Advancements and Breakthroughs

China’s much-hyped healthcare reform drive stuck in first gear

Li Tiantian, a Chinese doctor turned tech entrepreneur, is a leading light of the country’s much-trumpeted...

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Facing epidemic, Cincinnati hospitals test mothers, newborns for drugs

Bubbly and athletic, Heather Padgett, raised in a loving family in the Cincinnati suburbs, would not...

Advancements and Breakthroughs

Body-building supplement overuse signals new male eating disorder

Low-self esteem, poor body image and a perception of not meeting the modern ideal of masculinity...

HBS Reporting

Health services shut down as funding shortfall cripples humanitarian operations in Iraq

A severe funding shortfall has led to the closure of 84% of health programmes supported by...

Health in the Community

Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness

Thousands of West Africans who were infected with the Ebola virus but survived it are suffering...

Advancements and Breakthroughs

7 Steps to Stroke Recovery

7 STEPS TO STROKE RECOVERY” EDUCATIONAL DVD INTRODUCTION The main question facing stroke survivors and caregivers...

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WHO | World on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine

Results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase III efficacy vaccine trial show that VSV-EBOV...

Holiday Guide

Dollar General Unveils the Affordable Holiday Guide

Dollar General Unveils the Affordable Holiday Guide Major retailer offers practical and affordable alternative to extravagant...

Hospital Practice

WHO’s Chan says initial results from Ebola vaccine trial ‘promising’

Initial results from an Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea are “exciting” and “promising” and suggest the...

HBS Reporting

Planned Parenthood fight over fetal tissue research hits U.S. Congress

Planned Parenthood will be the focus of a partisan showdown in the U.S. Senate on Monday,...