Zimbabwean doctors protest the abduction of union leader after he calls for pay strike
A group of Zimbabwean doctors marched at the country's biggest hospital Sunday, demanding the release of one of their leaders who they say was abducted after calling for a pay strike. Several government critics, including a comedian and a teachers' union leader, have in recent ...
Over 2,000 doctors in Japan found to have worked without pay at university hospitals
More than 2,000 doctors at 50 university hospitals in Japan have been working without pay, and many lack employment contracts or compensation insurance, the education ministry said Friday, based on a recent survey. "The findings are very regrettable, and it is only natural to correct ...
Ashley Sumrall was an early career brain oncologist when she got a case that would stay with her for the rest of her career. Losing a patient is far from rare in her field: 90 percent of the people she sees will go on to ...
Japan's hospitals scramble to secure doctors during 10-day Golden Week
Rural areas are chronically short of staff and have struggled to find replacements.
'White-coated drug dealers': 60 people charged in illegal prescription opioid crackdown
Federal authorities said Wednesday they have charged 60 people, including 31 doctors, for their roles in illegally prescribing and distributing millions of pills containing opioids and other dangerous drugs. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman of Cincinnati described the action as the biggest known takedown yet of ...
A total of 14 percent of medical students said they were asked personal questions on topics including marriage and childbirth during their entrance examination interviews, a survey showed Tuesday. Some female students were asked whether they thought being pregnant was an advantage or a disadvantage, ...
Japan's Itochu invests in Singapore operator of doctor-focused social networking service
Major trading house Itochu Corp. is investing in Docquity Holdings, a Singapore-based operator of a specialized social media network for doctors, to expand its health care business in Southeast Asia. By investing $6 million through private share placements, Itochu became a "major" investor in Docquity ...
Two doctors arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of raping woman after giving her drug-laced drink
The police detected traces of a sleep-inducing drug in the woman’s body and suspect the men obtained it by exploiting their position as doctors.
AI system made in China spots childhood disease as well as or better than doctors
An artificial intelligence program developed in China that combs through test results, health records and even handwritten notes diagnosed childhood diseases as accurately as doctors, researchers said Monday. From the flu and asthma to life-threatening pneumonia and meningitis, the system consistently matched or out-performed primary ...
Why should a different overtime standard be applied to doctors than to workers in general?
Clinic founder aims to show Japan's hospitals how to become better workplaces for women
Many female doctors at large hospitals operating around the clock have no choice but to put their careers on hold when they become pregnant or give birth, and eventually end up quitting without being able to gain further experience. To change this, Chizuko Kuwae, 66, ...
Number of maternity hospitals in Japan at lowest level in over four decades, health ministry says
The number of maternity hospitals in Japan has fallen to 1,313, its lowest since 1972 when comparable data became available, as the country's population rapidly greys and maintains a low birthrate, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey showed Thursday. As of October last year, ...
