Finally, a research paper makes the case that sick people waiting in line die at a rate similar
to or slightly lower than the death rate for other sick people. 1 Will government now be able …

The numbers now waiting for treatment in the NHS are more than double what they were in
1948 despite huge increases in activity. Increased activity has not reduced the time patients …

Premji: The fact that the United States, our closest neighbour, has such a problematic health
care system creates a bit of complacency at every level, from the patients to the physicians to …

• Wait lists for essential and safe play areas (the working poor with no access to parks, safe
playgrounds or affordable recreation services for their children) vention or health protection …

Since the creation of the National Health Service in 1948 the time that patients have had to
wait for inpatient treatment ofnon-urgent conditions has concerned the public, the …

Objective: To study the trend of hospital stays for patients diagnosed with pulmonary TB in
Montreal from 1993 to 2007. Methods: From the registry of hospital discharge summary …

The UK's prime minister recently pledged to reduce NHS waiting times as one of five
“people's priorities” but failed to set any targets or policy commitments. 1 The problem of …

Singapore has experienced a rise in the tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate among her local
population since 2008, which we believe, is contributed in no small part to a recent increase …

Recently, The Lancet Global Health published a landmark report entitled High-quality health
systems (HQSS) in the Sustainable Development Goals era: Time for a revolution [3]. In this …

Summary Dr Thato Mosidi never expected to be diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), despite
widely prevalent exposure and very limited infection control measures. The life-threatening …