for their children enrolled in school.
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Google has developed an Ebola-proof tablet for use by health workers in Sierra Leone. It can resist the storms and high humidity of West Africa and can be dipped into antibacterial chlorine after use.
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Dublin -
A hankering for licorice landed a 56-year-old woman in the hospital after she suffered headaches, vision problems and a seizure.
Doctors who treated her think the licorice habit is the cause of her problems, which were fortunately short-lived.
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Halifax -
A new program in Nova Scotia aims to keep or attract doctors to under served areas of the province by providing tuition relief.
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According to a new study released by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, nearly half of all primary care physicians in the U.S. say they are becoming less likely to prescribe opioids to patients for pain management.
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Honda -
A woman from Colombia had a potato removed from her vagina, after she placed it inside of her in an attempt to use it as a form of birth control.
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Munich -
Today, the only way doctors can definitively diagnose patients for lung cancer is by an invasive and uncomfortable biopsy.
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Lund -
A budding discovery courtesy of research teams at Lund University in Sweeden may open the door to defeating deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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The main groups that represent doctors in Canada announced that they will not be participating in the upcoming anti-drug campaign targetting young people.
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Baltimore -
Dr. Nikita Levy allegedly recorded two women while working as their gynecologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Administrators will allegedly pay out $190 million in a settlement.
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New tech may help physicians keep tabs on patients Courtesy Kaiser Health News
Doctors perform surgery Tareq Salahuddin
Belgian PM Charles Michel (R), King Philippe (2nd R), Queen Mathilde (3rd R) and Minister of Health and Social Affairs Maggie De Blocka (4th R) attend a meeting with medical staff on March 23, 2016 at the Erasme hospital in Brussels Dirk Waem, Pool/AFP
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President Barack Obama greets doctors and nurses following his remarks about health care reform in the East Room of the White House White House photo by Chuck Kennedy
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