DNA from the deep? Antikythera shipwreck yields ancient human bones
Site has already revealed most spectacular cargo ever found from antiquity, but bones are first hope of sequencing DNA from 1st century BC shipwreck victimDeath, when it came, was sudden and cruel. The individual, either a crew member or passenger, was trapped on board when the huge ship foundered. Dashed on the rocks, the vessel slid beneath the waves, tumbled down an undersea cliff, and swiftly became buried in sediment on the seabed.Now, more than 2,000 years later, archaeologists have recovered the bones of the individual they now call Pamphilos. Thought to be a man in his late teens to early 20s, he was on the ship sa...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Archaeology Science Greece Source Type: news
Disgraced plastic surgeon told a woman it was HER fault after botched boob job
Alex Cater, 33, from Northamptonshire, had the surgery by Amedeo Usai after she lost 10 stone which left her with sagging breasts. Now struck off, he asked what she expected for a £3,500 procedure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Luweero Clinical Officer to Miss Salary Over Abortion
[Observer] Sam Magoda Ekeu, a clinical officer accused of procuring an abortion is to be struck off the payroll, the District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Joseph Okware has ordered. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 15, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Ballot Measure Lawsuits Face Uphill Fight in Arkansas (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
LITTLE ROCK - A pair of lawsuits against a so-called tort reform proposal and others against the effort to legalize medical marijuana means Arkansas' ballot initiative campaigns will begin in a familiar place: the courtroom.
But, if history is any guide, it'll be an uphill fight for opponents of those initiatives and others on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
A proposed constitutional amendment to limit damages awarded in medical lawsuits faced two challenges before the Arkansas Supreme Court from groups who say the measure's wording and petitions don't meet the mark. One of two competing medical marijuana pla...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - September 6, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Dentist Desmond D'Mello is struck off
A string of malpractice allegations were found proven against Desmond D'Mello after a whistle-blower exposed the poor levels of cleanliness at his practice in Gedling, Nottinghamshire. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nottinghamshire dentist Desmond D'Mello struck off by General Dental Council
A dentist who sparked "the biggest NHS patient recall in history" is struck off. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Broomfield Hospital nurse Ide Warren is struck off
A nurse who left a syringe full of drugs on a patient's bed and gave another patient the wrong medication is struck off. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurse Isabel Amaro who left Down ’s syndrome boy to die in his bed is struck off
Portuguese-born Isabel Amaro, 48, walked out of a hearing after being struck off for failing to care for Jack Adcock who died of sepsis after going into cardiac arrest at Leicester Royal Infirmary. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testicle removal surgeon Marwan Farouk struck off
A surgeon is struck off for mistakenly removing a patient's testicle and then trying to cover up his error. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testicle removal surgeon struck off
A surgeon is struck off for mistakenly removing a patient's testicle and then trying to cover up his error. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Details of doctors who has been struck off will be published for ten years, GMC announces
The General Medical Council is introducing time limits on how long it publishes information about doctors who have been sanctioned after fitness to practice hearings
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Source: Management in Practice - April 20, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: kschofield Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Details of doctors who have been struck off will be published for ten years, GMC announces
The General Medical Council is introducing time limits on how long it publishes information about doctors who have been sanctioned after fitness to practice hearings
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Source: Management in Practice - April 20, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: kschofield Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Plastic surgeons who offer buy one get one free deals face being struck off
New guidelines from the Royal College of Surgeons and the General Medical Council say patients should be given two weeks 'reflection time' before they can consent to cosmetic surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Four nurses struck off by board for misconduct
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland also censures former director of nursing home (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor who misled courts over shaken baby syndrome is struck off
Dr Waney Squier failed to be objective and unbiased in six cases in which she gave evidence, disciplinary panel rules (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service misled courts shaken baby syndrome Waney Squier Source Type: news
