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LAHORE – Some senior doctors of the Shaikh Zayed Hospital on Tuesday expressed their concern over the recent move to hand over control of the health institute to the Punjab government. Talking to media on Tuesday chairman of the Shaikh Zayed Hospital Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal, cardiologist Prof Dr Ajmal Naqvi, president of the Young Doctors Association Dr Shahid Malik and representative of ...

Fresh off his second Super Bowl victory, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning paid a celebratory visit to "The Late Show" on Monday night. "You know you are my favorite Manning," host David Letterman told the game's MVP. "I've told you this before, right?" "Yes. Many times, many times. I get a Christmas gift from you every year. It's a jacket," Manning joked, prompting a cackle from the host...

Dr Hannah Newton, an historian of science with an interest in how previous generations coped with childhood illness, digs up some 17th century tips for making medicine taste better and finds evidence for common sense and compassion among the doctors of the day.

Lawmakers in both parties say they want to give doctors a small increase in Medicare payments, but they cannot agree on how to pay for it.

UK-based medical devices company agrees to a settlement following a probe by US authorities that it bribed Greek doctors to use its products

An 83-year-old woman with a badly infected lower jaw had the entire thing replaced with a 3D printed titanium/bioceramic replica. The surgery was performed by doctors from the University of Hasselt (Belgium) in collaboration with Dutch surgeons. The 3D printer prints titanium powder layer by layer, while a computer controlled laser ensures that the correct [...]

In July, 2011, the UK's medical regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC), was told by the Commons Health Select Committee to send a “clear signal” to doctors that they were failing in their duties if they did not report concerns about patients' safety. That signal has now come in Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety—new GMC guidance published on Jan 26, which advises doctors...

When she was five, Alannah Shevenell's doctors discovered the cause of her fever, weight loss, and distended belly—a sizable tumor spreading throughout her body. After two failed surgeries and rounds of chemo, her doctors had just one option left; a risky surgery to replace six of her cancerous organs. More »

Hundreds of physicians have said they would refuse to comply, even though it could mean the loss of overtime payment.

For as many benefits as the Internet and the web have brought us in the last two decades, there are also significant downsides. I could go into all the societal changes brought about by the proliferation of this new technology, not the least of which (to me, at least) is the newfound ability of someone like me to find an audience. After all, pre-Internet and pre-blog, I could try to write books...

Former Blue Bulls flanker Joseph Ntshongwana's mother, Nomafa Letlaka, yesterday blamed doctors for "letting her son down" by allowing him to roam the streets of Durban instead of keeping him in a psychiatric hospital.

Doctors in Peru planned today to remove the remains of a partially formed twin fetus from the stomach of a 3-year-old boy.

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who underwent brain surgery after suffering a stroke, has been upgraded to fair condition, his office announced Monday. The 52-year-old freshman senator is “alert, talking and responding well to questions,” said Dr. Richard Fessler, a neurosurgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. And doctors are “very pleased with his progress,” he said. Kirk checked in to a Chicago-a...

With declining insurance reimbursements, more doctors are expanding their practices to include things like breast augmentation and liposuction paid for out-of-pocket by patients.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A California doctors says Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is recovering from a neck injury in addition to a concussion....

The two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak continues to be critical, doctors said on Saturday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said on Thursday in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier.

The Eastern Cape has ordered its debt-hobbled health department to stop hiring new doctors, in a move that may affect as many as 400 junior doctors.

Executives hope it will be easier to merge or affiliate with other hospitals, doctors' practices and other health care providers.

A website hosting a searchable database of doctors who perform abortions seems intended to frighten the brave individuals who help women in difficult circumstances.

A medical technology business spun out of the University of Oxford is this month heading to America with its 3D imaging products that enables doctors to accurately measure whether wounds are healing.

It is a myth that EU rules require the UK to employ European doctors and nurses without proof that their medical skills and English are up to scratch. This is not the case and never has been.

Minister for Health James Reilly has pledged to establish a new grade of hospital doctor by the end of the year to fill the vacuum between junior doctors and consultants.

PAUL McCartney's ex-wife reveals doctors found a tumour when she was injured skiing

MOLLY Meldrum continues to surprise doctors with his recovery and is due to move to a rehabilitation clinic within days.

Beram Kayal vowed to defy the doctors who have warned him his season is effectively over. The Israeli midfielder went under the knife in London on Monday.

LONDON – Doctors could be given the right to be able to help terminally ill people to die.

Today, the FDA announced that it is forbidding certain agricultural uses of a class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins. While limiting the use of these drugs is a step in the right direction, this class makes up only a small fraction of the antibiotics used in agriculture, and the new rule has exceptions. The move is good news for doctors, however, because cephalosporins are among the limit...

India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare recovers from bronchitis in hospital in Pune, with doctors advising him not to fast for a month.

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Michael, who wore a scarf and sunglasses as he spoke to the press outside his home in Highgate, thanked everyone for their support.

UK doctor witnesses security breakdown at Tripoli hospital

Patient service in Canada needs improvement

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (RTRS) - Ian Meldrum, Australia's top music journalist and a friend of singer Elton John is in critical condition after falling from a ladder while hanging Christmas decorations, doctors said on Friday.

Smart phone apps can help you check your vision, keep tabs on your blood-glucose levels and track your blood pressure. Earlier this year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration even approved an app that allows doctors to view scans on an iPhone or iPad to help them make diagnoses on the go. But fancy apps [...]

Qualcomm aims to integrate home-health monitoring devices, and give doctors easier access.

NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari, who is under medical treatment in Dubai, did not have a heart attack, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, quoting a member of the Pakistan’s People’s Party close to the president.The newspaper said the person, who was not identified, was citing the results of the tests so far. “Doctors still have to determine whether the symptoms — heavy perspiratio...

Même s'il a un  temps fréquenté les couloirs très martiaux de l'Hôtel de Brienne, après les campements des "french doctors", c'est notamment parce qu'il s'inscrit dans la tradition des romanciers « antibellicistes » français que Jean-Christophe Rufin est couronné aujourd'hui d'un joli...

VIENNA (AP) -- Doctors treating George Michael say the ex-front man for the pop group "Wham!" is making progress as he recovers from pneumonia....

The Penguins said on Sunday that Crosby had been selected in the lineup to face the New York Islanders, marking his first appearance since Jan 5, after team doctors approved his return.

Investors seem to be losing some of their faith in St. Jude Medical (STJ). Shares of the medical device giant shrank nearly 5% Thursday after an analyst reported that the company may lose market share. At $37.15 a share, the stock had fallen $1.91 or 4.89%. Medical device companies compete fiercely for market share, taking advantage of [...]

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The American Medical Association added pressure on U.S. states to steer toward the system that opens doors to all insurers who meet minimum standards as they build up their health insurance exchanges.

Ravi is not just another guy next door. He's special, very special. That's because he's so steadfast and sure about what he wants to be. "I will become a politician," Ravi says, deadpan. His parents are successful doctors and have flourishing practices in Delhi. Ravi has his path charted out. He'll go with science and mathematics in Plus 2, get an engineering degree, preferably from IIT and t...

How saliva can help doctors diagnose disease

A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation dedicated to longevity research, De Grey reckons that within his own lifetime doctors could have all the tools they need to "cure" aging - banishing diseases that come with it and extending life indefinitely.