Kids with epilepsy are the victims of the UK's medical cannabis stalemate

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 14:25

cnn.com - Alfie takes his cannabis oil medicine in front of his father, at their home on January 13, 2019 in Kenilworth, England. Hannah Deacon, ambassador of End Our Pain, a collective of families…

Category: Science

Neglected NHS cancer hospital is unfit for purpose, says report

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 14:07

theguardian.com - An NHS cancer hospital has such crumbling buildings, out-of-date equipment and staffing problems that patients’ safety and quality of care are at risk, a bombshell report for health…

Category: Science

Opinion: Let’s clear the air: Vaping holds great promise for smokers

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 14:01

theglobeandmail.com - Mark Tyndall is a physician and researcher, specializing in infectious diseases, addiction and harm reduction. He is a professor at the School of Population and Public Health,…

Category: Science

U.P. frames new charges against Gorakhpur’s Dr. Kafeel Khan

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 14:00

thehindu.com - Days after an internal inquiry absolved Gorakhpur-based paediatrician Dr. Kafeel Khan of the major charges against him in the 2017 BRD hospital tragedy that saw about 30 children…

Category: Politics

Trump Admin Shifting to Privatize Migrant Child Detention

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:46

usnews.com - By GARANCE BURKE AND MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press SAN BENITO, Texas (AP) — On a recent day in a remodeled brick church in the Rio Grande Valley, a caregiver tried to soothe a toddler…

Category: World

Trump’s Executive Order is Backdoor Privatization of Medicare

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:18

socialsecurityworks.org - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 Contact: Linda Benesch, [email protected]socialsecurityworks.org (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Nancy…

Category: Business

Nigerian neurosurgeon takes pay cut to perform free operations

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 11:50

cnn.com - Sulaiman said the scholarship opened many doors and, in turn, he feels responsible to give back through healthcare. "Africans who have had the privilege of getting outstanding training and…

Category: Health

Report: Planned Parenthood Used ‘Shell Company’ to Build ‘Mega’ Clinic

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 10:15

breitbart.com - According to the report, Planned Parenthood engaged in a year of “secret construction” as it built its new abortion clinic only 13 miles from the last abortion clinic in St. Louis,…

Category: Politics

Dual diagnosis protocols could have saved man (28), family believes

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 09:01

irishtimes.com - A young Dublin man who died a year ago next week, while suffering with chronic addiction and mental illness, could be alive if health services had had protocols to respond to his…

Category: Health

It's a Start: The Amended Version of the Cochrane Review on Exercise and CFS | Absolutely Maybe

Thu, 10/03/2019 - 08:45

blogs.plos.org - It’s tough, watching this play out slowly, step by painful step. As I’ve blogged before, ME/CFS consumer advocates have been hammering away to get this Cochrane systematic review on…

Category: Science