21st September, 2017
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service.
- Lung cancer is often only linked to smoking or exposure to certain chemicals, without gender or ethnicity being considered.
Read more here: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319483.php
- Victims of gunshots and stabbings are significantly less likely to die if they’re taken to the trauma center by a private vehicle than ground emergency medical services (EMS), according to results of a new analysis.
Read more here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170920131648.htm
- Case of Yellow Fever confirmed in Nigeria; Government starts Response
Read more here: http://nigeriahealthwatch.com/case-of-yellow-fever-confirmed-in-nigeria-government-starts-response/
- Ninth death confirmed after Florida nursing home left without A/C
Read more here: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/20/health/florida-nursing-home-ninth-death/index.html
- WHO condemns attacks on hospitals and health workers in Idlib and Hama
Read more here: http://who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2017/attacks-hospitals-Syria/en/
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