scholarly journals Psychiatry in the ‘New South Africa’

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 343-345
Author(s):  
Sean Kaliski
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
New South ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Political Uncertainty ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past

Academic medicine in South Africa was created largely by talented graduates who, having travelled overseas (especially to Britain) for postgraduate training, returned to teach in the newly established medical schools and teaching hospitals. However, over the past three decades fewer have decided to return. Consequently academic medicine generally is in decline. Hospital specialists are demoralised, and about 80% of those recently surveyed indicated that they intended leaving the public health service if the present imbalance between service commitments, research opportunities, and poor pay persists (Curtin, 1991). About 40% of graduating medical students emigrate, usually to avoid conscription. The continuing violence and political uncertainty within the country probably ensure that few will ever return.

scholarly journals A new causative agent of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis. As reported by the Bureau of the Public Health Service

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-91
Author(s):  
Z. B.
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Causative Agent ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Very High

According to the Bureau of the Public Health Service (Washington), over the past five years, the number of diseases in the United States has been epidemic. cerebrospin. meningitis was very high (numbers not indicated), exceeding the number of diseases in the period since the beginning of the worlds, war.

X.—A Human Blastocyst in situ.

1929 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-202
Author(s):  
C. Witherington Stump
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Blastocyst ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The University

The specimen to be described in this paper was presented to the embryological collection of the Anatomy Department of the University of Sydney by Dr A. A. Palmer of the Public Health Service of New South Wales.It is a pleasant duty to acknowledge indebtedness to Dr Palmer, not only for his kindness in making over the specimen to the Department, but also for his swift recognition of its interest.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 26: Fortnightly reporting period ending 27 September 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Wales

Cumulatively to 27 September there have been 27,095 case notifications and 835 deaths. The number of new cases reported nationally this fortnight was 278, a 67% decrease from the previous fortnight (841). On average, this represented 20 cases notified each day over the reporting period, a decrease from an average of 60 cases per day over the previous reporting period. 82% of all COVID-19 cases for the period (229/278) were reported in Victoria, with smaller numbers of cases reported from New South Wales (32), Western Australia (9), Queensland (6) and South Australia (2). In Victoria, 92% of cases (210/229) were locally acquired with known source, 7% (15/229) were locally acquired with unknown source, and 2% (4/229) were reported as under investigation. Excluding Victoria, there were 49 cases in other jurisdictions. Of these, 69% (34/49) were overseas acquired, 18% (9/49) were locally acquired, and 12% (10/49) were under investigation at this time. The continued decrease in new cases observed this fortnight in Victoria was the result of the public health interventions to minimise transmission. A total of 8 deaths were reported from cases diagnosed in this reporting period, all of whom were >75 years old, and all from Victoria. Although testing rates declined over the past month, they remain high at 10.4 tests per 1,000 population per week. There is variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction; the rate depends on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.08%. Victoria reported a positivity rate of 0.18% for this reporting period, while in all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was 0.05% or lower.

In Reply: Hazards of Radioactive Fallout

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1962 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 850-851
Author(s):  
◽  
Lee E. Farr ◽  
Frederic N. Silverman ◽  
Edward F. Lis ◽  
Stewart H. Clifford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Radioactive Fallout ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Service Monitoring ◽  
Strontium 90

Dr. Chusid's concern over radioactive fallout, and particularly strontium-90, is shared by many people both as individuals and as responsible members of lay, professional, or governmental organizations. Because of this concern the AEC has since the beginning of its organization established, developed, and expanded a monitoring network which within the past 2 years has been further expanded by the Public Health Service monitoring network. The Sr90 removal process to which Dr. Chusid refers is one aspect of general attempts to meet and eliminate potential hazards.

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