Heartfelt appeal by Curia environment commission against ‘weak planning system’
On the occasion of World Town Planning Day which is observed on 8th November, the Curia Environment Commission (KA) appealed to all Members of Parliament to put aside any partisan motivation and...
View ArticleHub for persons with disability to create an artificial community – Joe...
Former KNPD chairman Joe Camilleri believes the recently proposed hub for people with disability will create an artificial community, rather than promote community living. The hub, announced in the...
View ArticleEbola’s Immune Escape
Even when a person has recovered from Ebola and his or her blood is Ebola-free, the virus can linger in the body. It can remain in semen for months after the initial infection. Late last year, it was...
View ArticleDrugstore chain Rite Aid adds prescription analysis to over the counter...
Rite Aid is giving patients a chance to peek over their doctor's shoulder with genetic tests that help determine the effectiveness of some prescriptions. The drugstore chain said Thursday that it is...
View ArticleWhat the commission said
There were no surprises in the European Commission’s autumn economic forecast for Malta. It confirmed that this year’s economic growth will be significant and that the momentum will carry over into the...
View ArticleMalta’s neutrality clause should not preclude us from fight against terrorism...
Malta’s neutrality clause should not preclude the country from taking part in action against terrorism, especially in a case where such action was in response to an attack carried out within the EU’s...
View ArticlePatient waited nine hours in ambulance before ER would admit them
A backlog in emergency care stranded a paramedic and a patient for nine hours in a Winnipeg emergency room Monday. “You’ve got a paramedic stuck there, there’s an ambulance off of the street,” said...
View ArticleMyhealth system being modernised, making it easier for patients to use -...
The online myhealth system is being modernised, making it more accessible to patients and doctors, Parliamentary Secretary for Health Chris Fearne said today. Dr Fearne said the system,...
View ArticleThe Lead Poisoning Symptoms Every Mom Should Watch Out For
View photo. While many parents outfit their homes with the latest child safety gadgets, there is one big threat to children that often goes overlooked or ignored: lead poisoning. According to the...
View ArticleDoctors fear Ontario not equipped for influx of refugees
Don’t worry. Be happy, is the dewey-eyed message being sent by Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins about bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees into Ontario. In fact, he assured the public as recently as...
View ArticleInside the Sony Hack
Every morning, like so many of her colleagues, a television writer would drive from her Hollywood apartment to the Culver City, California, lot of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Greeting her at the gate...
View Article'Intersection of technologies, disciplines the future'
Most future innovations will happen at the intersection of technologies and disciplines and this will play a big role in transforming the way we address issues, said Vishwanath Madhugiri, founder...
View ArticleIrony in health minister's meeting delay with doctor
First-year doctor Michelle Rabie contacted her MPP and Health Minister Eric Hoskins for a face-to-face meeting on Sept. 12. She got nothing but the runaround for weeks, and weeks, and weeks — until the...
View ArticleGovernment half-declarations and u-turns creating doubts in health sector – PN
The latest declarations by Energy and Health Minister Konrad Mizzi on the national TV station with regard to the privatisation of the Gozo General Hospital, St...
View ArticleMalta goes against intelligence services standards– EU Agency for Fundamental...
The European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has highlighted a rather concerning fact about Malta’s security services. The report, called ‘Surveillance by intelligence services: fundamental rights...
View ArticleGovernment, MAM reach agreement on the future of the health sector
After a number of meetings were held between the government and the Medical Association of Malta, discussions between the two parties...
View ArticleMoseda Technologies (V.MSD) signs pilot deal with large home care provider
One of the best performing Venture Exchange companies in 2015 to date, Moseda Technologies (TSXV:MSD, Forum) announced today a deal with a Western Canada-based home health care provider that services...
View ArticlePlaza centre hosts the Maltese Diabetes Association
World Diabetes Day was celebrated around the world on 14 November to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin...
View ArticleMyhealth system being modernised, making it easier for patients to use -...
The online myhealth system is being modernised, making it more accessible to patients and doctors, Parliamentary Secretary for Health Chris Fearne said today. Dr Fearne said the system,...
View ArticleWisconsin’s Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional
Judge Richard Posner, writing for a divided 2–1 panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled in an opinion filed on Monday that Wisconsin’s 2013 law requiring all abortion providers to obtain...
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