Tag: "precedence" at medical news

Stolen Body Parts From Human Cadavers used as Implants by 25 UK Hospitals

...nt information, as matters of public interest take precedence over issues of secrecy, in keeping with the ethics of the medical field. This is thought to be the work of a corpse-robbing gang in New York, which is stealthily lifting off body parts, tissues and ligaments, disposing them to potential buyers for...

Indonesia To Conduct Mass Vaccination Of Poultry

...ists and the World Bank have urged Jakarta to give precedence for controlling the H5N1 virus that is endemic in birds in 29 of the country's 33 provinces. Zulkarnain Hassan, the coordinator for the Avian Influenza Crisis Center at the agriculture ministry, has said that they plan to vaccinate 60 million poult...

Families of the Dead no Longer Have the Last Say

...is lawful for the deceased person’s wishes to take precedence over anyone else’s. ‘People will be reassured that their wishes expressed while they were alive are now more likely to be followed.’ Doctors in such cases are expected to reach an understanding with families. Doctors will be able to take organs onl...

New Zealand Announces 10-year Plan For Betterment Of Mental Health Care

... them were severely affected. The strategy has set precedence for action to 2015. The main aim of the plan is to expand the range, quality and choice of services that would be available to the mentally ill and addicts. Mr. Hodgson explained that the Government has invested $999 million for specialist mental h...

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