doctors
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Health & Fitness
April 29, 2017
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices…
Egyptian court jails nine policemen for assaulting doctors
Egypt
September 21, 2016
Egyptian court jails nine policemen for assaulting doctors
An Egyptian court sentenced nine policemen to three years in prison on Tuesday for physically and verbally assaulting two doctors…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Doctors should offer women birth control right after babies arrive
Health & Fitness
August 6, 2016
Doctors should offer women birth control right after babies arrive
Women should have the chance to get long-acting birth control like intrauterine devices (IUDs) before they leave the hospital with…
Doctors blame many factors for futile care, themselves included
Health & Fitness
June 18, 2016
Doctors blame many factors for futile care, themselves included
Doctors who were asked about causes of inappropriate care at the end of life didn’t have to look far to…
‘Doctors waiting for death’ – Syrian aid workers appeal for protection
Middle East
May 25, 2016
‘Doctors waiting for death’ – Syrian aid workers appeal for protection
Syrian aid workers have pleaded for the international community to do more to protect them from deadly attacks, and to…
Doctors Syndicate urges tougher penalties for attacks on hospitals, medics
Egypt
April 23, 2016
Doctors Syndicate urges tougher penalties for attacks on hospitals, medics
The Doctors Syndicate has called on parliament and the government to expedite the review of a law stiffening penalties for…
Anger at police builds up in Egypt, creates solidarity
Egypt
March 19, 2016
Anger at police builds up in Egypt, creates solidarity
The past months in Egypt have seen fluctuating moments of protest, and despite the varying backgrounds of those who dissent,…
Doctors to demand prosecution of police attackers in protests on Saturday
Egypt
March 18, 2016
Doctors to demand prosecution of police attackers in protests on Saturday
The Doctors' Syndicate called on Friday for fresh protests on Saturday at major hospitals nationwide to press for the prosecution…
Doctors to protest against police abuse on March 12, 19
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Doctors to protest against police abuse on March 12, 19
The Doctors' Syndicate said on Monday it will hold protests on March 12 and 19 to condemn ongoing assaults by…