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The swiss-italian Ebola vaccine appears safe and well-tolerated
Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The Vaccine Research Center (VRC) has developed an Ebola vaccine candidate in collaboration with Okairos, a Swiss-Italian biotech company recently acquired by GSK. The…
Drug-to-drug interaction in acute myocardial infarction
This is a contribute from Dott. Guido Parodi published on medEST118.com blog:
Guido is a good friend of MEDEST and an exceptional interventional cardiologist working at Careggi Hospital in Florence. The passion for medical research made…
Medicaid, civil disobedience and Physicians
Civil Disobedience and Physicians — Protesting the Blockade of Medicaid
Charles van der Horst, M.D. on NEJM
On May 6, 2013, I was arrested by the North Carolina Capitol Police in front of the doors of the state Senate chamber, protesting…
Breast cancer women 'not offered fertility advice'
Most young women diagnosed with breast cancer do not receive fertility advice, despite the fact their treatment could leave them unable to have children.
Chemotherapy can stop the ovaries working for a while or may bring on an early…
How to manage your end-of-life wishes?
Dr. Richard Feldman for Indystar.com - Advanced directives are an important set of legal documents that communicate one's wishes for treatment during life-limiting or terminal illness. They're designed for use when one is unable to…
How doctors choose end-of-life?
When it comes to dying, doctors are ultimately no different from the rest of us. And their emotional and physical struggles are surely every bit as wrenching. But they have a clear advantage over many of us. They've seen death up close.…
Dementia study questions advice on taking vitamins
Taking folic acid supplements and vitamins do not seem to cut the risk of developing dementia, say Dutch researchers
Hypochondria: When Medical Anxiety Goes Too Far
Hypochondria is a mental health condition that involves excessive anxiety concerning diseases and contracting such.The condition can be of varying intensities, with some believing that they have the symptoms of one problem or another,while…
Reducing health care costs through company wellness plans
Employers have seen their health care costs rise dramatically over the years. To compensate, they have expected employees to pay an increasing portion of the health care insurance premium, expected employees to pay significant co-pays with…
Cyprus plan to reform the whole national health system, with WHO
Cyprus and WHO have agreed to work out a plan of technical assistance covering the period July 2014 to December 2016 to accelerate reforms aiming at universal health coverage in the country. The plan will include a survey led by Cypriot…