New Zealand’s Prescription Drug Agency Under Attack for ‘Picking Kiwis to Die’
Some doctors are beginning to break rank and openly criticize PHARMAC, calling its decisions “inhumane” and “unethical.”
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Wearing Masks During Childbirth Causes Major Rift in France
Breathing difficulties, physical trauma have some mothers demanding policy changes during labor.
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Experimental Covid-19 Plasma Treatment Creates Black Market in Pakistan
More than 6,500 people have died of the disease, health officials report.
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Patient Bitten By Rattlesnake In Mexican Hospital
VID: Patient Bitten By Rattlesnake In Mexican Hospital
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Rare Double Hand Transplant a First in Mumbai
A 23-year-old woman is among a dozen people to date who have had hand transplants in India.
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Uganda’s Blood Donors Demand Payment as Shortages Continue
The need is great, donors are few and the death toll is rising.
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Stalled Life-Saving Transplant Operations Begin Again after COVID-19 Lockdown in India
Hospitals in South Asia have begun to clear a backlog caused by the deadly pandemic.
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Burning Fuse on India’s Devastating Smoking Cancer Time Bomb
Experts say cases will soon top 1.5 million victims with and urge government to control the nation's massive tobacco industry.
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Indian Slums Could Hold Clue to Covid-19 Immunity
Scientists say the high infection rate may reveal how antibodies tackle the virus.
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