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13. January 2010 | 18:18

7. 1Malaysia clinics to go on operating without doctors (Update)

1Malaysia clinics will go on operating without doctors. (News Source: The Star - 04:19:16)

Haiti Earthquake, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres Affected And Responding

A devastating earthquake struck the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on January 12th. Reports indicate it had a magnitude of at least 7.0 on the Richter scale. Mededins Sans Frontiers (MSF) teams in Haiti say there is significant damage to its medical facilities, with patients and staff suffering injuries. There are also reports of enormous numbers of wounded coming into MSF medical facilities … (News Source: Medical News Today - 14:52:12)

Fort Hood review: Doctors voiced concerns, did not act

A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan’s medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his inappropriate behavior, yet continued to give him positive performance evaluations that kept him moving through the ranks. (News Source: USA Today - 18:10:28)

Most costs from small group of doctors

BALTIMORE, Jan. 12 (UPI) — An analysis of physicians’ billing to the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. found only a few doctors accounted for most of the costs, researchers say. (News Source: UPI - 00:16:44)

Egypt: Doctors renew protests for higher salaries

11 January 2010 CAIRO: Protest group Doctors Without Rights (DWR) continued their long-running campaign for better wages for Ministry of Health-employed doctors on Monday with a protest outside the Doctors’ Syndicate. (News Source: Zawya - 06:07:20)

DOCTORS: Regulate medical schools

AS a medical practitioner, I am worried by the apparent lack of leadership and control of both the Higher Education Ministry and the Health Ministry with regard to the training of new doctors in the country. (News Source: The New Straits Times - 00:48:06)

Majority of doctors appear to ignore FDA warning to screen high-risk medications

A new study concludes that many doctors appear to have largely ignored a Food and Drug Administration warning to screen users of new antipsychotic drugs for high blood sugar and cholesterol, which poses risks to their health and raises questions about the efficacy of warning protocols in general. (News Source: News-Medical-Net - 07:21:19)

Patient whose heart was halted by Phoenix doctors recovering well

Just one week after doctors stopped his heart for 40 minutes, Robert Langefeld walked out of hospital a healed man. (News Source: The Arizona Republic - 15:06:11)

Haiti news: Online reports on the devastation, rescue efforts

Doctors Without Borders says the widespread devastation in Haiti has made communication and rescue work difficult and has raised concerns about the safety of its teams. (News Source: USA Today - 14:24:00)

Doctors induce clinically dead state to give man new life

Robert Langefeld has been living close to death for months now. To cure him, doctors at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center took him all the way there. (News Source: 12 News Phoenix - 18:09:33)

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