News tagged with public health services

Health bill spells the end of the NHS in England, warn experts

The Health and Social Care Bill amounts to the abolition of the English NHS as a universal, comprehensive, publicly accountable, tax funded service, free at the point of delivery, warn experts today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British drivers asked to become organ donors

Anyone applying for a driving licence in Britain will be asked if they want to join an organ donation scheme under new proposals to boost the number of donors, it was announced on Friday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 31, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Public health in the genomic era: A global issue

The major challenge for public health in the era of genomics is to generate the base of evidence necessary to demonstrate when use of genomic information in public health can improve health outcomes in a safe, effective and ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than 2 billion people worldwide lack access to surgical services

More than two billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to surgical treatment, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The researchers also found that people living in high-income ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health in low-income countries: Outsourcing and cash incentives may help

Contracting private providers of healthcare services and giving cash incentives to patients are two strategies that have been proposed to increase access to healthcare in low income countries. In two new Cochrane Systematic ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Safety net health centers struggle to meet demand

(AP) -- The health care safety net is straining. Just look at Jeffrey Taylor's parking lot. Taylor oversees a community health center for the poor in this suburb a dozen miles east of downtown Atlanta. The center, a modest ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


  • Pages: 1