infectious disease

Two Men Arrested Over Threat to Blow Up PIA Jet as UK Scrambles Jet

Two men arrested over threat to blow up PIA jet as UK scrambles jet

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Crew then intervened and spoke to the men but were abused and threatened by the pair. After the threat to blow up the … IT'S the Nigerian scam to beat all: woman tricked into thinking they are pregnant 'give birth' in drug haze, later finding their …
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Navajo Confront an Increase in New HIV Infections

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“I'm scared to death,” said Dr. Jonathan Iralu, an infectious disease specialist who runs an H.I.V. clinic in this dusty town where old trading posts and ramshackle motels line the main drag on the edge of Navajo land, not far from the Arizona border …
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Integrating Addiction Medicine and Primary Care Can Work

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CHICAGO — Outcomes can improve when addiction medicine physicians and primary care physicians work together to coordinate care, a panel of addiction specialists said, but there are obstacles to overcome before integrated care can become widespread in …
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Hundreds of vulnerable children losing permanent caregivers

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For most kids, medical help to stop smoking, treat drug addiction or diagnose mental illnesses simply wasn't available. And then the CAS Family … Two-year-olds who couldn't speak started to get co-ordinated services from specialists. Young women who …
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