| "NHS Is Underwriting Cut Price Cosmetic Surgery From Overseas", Says Plastic Surgeons' Association, UK The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) called for the Government to issue clearer guidance to the NHS on treating patients who come to the NHS with problems following cosmetic surgery overseas. BAPRAS says that the NHS is currently providing a safety net for patients going overseas for cheap deals on cosmetic surgery, which takes resources away from patients waiting for reconstructive surgery following cancer or trauma. medicalnewstoday.com |
Doing Good, With Soft Hands The Body Shop is sticking to its humanitarian roots. nytimes.com |
In New Jersey, Cosmetic Surgery Tax Reaped Funds Far Below Projections Bloomberg: "A tax on breast enhancements and other cosmetic care, similar to one proposed in the U.S. Senate's health-overhaul legislation, doesn't generate even a third of the $30 million a year originally projected for it in New Jersey, the only state with such a levy... medicalnewstoday.com |
Health Law Includes Help For Young Women With Breast Cancer Kaiser Health News: "A little-noticed section in the health-care overhaul aims to raise awareness among young women and their doctors about the risk of breast cancer between the ages of 15 and 44... mnt.to |
Surgical Instruments Left In Children Rarely Fatal, But Dangerous Surgical items, such as sponges and small instruments, left in the bodies of children who undergo surgery are quite uncommon and rarely fatal but decidedly dangerous and expensive mistakes, according to a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study to be published in the November issue of JAMA-Archives of Surgery... mnt.to |