INFO LE FIGARO – The elected representatives of the Upper House don´t believe in the incentives proposed by Marisol Touraine. On the contrary, they suggest to exclude from the Insurance those practitioners who want to move in overpopulated areas. In order to repopulate the medical deserts, the senators have a radical measure: to obstruct the…
Paris – A genetically-engineered virus tested in 30 terminally-ill cancer patients significantly prolonged their lives, killing tumors and inhibiting the growth of new ones, scientists reported on Sunday. Sixteen patients given a high dose of the therapy survived for 14.1 months on average, compared to 6.7 months for the 14 who got the low dose.…
 The patients, who have suffered a surgical intervention by an experienced surgeon, have a rate of mortality on long term with 22% inferior to those who have been treated by surgeons with a lower volume of surgical interventions in their list of achievements. According to which criteria should one chose his/her doctor or surgeon…
Starting with March 2013, Romanian patients will have to pay for part of the services guaranteed by the hospitals, exceptions are the emergency services. “In order to solve financial imbalances in the health sector, we are determined to apply the following measures: in March 2013, we will start introducing co-payment, representing a modest fixed amount…
 Berlin: The mood of the medical profession has improved. 93% think that the German health care system is good or very good. Four years ago, only 80% had this opinion. Even with the current economic situation, physicians are increasingly satisfied. 95% of hospital doctors and 76% of General Practitioners consider the system good…
Management of trauma demands experienced and multidisciplinary team work in which radiologist should be involved in both diagnosis and treatment. On one hand scanning the entire body is key in identifying lesions and on the other hand endovascular treatment (stents and embolization), performed by interventional radiologists. At the scene of the accident rescue teams identify…
Once Romania entered the European Union in 2007, significant advantages for the highly skilled and educated were created with the liberalization of the labor-market. Gabriel B. lives in Germany since 2007, and is currently in the 5th residency year as a General Surgeon. After graduating medicine in 2007, Gabriel moved to Nordrhein-Westfalen in a city…
“A thing of great importance to us is learning from your experience, learning from your success, thus perfecting ourselves in the future†In life, one should always find time to celebrate success and give credit to the success of others. Every year we like to dedicate an evening to all of our successful candidates that…
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist, has for the first time measured which country will provide overall the best health, safety and prosperity conditions for the future. Switzerland is the best place in the world in which to be born in 2013. Romania on the other hand occupies number 56…
The Romanian Health Minister, Raed Arafat, confirmed that a normative bill will be created for the recognition of medical specializations in the USA, Canada and Israel, so that Romanian doctors that wish to come back to their country to be able to practice without having to undertake the residency once again. The Health Minister declared…