Lack of bodies for medic training
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A shortage of donor bodies is putting medical teaching at risk, UK authorities warn.
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Doctors are saying that the lack of knowledge about preventing bone disease often leads to bad practice.
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Teach yourself CPR? The American Heart Association says you can, with the help of an inflatable mannequin named Mini Anne and some simplified instructions. It's part of a new push to nearly double the number of people who learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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The 2005 federal budget falls far short of meeting the health-care needs of this country&#39;s military veterans. Congress needs to look at budget priorities and find more money to help these deserving men and women.
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Children's bodies are being illegally transported across the country for post mortem examinations because of a shortage of pathologists, say experts.
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Bad weather, smashed infrastructure and logistical snarls have made it difficult to get food and medical supplies to survivors.
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Efforts to combat diseases such as malaria, Aids, tuberculosis and polio in the developing world are being thwarted by a critical shortage of four million health care workers, a new report has found.
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Measures to tackle rising public health problems are being hit by a lack of funds, health chiefs say.
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(AGI) - London, Nov. 27 - There is a chronic shortage of investments in human resources in the health sector around the world. This impedes forceful fighting of illnesses such as tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria.
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Casualty departments are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.
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NEW YORK  - Sending 7th graders home with an instructional DVD on CPR and inflatable training mannequin is a good way to get more adults trained in CPR, according to study a conducted in Denmark and published today.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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The failures of Army medical staff members to prevent and report torture at Abu Ghraib prison shows the need for more investigation and better training, medical ethicists and the Army itself said.
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Some able-bodied people want to improve their bodies with artificial parts. But their dreams may outpace the capabilities of technology. By Chris Oakes. Part four in a four-part series.
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Every day, more than 15 people die in the United States while waiting for a lifesaving organ that never comes. At this very moment in New England, two babies under the age of 1 year old need livers.
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MEXICO CITY -- African countries are facing a health crisis because they lack enough medical personnel to attend to the sick, a top international health official told a summit of government ministers and researchers Thursday.
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Paramedics, it turns out, face a high risk of being injured on the job.