Tuberculosis :: Prisons breed and export tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, a contagious and potentially fatal disease, is a major health problem today in prisons around the world.
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BMA :: BMA Scotland’s statement on junior doctor recruitment system
Following the recommendations published by the Review Group of Recruitment and Selection for Specialty and GP training, Dr Peter Terry, Chairman of BMA Scotland said: “BMA Scotland has been working closely with the Scottish Executive, Royal Colleges and NHS Education for Scotland to find the best way forward for trainees in Scotland.
NHS :: BMA response to the Health Select Committee’s report on workforce planning
Responding to the Health Select Committee?s report, ?Boom and Bust in the NHS?, Dr Sam Everington, Deputy Chairman of the BMA, said:
Telemedicine :: Alejandro Fanjul Fern?ndez designs a telemedicine system using interactive digital television
Telecommunications engineer at the Public University of Navarre, Alejandro Fanjul Fern?ndez, has designed a pioneering system of telemedicine for interactive digital television. This system enables the monitoring and treatment of and support for both patients and elderly people, from the comfort and convenience of their homes, by means of the television.
Healthcare :: Difference between Walk-in Centres and Traditional Emergency Care
Patients can’t tell the difference between hospital walk-in centres and traditional emergency care departments, says research in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Health Insurance :: Health insurance fails to protect Americans from financial risk
Sickness or injury can leave people in serious financial jeopardy even when they have health insurance, according to a report released today by the Access Project and Brandeis University. The Illusion of Coverage: How Health Insurance Fails People When They Get Sick, reports findings based on in-depth interviews with dozens of insured Americans in seven states.
Doctor :: More family doctor services for deprived areas
Patients living in deprived areas should soon find it easier to get a doctor’s appointment following the launch of UK Government drive to find extra GPs and nurses for those towns and cities with the fewest family doctors.
Healthcare :: Working hour cuts won’t solve junior doctors’ fatigue
Cutting junior doctors’ working hours and giving them more rest breaks won’t by itself reduce fatigue or the attendant risk of error, concludes a study published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Glaucoma :: Glaucoma diagnosis may be mistaken in some younger Chinese people
Many young and middle-aged people of Chinese ancestry told they are at risk of going blind from glaucoma may be getting incorrect information, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Behavior :: Educational video increases knowledge but not behavior
An educational and motivational video, designed to increase emotional well-being and use of adaptive devices in low vision patients increased knowledge but did not change behavior or emotions, says Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists in a study in the March Issue of Optometry & Vision Science.