SARS attack: reality vs perception collide during students' Beijing visit

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A group of medical students from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School shortened their stay in Beijing in April, 2003, after SARS broke out. They did this not so much because they feared becoming infected but because they were afraid they might not be able to leave China. They expected airport checks and delays in China and the US, but this expectation did not materialize.

China, Medical students, Travel, Beijing, China, Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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Stem Cells Step Closer to the Clinic: Paralysis Partially Reversed in Rats With ALS-like Disease

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Researchers have succeeded in making paralyzed rats move again by injecting stem cells into their spinal column. Stem cells are embryonic cells that can develop into any type of cell. The rats had the equivalent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) but more research is needed before the technique can be used in humans.

Research, Stem cells, Stem cell transplantation, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH: Health Care Quality Evangelist

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The president and chief executive officer of the National Quality Forum discusses the organization's goals for improving the quality of health care in the US. The forum includes government employees, doctors, employers, and consumer groups and hopes to focus first on preventing medical errors.

Medical care, Quality management, Medical care quality, Interview, Kizer, Kenneth W.

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