| Early diagnosis for Alzheimer's is crucial; definitive test elusive Getting a diagnosis can be heartbreaking for Alzheimer's patients and their families. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Shorter work hours are approved for rookie doctors By LINDSEY TANNER 2010-09-29T21:55:25ZCHICAGO (AP) -- Rookie doctors will be getting shorter work shifts, along with stricter supervision, but a medical student group said Wednesday that the changes don't do enough to protect sleep-deprived residents and their patients.... hosted.ap.org |
Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research By MALCOLM RITTER and KARL RITTER 2010-10-05T16:44:40ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the world and raised challenging new questions about human reproduction.... hosted.ap.org |
Zoe Vowles: the midwife of Sierra Leone Zoe Vowles, a British midwife working in remote Sierra Leone, has just been shortlisted for Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Women of the Year awards. Nick Ryan meets her. telegraph.co.uk |
U.S. Orders Vast Review of Bioethics President Obama ordered a vast review to ensure the ethical treatment of people who take part in research backed by the federal government. feeds.nytimes.com |