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US Coronavirus Doctor Commits Suicide

US Coronavirus Doctor Commits Suicide

April 28, 2020 1:32 pm

A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital that treated coronavirus patients died by suicide on Sunday, according to her father.

Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Charlottesville, Va., where she was staying with family, her father said in an interview.

Her father, Dr. Philip C. Breen, said she had described devastating scenes of the toll the coronavirus took on patients.

“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” he said.

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The elder Dr. Breen said …

Coronavirus Crisis: Britain, Private Hospitals Seal Deal

Coronavirus Crisis: Britain, Private Hospitals Seal Deal

March 22, 2020 6:52 am

Britain agreed to a deal with private healthcare providers on Saturday to free up beds and medical services for the state-run health system as one emergency doctor warned the country could suffer a worse fate than Italy during the coronavirus crisis.

Britain had suffered 177 deaths due to Covid-19 as of late Friday, with the number of confirmed infections rising to 3,983.

Government health experts say tens of thousands of British people are probably infected.

Italy’s coronavirus crisis is the world’s deadliest, with more than 4,000 fatalities.

In a bid to ease the pressure in Britain, the National Health Service …

Pakistani surgeon Shakeel Afridi, pictured in 2010, has been languishing behind bars for years since helping US agents track and kill Osama bin Laden in 2011

Bin Laden’s Doctor Launches Hunger Strike In Pakistan

March 2, 2020 5:28 pm

The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday.

Shakeel Afridi has been languishing behind bars for years since his fake vaccination programme helped US agents track and kill the Al Qaeda leader in 2011.

“It is to protest the injustices and inhumane attitudes being committed against him and his family,” his brother Jamil Afridi told AFP after meeting with Afridi in a prison in central Punjab province.

His attorney Qamar Nadeem also confirmed the hunger strike.

Afridi was jailed for …

Medical Doctor Tests Positive To Lassa Fever In Taraba

January 28, 2020 12:20 pm

A medical doctor, who is currently serving as a house officer at the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, has tested positive to Lassa fever.

The doctor, whose identity is yet to be revealed, according to the management of the hospital, is currently undergoing treatment at the Specialist Hospital, Irua, Edo State.

The acting Head of Clinical Services, FMC Jalingo, Dr Ahmed Jatau, who disclosed this to journalists Tuesday, further revealed that the hospital has lost four patients to the deadly disease.

Jatau noted that 10 samples were sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for screening, out of …

Medical Doctor Quarantined Over Suspicions Of Lassa Fever

January 26, 2020 1:13 pm
The Jigawa State Ministry of Health says it has quarantined one medical personnel at Jahun Local Government Area, Dr. Anthony Etim on suspicions of Lassa fever.

The Acting Permanent Secretary of the ministry Salisu Mu’azu, confirmed this to newsmen.

He said the victim is a staff of Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors without borders.

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The suspected case is now being treated at the isolated Infectious Disease Control unit in Jahun hospital.

He explained that Mr Etim reportedly developed the fever symptoms following an official engagement at Internally Displaced

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Native Doctor, 4 Others Arrested For Kidnapping In Abia

January 8, 2020 10:31 pm

The police in Abia State have arrested a native doctor and four other kidnap suspects who had been terrorising residents of Isiala Ngwa and commuters within the Isiala Ngwa axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway. 

The suspects are Nwankocha, 42, who claimed to be a native doctor, Alfred, 23, Ejike, 24, Azubunne, 24, and Monye, 23. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon, the five suspects last week boarded a commercial bus heading from Umuahia to Aba, pretending to be genuine passengers.

The CP said after the bus had finished loading and headed for Aba, somewhere along Isiala …

Japanese Doctor Who Helped Afghans For Decades Killed

December 4, 2019 2:35 pm

A Japanese doctor whose long career was dedicated to helping some of Afghanistan’s poorest people was among six people killed Wednesday in an attack in the east of the country, officials said.

The armed assault in Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province, was the second deadly incident involving aid workers in recent days and prompted appalled reaction in Afghanistan and internationally.

Tetsu Nakamura, 73, was the head of Peace Japan Medical Services — known as Peshawar Kai in Japanese — and had been working in the region since the 1980s, when he began treating patients with leprosy in Peshawar …

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Doctor’s Decomposing Body Found In Hospital Months Later

November 27, 2019 12:25 pm

Police in Anambra state have discovered the dead and decomposing body of a 65-year-old medical doctor in his hospital, months after he died.

The medical doctor, Dr Gilbert Afam Gini is said to be occupying two flats, which he uses to run his hospital, Santa Cruz clinic at No 9 Eze Crescent Ezinifite Okpuno, near Awka.

A press statement by the Police PRO in Anambra, SP Haruna Mohammed stated that one Barr Duke Onyebuchi Ezeonwuka discovered the body on Tuesday when he visited the property which he manages and found it locked, and a strong stench emanating from it.

Haruna …

Trump’s Doctor Dismisses Speculation Of Chest Pain

November 19, 2019 4:56 pm

Donald Trump’s doctor on Monday denied reports that the US president had recently suffered chest pain after he attended an unannounced medical checkup in Washington.

Trump, 73, spent just over an hour on Saturday having “examinations, labs and discussions” at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his physician Sean Conley said in a statement issued by the White House.

“Despite some of the speculation, the President has not had any chest pain, nor was he evaluated or treated for any urgent or acute issues,” Conley said.

“Specifically, he did not undergo any specialized cardiac or neurologic evaluations.”

Some Washington …

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SA: Doctor Shoots Wife In The Head, In Front Of Kids

November 13, 2019 12:36 pm

A doctor is in hospital after being shot in the head, allegedly by her estranged husband, who is also a doctor, in Summerstand, Port Elizabeth, over the weekend, police said on Monday.

Police spokesperson Capt Sandra Janse van Rensburg said the woman, 36, and her sister went to the house on Saturday morning to fetch some of her belongings, when they were attacked by her husband.

“A shot was fired, injuring the woman in her head,” Van Rensburg said. The woman survived the shooting and was taken to hospital.

The attack occurred in front of the couple’s three children. …

MKO Abiola’s Doctor, Ore Falomo, Is Dead

November 9, 2019 4:26 pm

Personal physician to Late Chief MKO Abiola, Dr. Ore Falomo, is dead.

Falomo, a former Medical Director of Maryland Specialist Hospital, was said to have died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.

Though no official statement has been issued on his death, some leaders of pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, have reacted to his death.

Chief Ayo Adebanjo described him as a progressive, nationalist, patriot and successful medical practitioner.

Adebanjo said Falomo fought for democratic ideals and was loyal to the struggle.

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Senator Femi Okunrounmu …

Portuguese Doctor Suspended After Baby Born Without A Face

Portuguese Doctor Suspended After Baby Born Without A Face

October 25, 2019 9:46 am

A Portuguese doctor has been suspended after a baby was born without a nose, eyes or part of his skull.

The parents of baby Rodrigo had not been aware of their son’s severe physical abnormalities until he was born earlier this month. Medical council officials have voted to suspend Dr Artur Carvalho over allegations of negligence.

It has emerged that other complaints, dating back more than a decade, have been made involving other babies. Reports of those cases, detailed by Portuguese media, have provoked widespread outrage.  BBC said Dr Carvalho has not commented publicly on any of the allegations and …

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