Industry payments to radiologists total out at $392M
Out of 39 specialties, radiology was in the top third when ranked by industry payments to doctors over a nine-year period, according to an article published March 28 in JAMA.Between August 2013 and December 2022, 50% of 68,718 radiologists received industry payments totaling $392 million, lead author Ahmed Sayed, of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. colleagues reported. The total for all U.S. physicians over the period was $12.1 billion.“Despite evidence that financial conflicts of interest may influence physician prescribing and may damage patients’ trust in medical professionals, such relationships remai...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Netanyahu says civilians in Rafah can'just move' away from an Israeli ground invasion
TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has downplayed U.S. fears of a humanitarian catastrophe if Israel launches a planned ground invasion into Gaza’s southernmost city, saying civilians would be able to flee the fighting into other parts of the war-torn territory.…#telaviv #israel #benjaminnetanyahu #gaza #uscongressional #rafah #israeli #ungaza #hamas #egypt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Carry Trade Roars Back in Egypt as Yield Hunters Pounce on Bonds
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency
The Egyptian government has raised fuel prices in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population CAIRO -- The Egyptian government raised fuel prices on Friday in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling…#egyptian #cairo #cabinetsfacebook #egypt #redsea #cabinet #egyptians #imf #ukraine #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Total eclipse of the art: Why the disappearing sun captivates artists
The upcoming 8 April total solar eclipse, which for a few minutes will appear to many North Americans to have extinguished the sun, is already casting a wide shadow. A quarter of US citizens are expected to journey to various locations where the eclipse can be seen at its most complete - not to…#northamericans #egypt #moon #renaissance #rubens #austrian #egonschiele #kinglear #johnmilton #paradiselost (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The lives of Egyptian women between continuous trauma and everyday resistance: a feminist analysis of narratives of five survivors in the context of 2011 revolution and its aftermath - Barakat KS, Philippot P.
This paper investigates how the socio-political context shapes women's exposure to traumas and influences women's perceptions of and responses to these traumas. Narratives of five Egyptian trauma survivors were examined to explain the modes of victimizatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Can you Mine Crypto on a Virtual PC?
A Practical Guide Cryptocurrency mining has become increasingly popular in recent years, with many enthusiasts eager to join the mining community. However, not everyone has access to high-powered mining rigs. Some may wonder if it’s possible to mine crypto…#practicalguide #egypt #usdollar #virtual #comparison (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egypt: Ministry of Agriculture Denies News of Deadly Virus Affecting Poultry
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's media center has denied reports claiming that a new deadly virus is affecting poultry in farms. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Egypt Health and Medicine North Africa Source Type: news
Compulsive Shopping Problems Are on the Rise
A friend struggling with a financially devastating divorce greeted me for lunch by saying, "At least nothing bad can happen while I'm wearing my new shoes." As a psychologist who specializes in treating compulsive shopping, I believe my friend's counter-productive magical belief is not unique. In…#litafurby #hurricanekatrina #barbie #jaguar #egypt #nireyal #instagramorfacebook #moniquemoore #dailybeast #georgetownuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Intishaal Al Timimi Steps Down as Chief of Egypt ’s El Gouna Film Festival but Stays on in Advisory Role
Intishal Al Timimi, founder and chief of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, is stepping down from fest’s top leadership role. Al Timimi – who since the event’s launch in 2017 in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, 250 miles south of Cairo, has rapidly put El Gouna on the international festival map,…#intishalaltimimi #egypt #elgounafilmfestival #altimimi #redsea #elgouna #cairo #cinegouna #egyptian #naguibsawiris (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Intishal Al-Timimi Steps Down As El Gouna Film Festival Director, Transitions To Strategic Advisor Role
Intishal Al-Timimi, the long-time director of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, is stepping down from the role he has held since the Red Sea event’s inception in 2017. The respected Iraqi-born, Netherlands-based festival programmer will continue to work closely with the festival as member of the…#intishalaltimimi #egypt #elgounafilmfestival #redsea #iraqi #netherlands #strategicadvisor #samihsawiris #naguibsawiris #gff (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yemen conflict enters 10th year with over 17 million people in need of health aid
The country faces an alarmingly high malnutrition rate, with nearly 2.4 million children aged under 5 years suffering from stunting.
25 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The conflict in Yemen enters its 10th year today, with over half of the country’s population in desperate need of aid and an estimated 17.8 million people requiring health assistance, 50% of them children.
“It’s almost as if ongoing conflicts have become an accepted part of the everyday realities of life in the region. It’s important to step back and remember that hungry children, disease outbreaks, hospitals shutting down … these are not to be norm...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 25, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
US Monitoring BRICS Digital Currency Push Amid Dollar Decline
Amid the ongoing development for the alliance during a US Election year, the Wester is monitoring the BRICS digital currency push amid its ongoing dollar decline. Indeed, the Financial Times reported the concern that the United States has held regarding Russia’s continued foray into the sector.…#digitalcurrencyfocus #brics #egypt #usdollar #andrewfierman #russian #sdedollarizaiton (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Surge or starvation': UN Secretary-General says blocked relief trucks is a moral outrage
A long line of blocked relief trucks on Egypt's side of the border with the Gaza Strip where people face starvation is a moral ...#egypt #gazastrip (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Where Water Stress Will Be Highest by 2050
Water is not only the basis of life for animals and plants, but is also likely to become a contested resource in parts of the world in the coming decades. According to UN figures, global water stress, i.e. the proportion of water withdrawn for use in…#martinarmstrong #wri #arabianpeninsula #iran #northafrican #algeria #egypt #libya #southerneuropean #portugal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
