US neurosurgeons earn nearly $0.5m in their first year
Neurological surgeons in the United States who have just completed their training in residencies or fellowships earn more than any other newly qualified doctors in their first year, a survey of doctors’ recruiters has found. In 2008 neurological surgeons earnt a median salary of $445 000 (£270 000; 320 000) in their first year after completing their residency or fellowship.
Also published on 30 June:
- Gordon Brown turns waiting time targets into a patient’s right
- Some 45 000 people die each month in Congo as result of collapsed health service, says UN official
- BMA meeting: NHS doctors must not be "muzzled," BMA chairman says
- BMA chairman calls for end to market in health care
- Patients' safety must not be sacrificed to financial targets, doctors say
- NHS staff are invited to see climate change film free of charge
- Two more people in UK die from swine flu, as swabbing policy ends in "hot spot" areas
FDA creates task force to make its work more transparent
The US Food and Drug Administration has created a task force to make the actions and decisions of the agency and their underlying processes more transparent to the public. The establishment of the task force follows a memorandum from Barack Obama in January, which directed executive agencies to find new ways to make information available to the public rapidly and in a form that is accessible.
Also published on 29 June:
- Experts suggest ways to tackle shortage of sperm donors
- Urgent action is needed to prevent deaths among Himalayan pilgrims, says climbing federation
- BMA meeting: More than three quarters of people think NHS funds should be protected from spending cuts
- Collaborations aim to develop new drugs for neglected tropical diseases
- Stimulating blood supply before ovary transplantation improves success
- Doctors' leaders back new guidance on using patients' records for research
UK government claims measures to cut MRSA and C difficile rates will help reduce other infections
NHS leaders have told MPs that the success in reducing well known infections that are acquired in hospital will lead to a reduction in other infections. The parliamentary public accounts committee quizzed witnesses this week as part of its inquiry into the National Audit Office report on reducing healthcare associated infections in hospitals, which was published earlier this month.
Also published on 26 June:
New analysis pinpoints ethnic differences in cancer incidence in England
Black and Asian people in England are significantly less likely to develop cancer overall than white people, finds the first comprehensive national analysis of cancer incidence by ethnicity. But Black and Asian people are particularly vulnerable to certain cancers, such as those of the stomach and prostate, and in some cases are likely to have poorer survival than their white counterparts, the findings show.
Also published on 25 June:
- Teacher launches case against primary care trust over refusal to pay for treatment
- Five hospitals under threat as Hungary's largest healthcare privatisation company nears collapse
- Championing the champion
- Legalising drugs would be "an historic mistake," UN report says
- Cost of US health reforms is estimated at $1.6 trillion for first 10 years
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