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Disease prevention

In the line of the symposium ‘Preventive Medicine - Costs, Uses, Technology’ in Nuremberg, healthcare experts dicussed how to cut costs.
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The 9th European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG)

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The EHFG has developed into the leading health policy platform in the EU since its beginnings in 1998, attracting close to 600 high-level participants annually.
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The Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research

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The objective of the CNIC is to lead cardiovascular research in Spain and establish itself as a leading international centre.
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First EU ranking of the Lithuanian healthcare - worst in EU

Bad marks for Lithuanian healthcare system, best value for money in Slovenia and Estonia.
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Foreign doctors say Non! to ‘slave labour’ wages

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Pay rows threaten French health minister’s political future.
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Royal Society of Medicine under new leadership

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The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has appointed a new Chief Executive: Stephen Dodd, and new President: Professor Ilora Finlay.
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Nursing news

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Nursing organisations have warned that about 70% of newly qualified nurses cannot find jobs in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).
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The highest spend in EU

The UK spends more of its healthcare budget on cardiovascular disease than any other country in the EU.
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What a waste!

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A Leicester-based registered charity is facing possible criminal prosecution because of supplying unused medicines to healthcare centres in African countries.
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Watch out for IVF identity fraud

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Hospitals and fertility clinics across Europe are to be warned that safeguards must be implemented to prevent impostors gaining access to IVF treatment. Read more …

3-month doctors strike partly over

Berlin, Germany – The three-month university hospital doctors’ strike was nearing its end at the time of EH going to press. Read more …

IT for cardiovascular workflow

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Leading representatives of the Bush administration are politicising IT systems as a cornerstone for the revision of US healthcare. Updated technology is seen as mandatory for the Read more …

Text messaging beats missed appointments

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UK - Patients who miss medical appointments cost the country’s National Health Service (NHS) around £575 million annually. Read more …

PACS for Scotland

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Kodak Health Group and National Services Scotland recently signed a formal contract, at the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, which officially appointed Kodak as the leading Read more …

Cost-effectiveness analysis in the ICU

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In most OECD countries, healthcare costs take 8-15% of GDP and, even more problematic, they are rising faster than the GDP growth rate. Read more …

Mammography screening arrives in Germany

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The Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen (regional Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians) are inviting women aged 50-69 years for mammography screening and, slowly Read more …

Bird flu vaccine production to be based in CR

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Czech Republic - The US firm Baxter International Inc. is to establish a production facility to produce a quite unique vaccine in CR. First discussed in December 2005, the plan Read more …

The Baltic States and their health systems - From Soviet to EU

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The Estonian health system differs from its Baltic neighbour states thanks to a transformation process and reforms.
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UK nurses in revolt

There is growing unrest in the nursing profession in the UK following announcements of planned job cuts in the NHS.
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Catalonia doctors strike

In some areas of Spain, doctors are also becoming even militant.
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Militancy among medics Will it spread?

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Common unrest about pay and conditions leads doctors to strike in Germany and Spain. A report from Germany.
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