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Budget cuts a factor in rise of teen birth rates, officials say
Budget cuts a factor in rise of teen birth rates, officials say
posted by stephenhyatt 164 days 2 hours 28 minutes ago
The country's teen birth rate, as well as the state's, inched up last year for the first time in 14 years.
Read more...Toolkits to Help Providers and Patients Implement Safer Health Care Practices
Toolkits to Help Providers and Patients Implement Safer Health Care Practices
posted by marcusy56 164 days 2 hours 27 minutes ago
An array of toolkits designed to help doctors, nurses, hospital managers, patients and others reduce medical errors was released today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Read more...Talks fail; nurses' strike begins Sunday
Talks fail; nurses' strike begins Sunday
posted by tatum10 164 days 2 hours 30 minutes ago
Ten hours of talks Friday between Coshocton County Memorial Hospital and its registered nurses failed to yield a contract agreement. The union will strike Sunday.
Read more...Hundreds tested for diabetes-linked vision loss
Hundreds tested for diabetes-linked vision loss
posted by andrewmartin 164 days 2 hours 29 minutes ago
More than 400 people in northern Manitoba have taken advantage of a program that monitors the retinas of diabetics to check for vision loss or blindness.
Read more...Reno RNs join California nurses union
Reno RNs join California nurses union
posted by nurse24 164 days 2 hours 31 minutes ago
Registered nurses at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno have voted in favor of representation by the California Nurses Association, the Oakland union said Friday.
Read more...Baby born in hospital car park
Baby born in hospital car park
posted by net1978 164 days 2 hours 32 minutes ago
Jennifer Gold said nurses watched as she gave birth to her son Sonny last Friday morning in a car parked outside the Miles Hospital on the Darling Downs.
Read more...Pomona Valley nurses vote to approve strike
Pomona Valley nurses vote to approve strike
posted by tonnyscott 164 days 2 hours 33 minutes ago
Union nurses at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center have voted to strike again if negotiations are not resolved over concerns like wages and staffing.
Read more...Restoring Lives Not Just Immune Systems
Restoring Lives Not Just Immune Systems
posted by amanda 177 days 21 hours 51 minutes ago
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa is decimating populations, depressing economies, deepening poverty and destabilizing traditional social orders.
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