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A heart-wrenching airstrike has struck the home of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar in Gaza, killing nine of her ten young children, with only one 11-year-old boy surviving the attack along with his father. The airstrike, carried out by the Israeli military, has left the medical community in Gaza reeling as it
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Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Thaslima Begum in Gaza reported that an Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip killed nine children of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a paediatric specialist, while she was on duty at her hospital. The eldest of the children was 12 years old. The attack
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NHS staff members, including nurses and other health professionals, are expressing dissatisfaction with the government's recent pay deal, which sees doctors receiving a 4% increase, while the majority of NHS workers will receive a 3.6% rise. The Royal College of Nursing has criticized the decision, stating that
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NHS and education unions in England are bracing themselves for potential strikes over pay rises they deem "derisory". The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the British Medical Association (BMA) have criticized the government's decision to award NHS staff a 3.6% pay rise, while doctors
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In a study published in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, researchers from the Department of Anaesthesia, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, conducted a cross-sectional survey of ICU physicians and nurses in Shanghai to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of palliative care. The study found that the median scores
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According to research published in Scientific Reports, Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT)-4, a conversational artificial intelligence, showed potential in assisting physicians with nephrology questions. The study evaluated the performance of GPT-4 in assisting junior and senior physicians with nephrology questions, with surprising results. GPT-4 significantly improved the accuracy of junior
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A survey conducted in 2010 and 2020 among Israeli primary care physicians revealed a decrease in support for Israel's National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare. The program measures various aspects of healthcare quality, but its implementation has led to undesirable side effects such as increased workload,
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Despite receiving above-inflation pay increases, doctors and some NHS staff are planning to strike, citing that the rise does not go far enough to restore historical pay freezes. The government has announced a 4% pay increase for doctors and a 3.6% rise for other NHS workers, such as nurses
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A 74-year-old Ohio physician, Thomas Romano, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawfully distributing opioids from his clinic in Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Romano's prescription of over 137,000 pills, including opioids, benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxants, between 2014 and 2019, fueled the addiction of nine
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Pay increases for doctors and teachers have sparked strike action threats due to concerns that they do not go far enough in addressing historical pay freezes. The pay increases, above inflation, have been met with resistance from unions, with doctors' pay allegedly still around a quarter less than it
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Junior doctors, now rebranded as "resident doctors," will receive a significant pay award of up to 6 percent, making them the highest-paid public sector workers. This decision comes after a threatened strike action and a recent contract dispute. The pay award, comprising a basic 4 percent rise and
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The UK Government has announced a 4% pay rise for consultants, specialty doctors, specialists, and GPs, with dentists receiving a contract uplift, as part of their commitment to recognizing the expertise and hard work of the NHS workforce. This follows last year's pay awards and marks a significant
