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Risks of popular laser eye surgery may be MUCH higher than clinics claim: Everything you should know about chances of potential long-term side-effects - from permanent scarring and agonising pain to b
5 months ago

Risks of popular laser eye surgery may be MUCH higher than clinics claim: Everything you should know about chances of potential long-term side-effects - from permanent scarring and agonising pain to b

Daily Mail  

Patients are not being warned about the debilitating risks of laser eye surgery, which can leave some in agonising pain and even suicidal, experts have warned. Support groups for laser eye surgery patients in the UK and US have a combined 16,000 members, many of whom claim they’ve suffered symptoms ranging from double vision to chronic pain and severe light …

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Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands behind Russian girls at a midnight Mass in the village of Turginovo. “They don’t understand the point.” State clinics in one region referred women to a priest before getting an abortion. To Irina Volynets, an abortion opponent and children’s rights ombudswoman in the Tatarstan region, “it gives hope that this procedure will be taken out …

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Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics. “They don’t understand the point.” State clinics in one region referred women to a priest before getting an abortion. To Irina Volynets, an …

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Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health authorities have introduced an online “motivational questionnaire” outlining …

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Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon: Viewers slam 'arrogant' Ian Paterson over cancer surgeries
2 years, 6 months ago

Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon: Viewers slam 'arrogant' Ian Paterson over cancer surgeries

Daily Mail  

Shocked viewers of Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon slammed Ian Paterson, who diagnosed healthy victims with cancer and performed 1,000 botched and unnecessary operations. One victim, Debby Douglas, described how she feared she would die and wrote letters to her children after being told by Paterson she needed a mastectomy Another victim, John Ingram, underwent a double mastectomy and …

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Hospital patients wait four times longer for post-Covid catch-up care than those in private clinics
2 years, 10 months ago

Hospital patients wait four times longer for post-Covid catch-up care than those in private clinics

NL Times  

Patients treated by hospitals have to wait much longer for a treatment postponed during the pandemic to be caught up than patients treated by a private clinic. For some treatments, waiting times at hospitals are up to four times longer than at private clinics, investigative journalism platform Investico found in a study for Trouw and De Groene Amsterdammer. Patients in …

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How conditional market authorisation to Covishield and Covaxin will change India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive
2 years, 10 months ago

How conditional market authorisation to Covishield and Covaxin will change India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive

Firstpost  

Highly-placed sources have said that the conditional market authorisation will now allow the two vaccines to be made available at private hospitals and clinics at pre-decided costs India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is about to witness a change after the drug regulator on Thursday granted a conditional market authorisation for Covishield and Covaxin, the two coronavirus vaccines widely used in the …

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New £22.2million fund is set up for potential victims of rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson
3 years, 4 months ago

New £22.2million fund is set up for potential victims of rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson

Daily Mail  

Disgraced: Ian Paterson was sentenced to 20 years in jail for performing unapproved and life-threatening surgeries on women and men in the West Midlands Potential victims of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson are being urged to come forward and claim part of a new £22.2 million compensation fund. Ian Paterson worked at hospitals and private clinics across the West Midlands, …

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The great British travel testing debate
3 years, 6 months ago

The great British travel testing debate

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Neither is evident here.” But it’s hard to feel too much sympathy – SameDayDoctor’s fit-to-fly PCR test costs £195 for …

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Psychology as a Career: How to study, specialisations, jobs and future scope
3 years, 8 months ago

Psychology as a Career: How to study, specialisations, jobs and future scope

India Today  

Psychology, as a discipline, studies human behavior and mental processes from diverse perspectives. A psychologist has a future in diverse fields, including Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology and Organization Behavior, School Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Sports Psychology, Rehabilitation, Cognitive Neuroscience and many more. How to become a psychologist 10+2 level with or without Psychology as one of the subjects Graduation degree in …

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Brazil’s wealthy cause a stir trying to score quick vaccines
3 years, 10 months ago

Brazil’s wealthy cause a stir trying to score quick vaccines

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazilian marketing executive Eduardo Menga is extra cautious when it comes to his health. “When I go to a restaurant and I pay for my own food, I’m not taking anyone else’s food,” the 68-year-old Menga said from his home in Jundiai in Sao Paulo state. It could be an alternative line, and those who have the …

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Private hospital firm WILL write to 5,500 former patients of Ian Paterson
4 years ago

Private hospital firm WILL write to 5,500 former patients of Ian Paterson

Daily Mail  

Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson is currently serving a 20-year-prison sentence after carrying out 'experimental mastectomies' on women that left the breast tissue in place, allowing the cancer to return A private hospital firm has announced that it will write to 5,500 former patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson after it was criticised by an independent probe. Paterson was …

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Delhi HC Recommends Centre To Consider Having A Dedicated Helpline For Grievances Of Nurses In Private Clinics
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Recommends Centre To Consider Having A Dedicated Helpline For Grievances Of Nurses In Private Clinics

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has recommended the Central Government to consider having a dedicated helpline for addressing the grievances of the nurses working in private clinics. The Division Bench Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, however, refused to entertain the demand seeking inclusion of nurses working in private clinics, who are not on COVID duty, as beneficiaries in the …

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Plea Seeking Adequate Protection and Compensation For Nurses Working In Private Clinics, Delhi HC Directs Centre And Delhi Govt To File Replies
4 years, 5 months ago

Plea Seeking Adequate Protection and Compensation For Nurses Working In Private Clinics, Delhi HC Directs Centre And Delhi Govt To File Replies

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has directed the Centre as well as the Delhi Government to file detailed replies in a plea seeking adequate protection for nurses and healthcare staff working in private nursing homes. Filed by Distress Management Collective, the petition seeks a direction to be issued to the concerned government departments to ensure that nurses and healthcare workers in the …

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