The Unbearable Vagueness of Medical ‘Professionalism’
Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring.
TUESDAY, 19 MARCH 2024, 09:23
Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring.
A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
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Federal law requires states to seek reimbursement from the assets, usually homes, of people who died after receiving benefits for long-term care.
Experts say there is “no strong evidence” the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.
Among his accomplishments during a four-decade career in public health, he helped to pioneer programs providing bed nets in Africa.
Jasna Macanovic was sacked after questioning a “risky” dialysis practice championed by ex-colleagues.
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Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.
The reality TV star tells the BBC why she plans to donate any eggs she doesn’t use.
Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a following on TikTok.
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Munn said she was given the diagnosis last April, two months after negative results on a test that checked for 90 cancer genes.
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.
Jennie Gow targets return to F1 broadcasting but has been “frustrated” at times during her recovery.
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