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The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has sent a passionate appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, highlighting the entrenched culture of physician dominance in Nigeria's health and education sectors. The ACPN expressed alarm over the marginalization of non-physician professionals in leadership roles and decision-making bodies, a
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Madhya Pradesh's junior doctors, led by the Junior Doctors' Association, have written to Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, urging the implementation of their annual salary increment, which is mandated to align with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The increment is due at the start of the new
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South African doctors are increasingly frustrated with the South African Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu), accusing it of failing to represent their interests as working conditions in the health sector deteriorate. A collective of doctors from across the country has lambasted Samatu for its inaction, citing mass unemployment, resource constraints,
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Physicians and medical associations are debating the implications of a Republican budget bill that would consolidate Medicare payment updates into a single inflation-based conversion factor. While the American Medical Association (AMA) supports the provision, others warn that it would maintain a fee-for-service system and disincentivize value-based care. The bill'
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LGBTQ+ patients who receive supportive care from their doctors are more likely to stay up to date on preventive services, including cancer screenings, vaccinations, and HIV tests. Our research found that only 34% of LGBTQ+ adults reported having positive health care experiences, characterized by culturally and clinically competent providers who
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Sara, a chronic pain sufferer, initially felt uneasy about her experience with now-suspended neurosurgeon Dr. Stefan Konasiewicz, but it wasn't until she did some research that she discovered the full extent of his troubled history. Despite having his license restricted in 2022, Konasiewicz continued to practice, and Sara&
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The recent episode at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, where the state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane publicly suspended the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Rudresh Kurtikar, has sent shockwaves throughout the medical community. The Maharashtra Senior Resident Doctors' Association (MSRDA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing
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Taipei's ER doctors are at the breaking point, with over 110 considering resignation this year due to long working hours, unclear shift arrangements, and poor working conditions. A survey by the Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine found that 66 ER doctors resigned in May alone, indicating a decline
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Dozens of doctors, lawyers, academics, and witnesses gathered in Sarajevo for the first public session of the Gaza Tribunal, a civil society-led process aimed at documenting and challenging Israel's crimes in Gaza. Inspired by the 1966 Russell-Sartre private people's tribunal, which investigated and criticized US foreign
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Resident doctors in the UK, formerly known as junior doctors, have seen their public support for strike action dwindle despite receiving significant pay increases. A recent poll by YouGov found that 48% of British adults oppose resident doctors going on strike, while only 39% support them taking action. This shift
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Residents in England are preparing for further strike action as a ballot for industrial action closed on July 7, following the Government's recent pay offer of a 4% increase for most doctors, with £750 additional for resident doctors. The British Medical Association (BMA), representing doctors, argues that this
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Resident doctors in England, a group representing over 50,000 qualified doctors, have started receiving ballots for renewed industrial action due to the Government's recent pay rise offer. The British Medical Association (BMA) representing doctors, has criticized the offer stating it does not go far enough in restoring
