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Heroes of Children’s Hospital

What does it take to become a doctor? Take a look at one of the most intense jobs on the planet: A year in the life of a medical resident. Dateline NBC goes behind the scenes and catches all the stresses and successes of the residents of Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
 

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Doctor shares story of cat’s ability to sense death

The scientist in Dr. David Dosa was skeptical when first told that Oscar, an aloof cat kept by a nursing home, regularly predicted patients’ deaths by snuggling alongside them in their final hours.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Video: Learning to save lives, one 30-hour day at a time

What does it take to become a doctor? Filmmaking brothers Brent and Craig Renaud went behind the scenes at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where they followed a group of first-year residents. Watch a web-exclusive video with them here. (Dateline NBC)
 

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Doctor: Haitians will die without U.S. airlifts

An apparent cost dispute has halted flights of Haitian quake victims to the U.S., and a doctor warns that some patients face imminent death.
 

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Boy with cancer treated for TB for two years

An eight-year old boy in Uttar Pradesh was treated for tuberculosis for two years when he was actually suffering from cancer, a senior doctor at the Balrampur Hospital said.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health, India |

UK panel rules against doctor over vaccine

A British doctor who claimed links between a common children’s vaccine and autism failed in his duties and acted against the interest of the children in his care, a medical panel ruled Thursday.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Higher copays raise health costs in U.S. aged: study

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) – Older people who have higher co-payments for doctor visits are more likely to end up in the hospital, making their treatment more costly in the long run, according to the first large U.S. study of the issue.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Georgetown University Medical Center Announces Spring ‘Mini-Med School’ Schedule

CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE EXAMINED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is inviting Washington-area residents to find out what it takes to become a doctor—minus the long hours and late nights. &#1…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Woman fights judge’s ruling that kept her in hospital

Samantha Burton wanted to leave the hospital. Her doctor strongly disagreed, enough to go to court to keep her there.

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Mom fights court order that kept her in hospital

Samantha Burton wanted to leave the hospital. Her doctor strongly disagreed, enough to go to court to keep her there.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health, Medical, Womens Health |
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