Though overall medical care is improving, efforts to prevent and better manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma would improve results and lower costs, according to the OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance.

Increasingly complex and inconsistent clinical trial regulations are causing delays, raising costs and leading to a decline in the number of international trials conducted by academics for non-commerical purposes.

The pricing of specialist and hospital services is a contentious issue in South Africa. To help inform domestic debates, the OECD Secretariat has produced a paper profiling international experiences on the pricing of specialist medical services services, competition policy and models of buying services from the private sector.

Medical Doctors in Luxembourg increased to 3.31 per 1000 people in 2017 from 3.10 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Luxembourg averaged 3.02 per 1000 people from 2004 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 3.31 per 1000 people in 2017 and a record low of 2.72 per 1000 people in 2004. This page includes a chart with historical data for Luxembourg Medical Doctors.

The OECD advises countries on how to meet future demand for health professionals and how to manage the supply of health workers. This report describes recent trends in the international migration of doctors and nurses in OECD countries.

Medical Doctors in Ireland increased to 3.30 per 1000 people in 2018 from 3.26 per 1000 people in 2017. Medical Doctors in Ireland averaged 3.06 per 1000 people from 2006 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 3.30 per 1000 people in 2018 and a record low of 2.72 per 1000 people in 2006. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ireland Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Poland decreased to 2.58 per 1000 people in 2017 from 2.63 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Poland averaged 2.44 per 1000 people from 2005 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 2.63 per 1000 people in 2016 and a record low of 2.32 per 1000 people in 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Poland Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Lithuania increased to 4.85 per 1000 people in 2017 from 4.77 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Lithuania averaged 3.97 per 1000 people from 1965 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 4.85 per 1000 people in 2017 and a record low of 1.77 per 1000 people in 1965. This page includes a chart with historical data for Lithuania Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Israel increased to 3.33 per 1000 people in 2018 from 3.29 per 1000 people in 2017. Medical Doctors in Israel averaged 2.86 per 1000 people from 1960 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 3.62 per 1000 people in 1997 and a record low of 1.45 per 1000 people in 1960. This page includes a chart with historical data for Israel Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Slovenia increased to 3.16 per 1000 people in 2017 from 3.07 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Slovenia averaged 2.34 per 1000 people from 1980 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 3.16 per 1000 people in 2017 and a record low of 1.77 per 1000 people in 1980. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovenia Medical Doctors.

Imports Intra Eu - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits, Medical Plants in the United Kingdom increased to 37.06 GBP Million in February from 36.48 GBP Million in January of 2020. Imports Intra Eu - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits, in the United Kingdom averaged 312.09 GBP Million from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 44904.10 GBP Million in March of 2015 and a record low of 5.21 GBP Million in June of 2002. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Frui.

Medical Doctors in Sweden decreased to 4.32 per 1000 people in 2016 from 4.50 per 1000 people in 2015. Medical Doctors in Sweden averaged 3.72 per 1000 people from 1995 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 4.50 per 1000 people in 2015 and a record low of 2.99 per 1000 people in 1995. This page includes a chart with historical data for Sweden Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Iceland increased to 3.94 per 1000 people in 2018 from 3.87 per 1000 people in 2017. Medical Doctors in Iceland averaged 2.62 per 1000 people from 1960 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 3.94 per 1000 people in 2018 and a record low of 1.17 per 1000 people in 1960. This page includes a chart with historical data for Iceland Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Latvia increased to 3.44 per 1000 people in 2017 from 3.37 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Latvia averaged 3.26 per 1000 people from 1989 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 3.76 per 1000 people in 1991 and a record low of 2.98 per 1000 people in 1995. This page includes a chart with historical data for Latvia Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Finland decreased to 3.33 per 1000 people in 2015 from 3.39 per 1000 people in 2014. Medical Doctors in Finland averaged 2.99 per 1000 people from 1995 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 3.39 per 1000 people in 2014 and a record low of 2.53 per 1000 people in 1995. This page includes a chart with historical data for Finland Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Norway increased to 5.53 per 1000 people in 2018 from 5.38 per 1000 people in 2017. Medical Doctors in Norway averaged 4.99 per 1000 people from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5.53 per 1000 people in 2018 and a record low of 4.60 per 1000 people in 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for Norway Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Slovakia decreased to 3.42 per 1000 people in 2017 from 3.47 per 1000 people in 2016. Medical Doctors in Slovakia averaged 3.34 per 1000 people from 1999 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 3.47 per 1000 people in 2016 and a record low of 3.04 per 1000 people in 2005. This page includes a chart with historical data for Slovakia Medical Doctors.

Medical Doctors in Denmark increased to 4.27 per 1000 people in 2016 from 4.20 per 1000 people in 2015. Medical Doctors in Denmark averaged 3.15 per 1000 people from 1980 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 4.27 per 1000 people in 2016 and a record low of 1.99 per 1000 people in 1980. This page includes a chart with historical data for Denmark Medical Doctors.

