?Tree of Life? honors past doctors and medical staff
As a way to honor the lives of those doctors and staff members who saved the lives of so many, the Houston Northwest Medical Center put the ?Tree of Life? work of art on permanent display.

Doctors applaud council move
Senior doctors are applauding the Health Minister's decision reinstate the right of the medical profession to select doctors to the Medical Council. Tony Ryall made the announcement just days into his new job.

Three doctors chosen for Mahidol awards
Three doctors - from Brazil, Japan and China - have won the 2008 Mahidol Award for their outstanding work in medical and public health development. They are Sergio Henrique from Brazil who invent...

Three doctors chosen for Mahidol awards
Three doctors - from Brazil, Japan and China - have won the 2008 Mahidol Award for their outstanding work in medical and public health development.

Legal shield for doctors
Bhubaneswar, Nov. 21: The state cabinet gave its nod to a draft bill today to prevent violence against on-duty doctors and other medical personnel.

Bill pledges to shake up state medical board
The state medical board, criticized as lax in disciplining doctors, needs to be more responsive to the public, a North Jersey legislator said.

Senior doctors applaud new health minister
"Senior doctors applaud the decision of new Health Minister Tony Ryall for announcing after only 50 hours in the job his decision to reinstate the right of the medical profession to elect doctors to the Medical Council," said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.

Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells
LONDON -- Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. "This technique has great promise," said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used bot...

Landmark Medical Fights for Life as Hospital Shutdowns Swell
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- David Goodrich sat in the emergency room of the 135-year-old Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, his head in his hands, waiting for doctors to treat his octogenarian aunt's swollen ankles.

Govt cannot have lien over PG medical certificates: HC
Chennai, Nov 22 : The Madras High Court has made it clear that the government cannot have a lien over certificates of post-graduate medical students and directed the authorities to return the students testimonials.

Haryana to recruit more doctors for 'doorstep' services
Panchkula, Nov 22 : Haryana Government will recruit 800 doctors in the state to provide prompt health services to the people at their door steps.

Need medical advice? Call 811 any time
British Columbians can now dial 811 to get 24/7 health information and medical advice and help navigate B.C.'s health-care system, the provincial government announced Friday.

Baby?s father claims doctors ?let her die?
NHS TAYSIDE CHIEFS have confirmed they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a baby in Perth following allegations that doctors ?let her die.?

Doctors to hold central committee meeting tomorrow on security issue
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) will hold a special central committee meeting tomorrow (23) to decide on further activities regarding the security issue.

Nigeria: Delta Doctors in Diaspora Donate Drugs, Equipment for Rural Healthcare
Members of the Delta Doctors in Diaspora, have donated medical equipment and several quantity of drugs estimated at over 5million Naira to boost the state government Free Rural Healthcare Scheme programme.

NYC forum to attract minorities to medical field
About 1,300 minority students are expected at a daylong conference intended to lure them into medical professions.

Local healthcare providers add doctors
Local healthcare providers are meeting increased patient needs by hiring new doctors.

New York City forum to attract minorities to medical field
Some 1,300 minority students are expected at a daylong conference intended to lure them into medical professions. The third annual conference will be held tomorrow at Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem....

Dr. William Haeck, 69, a pioneer in ER care, dies at 69
Dr. William Haeck, one of a handful of physicians who led a national movement that made emergency room doctors and emergency medical technicians into professions in their own right, died Nov. 15 in Boca Raton. He was 69.

Zimbabwe health service in 'state of collapse,' doctors say
Zimbabwe's health system, once the envy of many African nations, is "in a state of collapse" -- with many hospitals either completely shut down or unable to admit new patients, a leading doctors' group said Thursday.