Medical deserts: the explosive report of the Senate

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…

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Genetically-engineered virus kills cancer

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.…

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France. The expert opinion on treatment for trauma victims

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…

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The German experience of a young Romanian Surgeon

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…

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Romanian Doctors from the USA, Canada and Israel will be able to practice in Romania without a residency

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…

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