doctors
Doctors get less aggressive care before death
Health & Fitness
January 20, 2016
Doctors get less aggressive care before death
Doctors tend to get less aggressive care before death than the average person, a new study finds. The question of what…
Should doctors agree to do virginity tests?
Health & Fitness
January 16, 2016
Should doctors agree to do virginity tests?
When doctors are asked to perform virginity testing, they should refuse because it’s not medically necessary and may cause psychological…
Encouraging online reviews can benefit docs
Health & Fitness
December 20, 2015
Encouraging online reviews can benefit docs
Doctors should encourage patients to leave reviews on websites that rate their performance because a wider variety of contributors creates…
Surgeons extract LE1,000 from patient’s abdomen
Egypt
November 17, 2015
Surgeons extract LE1,000 from patient’s abdomen
Surgeons at Assiut University Hospital have extracted LE1,000 from the abdomen of a patient. The man had arrived at the hospital…
Doctors protest death of colleague who contracted disease on duty
Egypt
November 9, 2015
Doctors protest death of colleague who contracted disease on duty
The Doctors' Syndicate is planning vigils next Saturday outside hospitals across the country to mourn the death of a colleague…
Some doctors, midwives don’t know postpartum diabetes risk
Health & Fitness
October 24, 2015
Some doctors, midwives don’t know postpartum diabetes risk
Some doctors and midwives may underestimate the risk for postpartum diabetes among women who develop a version of the disease…
Profile: Mona Mina, the revolutionary sage who subdued a ministry
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Profile: Mona Mina, the revolutionary sage who subdued a ministry
During the Doctors' Syndicate's mid-term elections last Friday, board member Mona Mina praised the Independence Current's sweeping victory. “Congratulations for the…
Doctors often uncomfortable soliciting donations from patients
Health & Fitness
October 2, 2015
Doctors often uncomfortable soliciting donations from patients
Many doctors are asked to seek donations from grateful patients after successful cancer treatment, but most physicians are uncomfortable with…
Doctors’ Syndicate finalizes bill on medical liability of doctors
Egypt
August 25, 2015
Doctors’ Syndicate finalizes bill on medical liability of doctors
The Doctors' Syndicate has finalized the new draft law on medical liability and will submit it to President Abdel Fattah…
Doctors demand better training, end to favoritism
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Doctors demand better training, end to favoritism
Dozens of doctors staged a protest on Tuesday in front of the Health Ministry, with the participation of Dr. Mona…