Doctor Stabbed To Death By Unhappy Patient

Today, a knife-wielding patient killed one doctor and injured two others at a hospital in China's Zhejiang Province. According to Xinhua News Agency, incidents of violence against medical staff are becoming increasingly common.

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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In Children

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“Munchausen factitious disorder that fabricates a child's illness

Although rare, doctors should learn to detect forms of a type of child abuse known as “Munchausen syndrome by proxy,” a factitious disorder whereby a parent fabricates a child’s illness to gain attention or psychological gratification.

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Surgeons and dentists with HIV to be allowed to operate on patients

NHS staff infected with the Aids virus will be allowed to carry out operations and other invasive procedures for the first time.

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Nurses To Be Asked To Work Until 68 Years Of Age

Nurses will be asked to work until the age of 68 in a new drive to avert a staffing crisis in the NHS.
More than 200,000 nurses are set to retire in the next few years but Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hopes many will keep working.

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