Man with two hearts survives heart attack
For the first time scientists have created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary Alzheimer’s disease (AD), using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with the neurodegenerative disorder.
The Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) data collection system has been slammed as “fundamentally flawed” by the authors of a new study who found “considerable discrepancies” between HIPE data and a hospital’s own procedural database.
More than half of the GPs in the North East to withdraw their participation from primary care teams (PCTs) are not currently involved in teams, the HSE has claimed.
The IMO has rejected the Department of Health’s claim that there has not been “meaningful change” in rostering arrangements due to ongoing negotiations with the Organisation, in a letter seen by IMN.
The removal of GP access to the weekly medical card listing by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) is putting the health of patients in danger, a leading Dublin GP has claimed.
