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A fatal virus has been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus was discovered by researchers at The University of Queensland.
A medical advocacy group on Tuesday sued the main U.S. health agencies over the sudden removal of websites containing public health information in response to an executive order by President ...
This article showcases a curated list of standout studies over the last week on topics such as cholesterol, GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, and supplements for heart health.
A woman euthanizes her brother after he has medical problems. Jack Kevorkian: United States Michigan 1994 A medical doctor advocates for assisted suicide and the right to die. Robert Latimer: Canada Saskatchewan: 1993 A man euthanizes his child who has lived for years in pain. Karen Ann Quinlan case: United States New Jersey 1976
Post-traumatic stress was common among health workers, with nurses demonstrating a higher likelihood of developing or having anxiety among others in the medical field. [ 31 ] The severity of these psychological impacts on healthcare workers in the United States has even resulted in stress-related illnesses which could cause serious health ...
A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries gave examples of policy definitions. In Denmark, scientific misconduct is defined as "intention[al] negligence leading to fabrication of the scientific message or a false credit or emphasis given to a scientist", and in Sweden as "intention[al] distortion of the ...
The report also called out different rates of risk factors among different races and ethnic groups. Black women were found to have the highest rate of obesity (57.9%) and Asian women had the ...
In the medical field, many things can lead to decreased patient safety. One significant influence on this is nurse burnout, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths a year and billions of dollars spent when having to rectify a new problem; this is a real issue in the world.