Exports of Medical-surgical Instrument & Apparatus in Spain increased to 40129.06 EUR THO in February from 33998.03 EUR THO in January of 2020. Exports of Medical-surgical Instrument & Apparatus in Spain averaged 18382.06 EUR THO from 1981 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 63540.30 EUR THO in June of 2000 and a record low of 271.30 EUR THO in March of 1981. This page includes a chart with historical data for Spain Exports of Medical-surgical Instrument & Apparatus.

Imports - Other Scientific, Medical & Hospital Eqp. (Census) in the United States decreased to 3692.69 USD Million in March from 3751.25 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Other Scientific, Medical & Hospital Eqp in the United States averaged 1677.75 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3905.52 USD Million in May of 2019 and a record low of 271.82 USD Million in January of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Other Scientific, Medical & Hospital E.

Imports - Scientific & Medical Mach. (Census Basis) in the United States decreased to 4284.66 USD Million in March from 4388.08 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Scientific & Medical Mach. (Census Basis in the United States averaged 1956.25 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4587.03 USD Million in September of 2019 and a record low of 307.96 USD Million in January of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Scientific & Medical Mach.

Medical Doctors in New Zealand increased to 3.35 per 1000 people in 2018 from 3.28 per 1000 people in 2017. Medical Doctors in New Zealand averaged 2.05 per 1000 people from 1961 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 3.35 per 1000 people in 2018 and a record low of 1.06 per 1000 people in 1966. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand Medical Doctors.

Hospitals run by the former FTSE 100 company are tackling the coronavirus outbreak

Hundreds of millions of people turn to the web each day to seek answers to medical concerns. But the information they share is far from secret. Madhumita Murgia, the FT's European technology correspondent, has been looking into what happens to the personal health information we share with these websites, and she tells India Ross what she discovered..

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Got something in your medical history that first responders should know about if you call 911? Things like known drug allergies, or the medications you’re on? The iPhone and Apple Watch will soon be able to share this information with first responders automatically (if you opt to let it do so). When a user with […]

Got something in your medical history that first responders should know about if you call 911? Things like known drug allergies, or the medications you’re on? The iPhone and Apple Watch will soon be able to share this information with first responders automatically (if you opt to let it do so). When a user with […]

Got something in your medical history that first responders should know about if you call 911? Things like known drug allergies, or the medications you’re on? The iPhone and Apple Watch will soon be able to share this information with first responders automatically (if you opt to let it do so). When a user with […]

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo issued a joint call on 24 April for governments to refrain from imposing export and other trade restrictions on key medical supplies and food and to quickly lift those put in place since the start of the year.

The WTO Secretariat has published a new report on the treatment of medical products in regional trade agreements (RTAs) amid current supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report examines the extent medical products are traded among preferential partners and the difference in liberalization rates within and outside these trade agreements.

Shares of One Medical are worth $19.50 this morning after the venture-backed unicorn priced its IPO at $14 per share last night. The company opened at $18 before rising further, according to Yahoo Finance data. At its current price, One Medical is worth about 40% more than its IPO price, a strong debut for the […]

Lionel Messi and Co will return to the club for training on Wednesday where they will receive a medical at the club's Ciutat Esportiva training base following an inspection from LaLiga officials.

Kentucky senator mocks Obama's U.S. health care overhaul, as new poll shows 54 percent of Americans don't support the Obamacare law

Johnny Depp has been ordered to submit his drug and alcohol medical records by the judge presiding over his £50m defamation case against ex wife Amber Heard.

The actor, 56, looked in high spirits as he rocked out to the star-studded crowd at at the opening of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Thursday night.

Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke and The Crown's Claire Foy are just some of the names to have appeared on the programme since its launch on 26 March 2000.

The 45-year-old actor sported a red cast while out and about in Los Angeles on Monday after recently performing a medical procedure on himself while under home quarantine.

With medical supplies in high demand during the coronavirus pandemic, Australian fashion designers are now creating purposeful medical clothing for practitioners and hospitals.

Hospitality mogul Richard Caring, 71, together with his wife Patricia and The Caring Foundation, want to help feed those in need during this 'tunnel of darkness'.

All Blacks rugby player and former NRL star Sonny Bill Williams is a powerful athlete and has revealed his bizarre secret weapon - an unsightly, bloody procedure.

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney has also said that the Marriott hotel adjoining the stadium could be used to accommodate doctors and nurses, and the north car park for drive through testing.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cast doubt on Rashford's availability for the Euros on Wednesday, claiming that the player's recovery from a double stress fracture of the back was taking longer to heal than expected.

Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves is comfortable in hospital. He was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night after nurses had concerns over his condition. He is 80 and has been in poor health.

Football is inching closer to a return amid the Covid-19 pandemic but there remains an array of medical and health issues that need to be worked through before a ball can be kicked.

Two hundred flights will leave for China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates in the next six months under the deal as borders globally are shut to slow the spread of the virus.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Rodwell will arrive in Rome with a view to completing a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Poland's World Cup qualifier with Romania had to be suspended when a firecracker exploded at the feet of striker Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern Munich man needed medical attention.

Kim Jong Un visited the country's Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory just as North Korean official released a statement on tense US relations to secure nuclear negotiation, yesterday.

The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader.