Cannabis has medical benefits but needs further investigation, says report

Every doctor has a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect, says GMC.

Canada needs a "dialogue about death," says CMA president.

concerns, Canada is facing a crisis surrounding end-of-life care, Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti, president of the Canadian Medical Association, told the Eco nomic Club of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Feb. 19. The end of life is difficult to face at the best of times, but Canadians need to open a “dialogue about death,” said Francescutti. This is particularly pressing in light of the upcoming vote o...

Shortage of emergency department doctors needs urgent action, says watchdog.

England’s spending watchdog has urged health bosses to deal with staffing shortages in NHS emergency departments as part of a package of measures to tackle rising numbers of admissions. The National Audit Office also said that the Department of Health had to encourage more doctors to work in accident and emergency, remove barriers to seven day working in hospitals, and ensure greater use of ger...

Emergency doctor says WHO has key role in health crises.

Since Dr David Nabarro was appointed Representative of the Director-General for Health Action in Crises in July 2003, the work of his team has hardly been out of the headlines and their web site http://www.who.int/hac/en/ has become an important source of comprehensive health information on crisis-hit regions. In the last 18 months, WHO has responded to more than 12 major health crises across t...

Case Report But he has no chest pain

Atypical presentations of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are not uncommon and have been associated with higher mortality probably, because these patients are misdiagnosed and undertreated. They are most frequently encountered in older patients, women and in patients with diabetes, chronic renal failure or dementia. It is also well described in the literature that many chemotherapy agents are as...