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...even slums are targeted when polling day approaches. Baiano has taken no money for his electioneering, and explains "this man isn't the best candidate, but I owe him a favor." It's dangerous to default in Brazil's largest city - and in its prisons. Drauzio Varella, a jail doctor, regularly examined the corpses of inmates stabbed for failing to repay debts. In 1995, a body was brought for his inspection. "He was lying face upward," says Drauzio Varella, "and when I turned him over, his head dangled. He had been almost decapitated. The guard told me this...
...twin daughters, 10, at home--and more than two years ago, her mother Irene, 86 and struggling with her health, moved in with the family. In Kurzweil's mind, a nursing home was not the right choice. But her mother's poor health made getting her to a doctor very difficult. Kurzweil's solution: Dr. Andrew W. Lyons, a New Age Marcus Welby who makes house calls, little black bag--a padded black computer bag--and all. "It's an amazing lifesaver," says Kurzweil. She has time for her daughters and career, and "Dr. Lyons permits my mother to stay...
...internship involved five rotations, including emergency, surgery and nursing, during which the five high schoolers performed any job that didn't require a license. He recalls watching as emergency-room workers tried to revive an older woman. "I always thought the doctor did all the action, but I saw it's a real team effort; that really impacted me," he says. Joseph, now 17 and entering senior year, hopes to become a doctor, and thinks the internship will give him an edge in college and medical school applications...
...Iran's Caesarean Section Craze Well-accustomed to elective surgery, Iranian women are choosing C-sections at such a high rate that it's a challenge now to find a doctor who will perform a "medieval" vaginal birth
...demand for C-sections is so widespread that it has actually altered the obstetrician landscape, making it a challenge to find a doctor who will deliver you naturally. Caesareans are quicker than drawn-out vaginal delivery, and many doctors find it profitable to perform them exclusively, fitting in several per day. If a friend recommends a doctor, you must first ask if he or she is "C-section only." To be taken on as a vaginal delivery patient, you either have to adjust your standards (elderly doctors are more receptive to the idea, but they're out of date with...