UK health officials brace for five-day doctors strike
British health officials are bracing for an unprecedented five-day junior doctors strike announced for mid-September.
Sep 1, 2016
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Malaysia reports first suspected Zika case
Malaysia on Thursday reported its first suspected case of Zika, a woman believed to have contracted it in neighbouring Singapore where more than 150 infections have now been confirmed.
Sep 1, 2016
Canada says it will restrict fentanyl chemicals
Canada plans to restrict six chemicals used to make the drug fentanyl in a bid to stem what it called a national opioid crisis, the Canadian health minister said Wednesday.
Sep 1, 2016
What your choice of smartphone says about you
Choice of smartphone provides valuable information about its owner.
Sep 1, 2016
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Study finds heart infections increasing among younger injection drug users
Serious heart infections caused by injection drug use are on the rise, particularly among young whites, according to a new study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, now available online. Based on an analysis of health ...
Sep 1, 2016
Hospitalizations for heart infection related to drug injection rising across the US
Hospitalizations for infective endocarditis, a heart valve infection often attributed to injection drug use, have increased significantly among young adult Americans—particularly in whites and females—according to a new ...
Sep 1, 2016
