Proposed UC-Merced medical school aims to boost ranks of rural doctors
State Lt. Governor John Garamendi is proposing an ambitious fast-track medical school at University of California-Merced in an effort to create more doctors for the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most physician-poor regions in the state.

Doctors will speak about their medical missions
Every year, some Southampton physicians and other medical professionals take their vacations in the poorest regions of the world. Next week, they?ll try to encourage others to do the same.

Doctors, supplies head for Rafah
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Malaysian Red Crescent Society doctors and its disaster manager leave for Rafah, Egypt, tomorrow with medical supplies and other relief materials.

Lagos Doctors Suspend Strike
Medical doctors in the employment of the Lagos State government under the aegis of Medical Guild yesterday announced the suspension of the indefinite strike they embarked upon last Monday over what they described as poor condition of service.

Doctors in Hawaii go from house calls to web calls
A new service coming to Hawaii will soon be bringing more doctors into patient?s homes. No - it isn?t the return of doctors making physical house calls, but rather using the power of the Internet, people will be able to access doctors using web calls to get better access to medical attention. On January 15th a web company called American Well will start [...]

Party: China steps up anti-corruption efforts in medical sector
China has stepped up anti-corruption efforts in the medical sector, with doctors turning in 37.66 million yuan (5.51 million U.S. dollars) in illicit revenue since November 2007, the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said here Wednesday. The money included kickbacks to doctors for prescribing certain drugs and "thank-you money" from surgery patients, ...

UC Merced medical school could face delays
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is urging UC Merced to scale back its medical school plans because of the state's budget problems. Garamendi said Tuesday that the school should implement a stripped-down version of its plan that would turn out new doctors quickly....

Doctors Central To Preventative Health Strategy - Australian Medical Association
Recognising and supporting the role of doctors in preventative health care are crucial in developing a preventative health strategy to tackle chronic disease in Australia, the AMA has said.

Doctors Starting to Use Paperless Prescriptions
Many doctors are saying paperless prescriptions are changing the medical industry and are the wave of the future. 

Non-profit offers foreign doctors free paramedic classes
A non-profit organization in Alberta is addressing the chronic shortage of medical professionals in Canada by helping foreign doctors qualify for good jobs in this country -- although not as doctors.

Doctors stuck at bottleneck on Egypt-Gaza border
Greek anesthesiologist Dimitrios Mognie and another doctor arrived at this border crossing loaded with medical supplies to help Gazans wounded in the Israeli offensive. Instead, they have waited at the border for days. On Tuesday, a representative from a Norwegian medical aid organization was allowed to enter the Gaza Strip from Rafah. But most doctors have been denied entry by Egyptian ...

Bahraini doctors leave for Al Arish
THREE Bahraini doctors left for Al Arish, Egypt, yesterday to attend an emergency meeting with representatives of the Arab Medical Association to discuss how to administer aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

Tufts Medical Center to drop Blue Cross coverage
BOSTON - Tufts Medical Center is informing patients that the hospital's doctors will no longer accept Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO coverage after Jan. 31 because the insurer...

Medical Board Proposes Patient Testimony at Hearing
The state Board of Medical Examiners will ask the 2009 Nevada Legislature to approve a measure to increase transparency and efficiency, and let patients participate when errant doctors are disciplined.

Tufts says payment impasse could force doctors to drop BCBS
A rift between Tufts Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield over payments to doctors could end in thousands of patients scrambling for new physicians, the medical center says.

Nigeria: Patients Groan as Doctors' Strike Paralyses Lagos Hospitals
Lagos ? HEALTH-CARE in Lagos State-owned hospitals was brought to a standstill yesterday as members of the Medical Guild, an association of doctors under the employment of the state government, made good their threat to embark on an indefinite strike over differences on doctors' welfare and the need for improved healthcare delivery in the state.

Frustrated medical staff forced to wait at border
RAFAH - Frustration has been mounting at Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, where many local and foreign doctors have been waiting for days for Egyptian permission to enter the area.

Doctors Will Make Web Calls in Hawaii
Doctors will be able to make face-to-face Web calls on patients in Hawaii starting Jan. 15.

Major lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing
The nation's largest medical lab company says it recently discovered and fixed a problem that led to inaccuracies in a small number of tests for vitamin D deficiency. Quest Diagnostics of Madison, N.J., notified thousands of doctors in the fall that it had...

Gaza hospital crowded with civilians, doctors say
Far more civilians than Hamas fighters are arriving for treatment of war wounds at Gaza's main hospital as Israel's military incursion into the territory continues, two doctors say.