Insurer Group to Pilot Program for Improving Doc Directories

(MedPage Today) -- Physicians in three states to participate in 6-month pilot

Burnout: Helping Nurses Help Themselves

(MedPage Today) -- Know the signs of burnout and intervene before the problem escalates

Myanmar's parliament elects Suu Kyi confidant as president

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament elected a close friend and confidant of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as president on Tuesday, making Htin Kyaw the first head of state who does not hail from a military background since the 1960s. Suu Kyi led her National League for Democracy (NLD) to a landslide election win in November, but a constitution drafted by the former junta bars her from the top office. It is the victory of my sister Aung San Suu Kyi," Htin Kyaw told Reuters after the vote.

China to start civilian flights from disputed South China Sea island

China will begin civilian flights to and from a disputed South China Sea island within a year, state media reported on Friday, as the government expands infrastructure on islands and reefs also claimed by other countries in region. The flights will be to Sansha city, on Woody Island in the Paracel archipelago, China's administrative base for islands and reefs it controls in the South China Sea. China claims most of the energy-rich waters through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

LatAm women face 'lottery' accessing life-saving contraception and abortions: Amnesty

By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Access to potentially life-saving contraception and abortion can be a lottery for women and girls in Latin America, often depending on their ability to pay or the personal and religious views of a health worker, Amnesty International said on Monday. "Tragically, for women across Latin America, receiving life-saving medical treatment depends on the good will of a health professional or the depth of her pockets," Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty, said in a statement. Latin America has some of the world's strictest abortion laws, with seven countries imposing total bans on the procedure under any circumstances.