Woman gives birth to child with two heads in Bangladesh
A woman in Bangladesh has given birth to a baby with two heads but one single body in the country’s capital city of Dhaka, it has been reported. Photo by Sanjeev Ghangas/Cover Asia Press Delivered in...
View ArticleConsuming ‘contaminated’ water kills Malad toddler
MUMBAI: An 18-month-old boy from Malad (east) died allegedly after consuming contaminated water being supplied by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday. A case of negligence and causing...
View ArticleHunt hospital claims could scare off parents, says top paediatrician
Prof Neena Modi says health secretary could put children’s safety at risk by ‘unjustifiably frightening’ parents out of seeking care at all hours...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About the Flu (North Okaloosa Medical Center)
(Source: North Okaloosa Medical Center) What You Should Know About the Flu What is influenza? Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild...
View Article'Miracle of life': Baby recovers after receiving umbilical blood
The first baby in China, and probably the world, to have received umbilical cord blood to combat a rare genetic defect has recovered well and will leave the hospital soon. The baby received the...
View ArticlePalatinE-News Friday, November 6 (Village of Palatine, IL)
(Source: Village of Palatine, IL) Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is Pertussis? A: Pertussis, a respiratory illness commonly known as whooping cough, is a very contagious...
View ArticleAustralia accused of denying detainees medical care
Asylum seekers detained offshore are being denied access to urgent medical care in Australia because immigration officials fear they will access legal assistance otherwise unavailable to them, an...
View ArticleWhy baby formula is the new iron ore
"You know, there are other ways to feed a baby." With that one sentence, the kind-hearted nurse at my local breastfeeding clinic set me free. Free from the persistent pain of cracked and infected...
View ArticleBaby with two heads born in Bangladesh
Doctors at a Bangladesh hospital were treating a baby girl born with two heads on Thursday, medical officials and the newborn's father said. The baby was born late Wednesday and is now being treated...
View ArticleComplaints made against almost 200 Canberra health care workers: report
There were 194 complaints made against Canberra health workers in the 2014-2015 financial year, a new report has revealed. Notifications were made against a range of workers including doctors, nurses,...
View ArticleSt. Pete Health center still ‘important medical home’ with link to past
ST. PETERSBURG — Step through the glass doors at 1344 22nd St. S. and experience a slice of the city’s history. Inside the building’s main entrance is a small gallery commemorating Mercy Hospital. To...
View ArticleJanssen Data Presentations At American College of Rheumatology Meeting...
HORSHAM, Pa., Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today that more than 35 abstracts from the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies will be presented at the 2015 American College of...
View ArticleCDPH Confirms First Flu Death of an Infant this Season (California Department...
(Source: California Department of Public Health) California Department of Public Health (CDPH) State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced that CDPH has received the first report of an...
View ArticleDriver in deadly fire truck theft files complaint against Beaufort hospital...
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (Tribune News Service) — A Marine veteran who ran naked from a hospital in 2012, stole an idling fire truck and killed a pedestrian with it has filed a complaint in federal court...
View ArticleKalamba jail medical officer held for bribery
KOLHAPUR: The Kolhapur unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday afternoon arrested a medical officer attached to the Kalamba central prison, who allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 5,000 from...
View ArticleActivist requests rehab for minor rape victim in Chennai
CHENNAI: A 14-year-old victim of sexual abuse, who gave birth to a baby girl last month, may not be receiving proper care, rehabilitation or counseling, alleges an activist tracking the case. Child...
View ArticleDoctors demand pregnant asylum seeker be flown to Australia
A doctors’ group on Friday called on the Australian government to bring a pregnant asylum seeker with health complications from the Australian immigration detention camp on Nauru to Australia to give...
View ArticleInjectible polio vaccine to be introduced in March
The State government is all set to introduce an injectible polio vaccine, in addition to the existing oral polio vaccine, as part of the universal immunisation programme in Telangana. In the third...
View ArticleAt high risk for the flu? (CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Some people are at high risk for serious flu complications, including young children, older people, pregnant women and people with certain...
View ArticleWhy Hong Kong is failing its young families
"Hong Kong is a workplace not a family place," says Edith Lemardelee, a French maternity nurse who has worked in the city for more than 20 years. "There's absolutely no flexibility here for families."...
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