The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be
(MedPage Today) -- Until recently, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the largest specialty organization for emergency physicians, has largely ignored the issues of the corporate practice of medicine and contract management groups...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Asian-American medical professionals commonly experience racism from both peers and patients, claims a new survey that documented myriad slurs and a lack of support. Researcher David Yang, an emergency medicine fellow at...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Uganda: Fewer Children Under Five Years Are Dying - New Survey
[Observer] The recently released 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) indicates a significant reduction in child and infant mortality rates.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news

Nigeria: Pate Commits to Improved Healthcare Delivery
[Leadership] Coordinating minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate has unveiled a four-point agenda for improved healthcare delivery in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Nigeria Diphtheria Outbreak Worsens, With 5,898 Suspected Cases Reported
[WHO] Since epidemiological week 26, ending 2 July 2023, Nigeria has recorded an unusual increase in cases of diphtheria across several states. From 30 June to 31 August 2023, a total of 5,898 suspected cases were reported from 59 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 11 states. In week 34 (ending 27 August 2023), 234 suspected cases have been reported from 20 LGAs in five states, with one Lab confirmed case from the 22 samples collected. Eighteen of these cases were epidemiologically linked 2 and 141
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Ethiopia: Building Bridges to Success - Paving the Path to Sustaining the HIV/Aids Response
[U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa] Benjamin Kasdan, Acting PEPFAR Ethiopia Country Coordinator
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Ethiopia External Relations Governance Health and Medicine Press and Media United States, Canada and Africa Source Type: news

Malawi: First Lady Monica Chakwera Joins War Against TB, Appointed Champion
[Nyasa Times] Malawi First Lady Monica Chakwera has been appointed Malawi's tuberculosis (TB) Champion, a role which has been described by health activists and experts as an epitome of strong political will and commitment to end the vice by the year 2030.
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - September 14, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Rwanda: Social Media and the Mental Health of Young Adults - the Need for Digital Detox
[New Times] Our emotional, psychological, and social well-being are all parts of our mental health. It influences our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Additionally, it influences how we respond to stress, interact with others, and make good (or bad) decisions. Despite being a critical component of human well-being, it is frequently disregarded and stigmatised.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine ICT and Telecom Rwanda Source Type: news

Uganda: When Hospitals Become Prisons
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- A case of a health facility detaining a patient for failure to pay a medical bill is once again in the news and the courts. This time, it is a couple suing a high end facility, Rosewell Women and Children Hospital Ltd, in Kampala for detaining their newborn baby for four months as of early September.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Uganda Source Type: news

East Africa: East Africa's Largest Healthcare Expo Kicks Off in Nairobi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than 5,000 government officials, healthcare professionals, and investors from around the globe have converged in Nairobi for the Medic East Africa and Medlab East Africa Expo, East Africa's biggest healthcare exhibition and congress.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

UTSA, UT Health SA to merge medicine and AI in landmark program
The first-of-its-kind initiative has been years in the making and will address next-generation health care.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: W. Scott Bailey Source Type: news

Nigeria: Gates Foundation Lists Measures to Prevent Stillbirth, Infant Death in Low - Middle-Income Countries
[Premium Times] The report also highlights seven life-saving innovations, which they said could be easily implemented by midwives and birth attendants to reduce maternal mortality.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Aid and Assistance Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news

Wake Forest University School of Medicine awarded $1.9 million to study biomarkers for chronic pain
Chronic pain can be debilitating and can limit quality of life for the millions who suffer from it. Unfortunately, treatments to manage chronic pain are often ineffective because the functional changes that accompany a disease are not fully understood. Many patients develop chronic pain after surgery, but unfortunately, it is not yet possible to predict which patients are at risk. To help address this need, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded researchers at Wake Forest University …
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news

The NHS is facing its 'worst winter ever', top doctor warns
Dr Adrian Boyle, Royal College of Emergency Medicine president, fears the health service could face a similar situation to last winter, described as one of the worst on record.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hope for thousands as NHS approves drug for acute migraine
First and only Nice-recommended medicine could ‘alleviate misery’ of condition in England and WalesNHS health advisers have approved the first treatment foracute migraine in a decision that promises to bring relief to about 13,000 people.The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has recommended a drug called rimegepant, also known as Vydura, which is made by Pfizer.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Tags: Health NHS Neuroscience UK news Society England Wales Source Type: news

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