News tagged with general medical council

Culture change to encourage whistleblowing needed, says expert

Greater statutory protection, support from regulatory bodies and, above all, a culture change to encourage whistleblowing are required to protect patients and clinicians, according to an editorial published on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Genetic changes tracked as bacteria become a fatal infection

(Medical Xpress) -- An unusual case could tell researchers more about the genetic changes that occur when a common bacteria, normally carried without any problems, on rare occasions causes potentially life-threatening ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank

Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

DNA damage across a cellular barrier depends on barrier thickness

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of nanoparticles in medicine is ever increasing and it is important to understand the effects these particles might have on human tissues and health in general.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women making slow, sure strides in science, math

For many of the women, the chemistry lab was a home away from home - a sorority for nerds, of sorts, that hints at the slow but steady shift in technical fields that have been traditionally filled with men.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

New discovery could change the face of cell-biology research

Rewrite the textbooks and revisit old experiments, because there's a new cog in our cellular machinery that has been discovered by researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Cambridge Institute for Medical ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Site serves as unique resource for reporters of suspected child abuse

Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and Penn State Law announced on June 23 a website that simplifies the process for reporting suspected child abuse cases in Pennsylvania.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overseas doctors more likely to face serious GMC action

General Medical Council (GMC) decisions about doctors who qualified outside the UK are more likely to have far reaching consequences (high impact decisions), finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.

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created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More women medical students select general surgery and continue to close the gender gap

The gender gap among United States Medical Graduates (USMG) in the traditionally male-dominated specialty of general surgery is shrinking, according to study results published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Co ...

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created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Free phone app helped doctors perform better in simulated cardiac emergency

Doctors who used a free iPhone application provided by the UK Resuscitation Council performed significantly better in a simulated medical emergency than those who did not, according to a study in the April ...

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created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neglectful and controlling parents linked to mental health problems in children

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children’s perception of how they are parented is a major predictor of whether they will develop mental health problems as teenager, according to research by the University and the Medical Research Council.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast


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