A deadly viral illness is exploding in West Africa. Researchers are scrambling to figure out why
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Irrua, Nigeria, and Kenema, Sierra Leone—
Sitting on a bench outside the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Edo state in southwestern Nigeria in September 2023, Muhammed Luqman Dagana recounted his ordeal earlier in the year with Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease of West Africa. At first the 33-year-old wasn’t alarmed—his fever, headache, body aches, and cough were innocuous enough. A doctor at his local clinic gave him antibiotics for typhoid fever and antimalarial drugs. But his symptoms persisted, so he tried anoth...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Florida lawmakers OK behavioral health teaching hospitals
The bill would designate four pilot behavioral health teaching hospitals linked to medical schools, including Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jim Saunders Source Type: news
University of Minnesota announces president finalists, plans for teaching hospitals
The U of M has taken some big steps toward solving two of its biggest challenges — who will lead the school and what to do about the teaching hospitals now controlled by Fairview Health Services. But big questions remain on both issues. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mark Reilly Source Type: news
NHS crisis saw more than 1.5million A&E patients have to wait at least 12 hours to be treated last year
More than 1.5million patients waited 12 hours after arriving at A&E last year. At Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, one in four patients faced delays of 12 hours in January - the worst in the country. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Major NHS trust sparks anger with cash-hungry plan to charge patients for private treatment on-site: Critics warn 'two-tier' scheme could lead to 'queue-jumping' at hospital with a 90,000-strong waiting list
With the goal of creating an 'income generation source', Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) wants to rent out its facilities to a private provider to treat patients willing to pay. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acupuncture Tied to Improvements in Poststroke Motor Aphasia
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 -- Acupuncture may improve language function in patients with poststroke motor aphasia, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Boxuan Li, from the First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Chair quits after trust admits £90m deficit
The chair of a major teaching hospital trust has quit after the organisation saw its deficit double in size. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - January 24, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Consent Is Needed Even for Training: Ethicist Consent Is Needed Even for Training: Ethicist
Art Caplan discusses the need for consent from patients who undergo exams when conscious or under anesthesia, even at teaching hospitals.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Harvard Teaching Hospital Seeks Retraction of 6 Papers by Top Researchers
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Epidemiology of poisoning in patients admitted to Afzalipour Teaching Hospital in Kerman, Iran - Shojaei Baghini M, NaseriBooriAbadi T, Rastgoo M, Poornakhaei M, Mohammadpour A.
Background and Objectives: Poisoning is one of the most common causes of hospitalization. The external causes of poisoning and toxic agents differ in age, gender, and occupational groups. It is essential to understand the epidemiological pattern of poisoni... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Benue Records 5 Deaths, 5 Others Isolated
[Vanguard] Five deaths have been recorded at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH, Makurdi due to suspected Lassa fever cases in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Executives to Watch: Alvin Cheung, president and CEO, California Northstate University
California Northstate University's local real estate projects extend beyond the teaching hospital and campus it's planning in Natomas. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ben van der Meer Source Type: news
Gambia: Trust Bank Largesse Reaches Kanifing, EFST Hospitals
[The Point] Trust Bank on Tuesday reached out to the Kanifing General Hospital (KGH) and the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul as part of its annual donations to various hospitals in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Gambia Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: 50 Percent of Babies Delivered At Korle-Bu Are Preterm - Dr Ahor-Essel
[Ghanaian Times] About 50 per cent of babies delivered annually at the maternity unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) are preterm, Senior Specialist Paediatrician, Dr Kojo Ahor-Essel, has disclosed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 24, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: No Law Backing Newly-Inaugurated Sunyani Teaching Hospital - NDC
[Ghanaian Times] The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the newly inaugurated Sunyani teaching hospital by the government as a hoax. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Governance Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
