Do more Charity Work, Aquino Asks Doctors

Do more Charity Work, Aquino Asks Doctors
MANILA, Philippines — With the costly treatment for tumors as well as head and neck injuries, President Aquino has appealed to doctors to do “more charity work” and ease the burden of less fortunate people. The President, at the opening of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) 2010 Global Continuing Medical Education (CME) program in Manila last Sunday night …
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Confusion over meaning of colored wristbands for hospitalized patients
An interesting survey of Pennsylvania (PA) hospitals, surgery centers, and birthing centers was conducted by the PA Patient Safety Authority (PSA) and published a few years ago by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority in an Advisory (Reference 1. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. Use of color-coded patient wristbands creates unnecessary risk. Supplementary Advisory. December 14, 2005 …
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NIH Awards Karmanos Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Researchers Nearly Million for Ground-Breaking Immunotherapy …
DETROIT, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit have received a nearly $ 3 million, five-year research project (RO1) grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a potentially ground-breaking immunotherapy treatment for women with one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer – triple-negative breast cancer. The research is …
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