Nobel Prize for Medicine 2012

Stockholm – British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells – a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. Scientists want to harness the reprogramming to create replacement…

Germany wants the best General Practitioners

Support for the training of general practitioners   In 2010 Germany implemented a training program for General Practitioners, with the pure goal of constant further training for physicians and a good collaboration between the hospitals and private practices.   Berlin 04.04.2012 The leading associations of statutory health insurance (SHI), the German Hospital Union (DKG) and…

Healthcare – One of the priorities for the Bulgarian government in 2012

    Despite the economic crisis, Bulgaria’s healthcare system will undergo a reform destined to allocate the limited existing funds in such a manner that will benefit doctors and patients alike.   In 2012, healthcare is expected to be among the priorities of the Bulgarian government, along with the construction of highways. Despite the economic…