Think of the last time you had food poisoning. Did you tweet about it? Did you Google your symptoms? Or did you write an angry review on Yelp?
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When Chris Ategeka was a boy of 7 in Uganda, his parents died of HIV/AIDS. And his brother, not yet 5, died of malaria. The problem, as he sees it, is that upon graduation from medical school on the African continent, newly minted health care workers are hired away for more money elsewhere, pulling the talent from developing countries to, as he says, “slightly developed countries and Western countries”
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UN agency says trade puts babies of poor and vulnerable at risk of malnutrition as Cambodia moves to block further exports
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Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more likely than their higher-income colleagues to wind up in the emergency department or be admitted to the hospital, in particular for conditions that with good primary care shouldn’t result in hospitalization, a new study found
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Overwhelmed counsellors and medical staff in Sierra Leone must contend with suspicion and a collapse in funding
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Rage Against The Busted Medical MachinesSeptember 8, 2016 |
“Oh, we have a hematology analyzer but it stopped working,” the lab technician said as he pointed to a covered tabletop medical equipment in the corner used to measure blood count levels — an important but simple tool for a community where anemia and infections are prevalent
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Getting Over the HurdlesJune 10, 2016 |
To Partner with Patients in Decision-Making. Our Peter Young reflects on challenges and opportunities after hearing D. Watkins’ keynote at the Partnering with Patients in Decision-Making Conference
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With drug companies’ policies hard to decipher, frustrated patients often resort to social-media campaigns and other public appeals
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