Wednesday, 23 December 2020_Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the US, Sara Houze has been on the road — going from one hospital to another to care for COVID-19 patients on the brink of death.
Tehran, 23 May_A coronavirus “catastrophe” is unfolding in Yemen, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said, warning that many of those infected with COVID-19 in the war-torn country never even make it to hospital.
Tehran 28 March_Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known U.S. infections climbed well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead.
A palpable sense of national solidarity has pervaded Iran as the country’s healthcare workers continue to risk their lives to help treat coronavirus patients amid US sanctions.
TEHRAN, Sept 07 -Most doctors think Obamacare has helped patients get better healthcare, even as a lengthy court battle threatens to strike down the law, new findings show.
TEHRAN, Sept 01 -Doctors who run late or schedule late-day appointments are more likely to prescribe opioids to patients, a discovery that might be unexpectedly contributing to the opioid epidemic, a new study says.
TEHRAN, August 31 -Doctors who run late or schedule late-day appointments are more likely to prescribe opioids to patients, a discovery that might be unexpectedly contributing to the opioid epidemic, a new study says.
TEHRAN, August 15 -Nearly half of people who've survived a sexual assault, faced threats of domestic violence, struggled with depression or thought about committing suicide has not reported these experiences during a doctor's visit, a new study says.
TEHRAN, Aug 03 - More and more women doctors are cutting work hours or leaving the medical profession altogether to spend time with their families, findings show.
TEHRAN, Jul 10 - Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic announced that they've achieved a first in North America: delivering a baby from a uterus that had been transplanted from a deceased donor.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 -Researchers say an EEG can reveal hidden consciousness in unresponsive ICU patients days after an injury, offering doctors a better way to predict a patient's outcome.
TEHRAN, May 16 - Gunmen who kidnapped two Cuban doctors in northeastern Kenya and whisked them to Somalia have demanded $1.5 million (1.35 million euros) for their release, police and government sources said Thursday.
TEHRAN, Apr 30 -The Xvivo Perfusion System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help doctors determine whether lungs are suitable for transplant, the agency said in a news release.
TEHRAN, Apr 28 -Antibiotic overuse is a major problem throughout the world. Now a new study finds four in 10 outpatients were inappropriately prescribed antibiotics at a major U.S. Veterans Affairs health system.
TEHRAN, Apr 20 -In a strange twist of fate, part of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been used to cure the so-called “bubble boy” disease, a condition in which the body develops no immune system on its own. A gene editing procedure modifies the patient’s blood stem cells with the virus and reinserts them into the bone marrow, curing the illness.
TEHRAN, Apr 12 - Gunmen abducted two Cuban doctors near Kenya's border with Somalia on Friday as they were going to work, and shot dead a police officer guarding them, authorities said.
TEHRAN, Mar 05 -For years, doctors have debated the safety of the acne drug most commonly known as Accutane, but new research suggests the medication does not boost depression risk among its users.
TEHRAN, Jan 15 - Nearly 80 percent of junior doctors across New Zealand walked off the job at public hospitals on Tuesday after a breakdown in union talks with the government over working conditions and wages.