In Italy, just about everyone's a doctor
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ROME -- Yell for a doctor in an Italian moviehouse and you risk a stampede. Almost everybody here, it seems, is a ''dottore.&quot;
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While many foreign doctors are drawn to the United States to treat underserved poor and rural areas, some experts and health officials say the physicians are needed more at home.
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Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi has gone to the US for medical tests, after collapsing last month.
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After Texas limited awards in medical malpractice lawsuits, doctors arrived from all over the country.
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At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
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Patients around the country will be able to book a GP appointment through their TV set.
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At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so.
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Abortion, not usually a major election topic in Italy, is playing an important role in early campaigning for April's parliamentary elections.
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A village in the Ligurian hills is home to one of Italy's first envrionmentally friendly schools.
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Yell for a doctor in an Italian cinema and you risk a stampede. Almost everybody here, it seems, is a "dottore." Or a "professore" or a "maestro." Now a court ruling has eased the college criteria for calling oneself "dottore," lighting the fuse for an explosion of "dottori" that has made front pages.
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A doctor, a banker, an engineer and a scientist are working separatelyâand togetherâto bring lifesaving vaccines to children around the world. How inspired individuals can take on and conquer some of the world's biggest problems.
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Stando a rilievi polizia scientifica e medico legale
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Per sei mesi otto medici napoletani riceveranno il 20 per cento in meno dello stipendio per aver prescritto troppi medicinali ai loro pazienti. In particolare i medici di base che hanno subito questa sanzione
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Piergiorgio Welby may be changing the way Italy thinks about euthanasia and other choices for the sick to end their own lives.
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Many African countries now have more medics working abroad than they do at home, research shows.
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Most patients think their doctors treat them respectfully, listen to them patiently and care about their emotional well-being. That's the finding of a recent poll of 39,000 patients and 335 primary care doctors. Still, the survey found plenty of complaints on both ends of the stethoscope.
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Genetic tests may soon help doctors find the best treatment for each individual.