Jumping The Queue Has Left Hospital Suspending Transplantation
In the US one of the top organ transplant hospitals in California has suspended its liver program following allegations a Saudi national improperly received an organ ahead of dozens of other needy American patients.// The Los Angeles Times reported that officials at St. Vincent Medical Center also discovered that, following the transplant, some hospital staff allegedly falsified recor...Men queue up for Circumcision In Swaziland To Prevent HIV/AIDS
There is a dramatic shift in attitudes toward circumcision in Swaziland, which has one of the world's // lowest rates of the practice and one of the highest HIV prevalence rates. Circumcision, once widely viewed as unmanly, it is making a sudden comeback in the country since the publication of a South African study that finds the practice could reduce the risk of contracting HIV....Ambulance queue before hospitals with emergency patients
Ambulance staffs are not happy, as patients in ambulance have to wait long before they were given treatment, which increases the risk of death in these patients.// Ambulance staff workers are seriously agitating against this issue and want doctors to act immediately to these patients to avoid serious effects. Though the trust feel that the actions of the doctors are not intentional but...Chemotherapy Queues in Ontario Stay Steady
Although wait time for cancer patients in Ontario for radiation has fallen, wait times for chemotherapy are staying steady despite the increasing need//. These were the results of a study released by the provincial agency that co-ordinates treatment. Cancer Care Ontario has reported that the system quality index launched last year showed a drop in the median wait time for radiation trea...Two New Anesthesia Positions Promise to Ease Surgery Queue
There is a paucity of anesthesiologists in the province of Ontario, evident in the long waiting times for patients due for surgery. //To tide over such a situation, Ontario has created two additional positions in the anesthesia unit, which promises to reduce waiting times for patients. This strategy has proved its weight in gold in the U.S and Europe. Quebec too follows this time tested m...