Human-animal embryo tests ‘vital’
Medical research using hybrid embryos that are a mixture of human and animal is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists have said. The Academy of Medical Sciences said it backed the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill allowing embryos that
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DARE TO ASK: Is it o.k. for doctors to be late for appointments?
Patients with appointments waited an average of 20.2 minutes to see the doctor, according to a 2003 study by the American Medical Association. Why that seemed more like six hours if a runny-nosed child was nearby playing The Legend of Zelda nonstop on
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Medical students petrified after Baragwanath rape
Staff at Chris Hani Baragwanath in Soweto have called on hospital management to guarantee their safety following the rape of a 5th-year medical student there this week. The intern was raped on the hospital's premises on Monday night. She had been
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