French Health Minister: "We must rebuild our health system to reflect the France of today."

In France, as in many other European countries, the health care system is facing a growing number of problems. For many people, the hardest problem is finding a GP or primary care doctor. The Anglo American Press Association invited The Local to a briefing with Health Minister Francois Braun, whe...

During a power outage in Ukraine's Kyiv, doctors undertake dangerous heart surgery on a new-born.

The video shows the heroes in white lab coats working hard to make the surgery a success. The Ukrainian doctors were able to save the child's life by using artificial blood circulation and other makeshift amenities.

A video of doctors performing heart surgery in the absence of elect...

DR. AISHWARYA PANDIT – NOT JUST TAKING CARE OF PRETTY FACES, BUT CHANGING LIVES

We often hear that medical science is taking giant strides, and there are doctors out there trying to best serve the humankind. Very rarely we stumble upon something that touches our heart. The story of Dr. Aishwarya Pandit might sound si...

UAE Doctors Warn Association of Vaping with Brain Damage

Doctors in the United Arab Emirates warned that vaping not only causes an impact on one’s lungs but is also associated with life-changing brain damage.

Over the last few years, vaping has grown to be one of the most common ways to consume nicotine products. This is primarily becau...

Belgian medical technology Lynxcare raises €20 million to help doctors gain better clinical insights

Belgian medical technology Lynxcare raises €20 million to help doctors gain better clinical insights.

LynxCare, a Belgian AI-powered clinical data platform, has raised €20 million in funding to help it expand internationally. MTIP, a Swiss health tech investor, led the Series ...

Recruiting doctors and nurses is a primary priority and post-scandal problem

The UAE's largest private healthcare provider has struggled to attract enough doctors and nurses as it dealt with a corporate scandal and the Covid-19 outbreak during the past two years, according to NMC Healthcare's top executive.

"My job was to create a chasm between what...

Referrals are still a barrier for foreign-trained doctors in Ontario elections

While Canadians struggle to find a doctor, foreign-trained doctors are nonetheless subjected to a lengthy accreditation process that requires them to have Canadian experience and references that most newcomers lack.

Passing the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination, which ass...

TN is Planning a Bill on the “Right to Health”

Doctors, economists, and public health experts got together for a day-long session and held discussions with senior officials of the government for drafting the ‘right to health bill’ that shall enable universal health coverage, provide mechanisms of redressal for people, and fix resp...

Technology that is beneficial to doctors Thailand introduces the HSaaS concept

BANGKOK, Thailand — Good Doctor Technology Thailand (GDTT), a subsidiary of Good Doctor Technology (GDT), a regional health-tech firm with the mission of delivering 'One Doctor for One Family in SEA,' has announced the introduction of its innovative Healthcare Software as a Service ...

Good Doctor Technology Strengthening Telehealth in Thailand

Over the last year, Good Doctor Technology has been increasing its operations in Thailand by investing in a local medical team to train them for better and high-quality delivery of teleconsultation services to patients.

Through its NHSO HI Program, Good Doctor Technology Thailand has be...

Mental Health of Frontline Workers in Singapore

Public hospitals in Singapore claim that they have started providing counseling services and have offered peer support programs to look after the well-being of their workers.

Although the number of Covid positive cases is reducing in Singapore, the workload on healthcare workers is nowh...

Australian Federal Government Announces Incentives for Rural Healthcare Workers

The Australian federal government has taken certain measures to provide regional, remote and rural Australia with a greater option of doctors to recruit from. 

From the start of 2022, large rural towns will be given access to the classification of Distribution Priority Area (DPA). ...

Why Are the US Doctors Fearing the Omicron?

Omicron, the latest variant of the Covid-19, is raising concern all across the globe as it is said to be more transmissible and severe than the previous variants.

However, what worries the healthcare professionals in the United States is a completely different concern. They fear that as...

Doctor Anywhere Buys Doctor Raksa, the Biggest Telemedicine Platform in Thailand

Doctor Anywhere, a digital health platform having headquarters in Singapore, acquired Doctor Raksa, Thailand’s biggest telemedicine platform without disclosing an amount.

Doctor Raksa was launched in the year 2016 and is currently serving more than a million customers. Its service...

MEDIGENCE LAUNCHES TELEMEDICINE PLATFORM

HIGHLIGHTS

• MediGence has launched a telemedicine platform.
• The new platform eases virtual care for critical medical conditions accessible, simple and secure.
• Makers are promising critical care consultations to be easier than ever before, wi...

UK: THOUSANDS OF DOCTORS PLANS TO LEAVE NHS AS COVID-19 CASES INCREASED

Highlights:

• Thousands of doctors in United Kingdom are planning to leave the National Health Service or NHS
• The doctors are quitting due to the caseload of the novel corona virus continues to rise in the country

According to a recent...

OPENPAY LAUNCHES IN US AND UK HEALTHCARE MARKETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Openpay has launched into American and British healthcare markets with ezyVet.
• Partnership with ezyVet signals the formal launch of OPY USA's differentiated offering into American healthcare market.
• Now Openpay is expanding i...

INDIA PLANNING SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

HIGHLIGHTS

• Harsh Vardhan recently spoke on how India developed a comprehensive vision on developing skilled human resources.
• He elaborated the steps taken by India to mitigate climate change and at the same time, move towards increasing the use of fue...

WHO TEAM FORGING AHEAD WITH VISIT TO SECOND WUHAN HOPSITAL IN VIRUS PROBE

• Members of a World Health Organization team probing the commencing points of the coronavirus pandemic paid a visit to another Wuhan hospital that had taken on early COVID-19 patients for treatment on their second full day of work Saturday.
• Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was one of th...

WUHAN DOCTORS STARK REVELATION TO HUSH UP COVID-19 OUTBREAK

• In a stark revelation, a doctor from the Wuhan hospital hit utmost by the Covid-19 epidemic has stated that he and his colleagues were stumped.
• This is due to the severity of the virus which was profoundly contagious in early January last year. These were weeks before Chinese a...