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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:
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:
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:
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: