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41-member human organ trafficking ring to stand trial
Egypt

41-member human organ trafficking ring to stand trial

Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday referred 41 suspects to trial on criminal charges of illegally harvesting and transplanting human organs,…
Parliamentary committee approves proposal to regulate work at public hospitals
Egypt

Parliamentary committee approves proposal to regulate work at public hospitals

The House of Representatives Committee on Proposals and Complaints approved a proposal on Wednesday to regulate work at the hospitals…
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Health & Fitness

Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough

 Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices…
Egyptian court jails nine policemen for assaulting doctors
Egypt

Egyptian court jails nine policemen for assaulting doctors

An Egyptian court sentenced nine policemen to three years in prison on Tuesday for physically and verbally assaulting two doctors…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt

Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday

The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Doctors should offer women birth control right after babies arrive
Health & Fitness

Doctors should offer women birth control right after babies arrive

Women should have the chance to get long-acting birth control like intrauterine devices (IUDs) before they leave the hospital with…
Doctors blame many factors for futile care, themselves included
Health & Fitness

Doctors blame many factors for futile care, themselves included

Doctors who were asked about causes of inappropriate care at the end of life didn’t have to look far to…
‘Doctors waiting for death’ – Syrian aid workers appeal for protection
Middle East

‘Doctors waiting for death’ – Syrian aid workers appeal for protection

Syrian aid workers have pleaded for the international community to do more to protect them from deadly attacks, and to…
Doctors Syndicate urges tougher penalties for attacks on hospitals, medics
Egypt

Doctors Syndicate urges tougher penalties for attacks on hospitals, medics

The Doctors Syndicate has called on parliament and the government to expedite the review of a law stiffening penalties for…
Anger at police builds up in Egypt, creates solidarity
Egypt

Anger at police builds up in Egypt, creates solidarity

The past months in Egypt have seen fluctuating moments of protest, and despite the varying backgrounds of those who dissent,…
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