Dr Muiris Houston looks at the implications of new research, which examined whether physician body weight is a barrier to care in overweight and obesity.
Criticism of the judicial system is a great concern
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, In response to Ambassador Dr Omar Al-Hassan’s letter to you (IMT, January 13, 2012, http://bit.ly/wKawzG) criticising my analysis of events in Bahrain in The Irish Times (November 29, 2011) and in your newspaper (December 9, http://bit.ly/rqXZec), I am heartened to learn that the King who “courageously” ordered the establishment of the Bahrain Independent [...]
Medical VAT and locum doctors
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Financial expert David McCaffrey examines the latest changes to medical VAT and the up-to-date implications for locums who have incorporated and the practices employing them.
Report comfirms torture of doctors
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In light of the Independent Commission of Inquiry’s findings into the Bahraini government’s treatment of doctors, Prof Eoin O’Brien writes that the RCPI and the RCSI must redeem themselves.
Slovak doctors in ‘state of emergency’
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, I would like to inform your readers that the Slovakian government has announced a state of emergency in the healthcare sector, forcing doctors who have resigned en masse out of dissatisfaction with their salaries to continue working (see http://bit.ly/tWbNXl).
33 doctors supported by Health Sub-Committee
November 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Aoife Connors. The Medical Council Health Sub-Committee is currently supporting 33 medical practitioners with a range of alcohol and drug addictions or psychiatric conditions.
A gulf apart on arrested doctors
September 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Dr Simon Mills takes issue with the response of the Bahraini authorities to recent coverage in Irish Medical Times on the arrest and treatment of a number of medics in the Gulf State.
Unjust treatment of Bahraini medics
September 15, 2011 By 5 Comments
Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to answer criticisms of the recent Irish delegation to Bahrain (‘Bahrain Ministry responds to IMT articles’, Irish Medical Times, September 2, 2011, http://bit.ly/ovvGOP.) The statement, which I presume came from the Bahraini Embassy in London [Ed: It came directly from the Ministry, through the PR firm Qorvis] is [...]
EU Parliament calls for Bahraini medics release
July 20, 2011 By 6 Comments
By Aoife Connors. The European Parliament has issued a call for innocent prisoners in Bahrain to be released and for parties to engage in productive dialogue, with a view to conflict resolution.
A bit of personal cyber space
February 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The founder of MyDoctorsRes.com, anaesthetist Dr John Thompson, tells Lloyd Mudiwa how his web portal will help doctors expand their professional network and facilitate cross-specialty research.
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