The number of complaints made to the General Medical Council about doctors has risen 23% in the past year, the regulator says.The GMC report showed there were 8,781 in 2011 compared to 7,153 in 2010.The rise is similar to the one the year before and continues a trend which has seen complaints jump b

Analysis of espresso coffee from 20 shops found that one was six times stronger than others. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says too much caffeine can result in miscarriage or a low birth weight. Researchers from Glasgow University tested caffeine levels in espressos bought from High Street coffee

Chayapat Rachatan is currently a Project Associate at HITAP. She supports the HTA and health system research. Her research studies focus on COVID-19 policy research and decision support, effectiveness evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine chatbot, cost analysis of governance system in health sector, situational analysis of infectious disease modelling in

Traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) have increased in uptake and economic importance globally. T&CM involves the examination, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. The World Health Organization\'s (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 outlines a framework for action through the regulation,

(Reuters Health) – People in developing countries with heart problems may not be able to afford new pacemakers, but a new study suggests devices removed during autopsies may have enough remaining battery life to be donated and used again.Researchers found that of 334 autopsies preformed at the Unive

(Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies selling drugs in parts of the San Francisco Bay area would be required to submit plans for incinerating or safely disposing of unused medication under a plan advanced by county officials this week.The measure, billed by supporters as the first of its kind in the

The IDSI (International Decision Support Initiative) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are pleased to announce the launch of the C19economics.org platform which aims to support policymakers and researchers working on COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMI

Budsadee Soboon position research assistant. She graduated a bachelor’s degree in clinical pharmacy from Srinakharinwirot University, with passion to search for information, analyze the data and are interested in assessing the cost-effectiveness of medicine selection for patients. She hopes to apply her knowledge and over 12 years of experience in

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities within national health systems, including in vaccine delivery and distribution. This has underscored the vital importance of having in place effective vaccination strategies and the need to strengthen national and regional capabilities in the fi

A painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of the black mamba, say French scientists.The predator, which uses neurotoxins to paralyse and kill small animals, is one of the fastest and most dangerous snakes in Africa.However, tests o