Nurses and Global Health

Report: Hospital records sold to lawyers

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- At least one employee of a Las Vegas hospital appears to have sold confidential information about patients to lawyers, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The newspaper said the information is related to...

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U.S. military nurse acquitted in lethal-injection case

A court martial in Texas acquitted a U.S. military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the air force's largest hospital. more

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Folk healers want 'healing touch' of acceptance to continue

Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) Folk healers Amchi Wangtak from Ladakh and Gemma Brirford from Tanzania may not follow each other's language, but their concern is the same - revival of their age-old methods of traditional medicine...

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Veterans, Knoxville fear losing a special bond to terms with VA closing

By REID FORGRAVE • rforgrave@dmreg.com • November 22, 2009 Knoxville, Ia. — Jonathan Wilson came to this town in handcuffs. Over the last few years, the campus' radiology department, pharmacy and, finally, its mental health...

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Shifting the Cost/Benefits of Ministerial Training - PolityWonk

Occasionally I attempt to apply ethics as a historian to this question over my merely emotional reactions. What comes across to me overwhelmingly is that society as a whole still refuses to honor a...

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Efficiency expected at today's H1N1 clinics

Monroe County residents at today's H1N1 vaccination clinics can expect to be screened for medical conditions by someone other than the nurse giving the vaccine. Health Department officials planned to meet Friday with the three...

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INC relaxes norms to open nursing colleges

New Delhi, Nov 21 : Realising the need to enhance both the quality and quantity of nursing services for strengthened primary health care, the Indian Nursing Council has relaxed certain norms to facilitate opening of more...

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Nurse featured in pro-Reid robocalls

Lee Slaughter, the nurse featured in the "Is Harry Strong Enough?" ads a few weeks back is the star of a new set of Nevada robocalls meant to buttress Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as he hits the accelerator on health...

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Ghana: Koforidua Central Hospital Organises Training Workshop

The management of the Koforidua Hospital, in collaboration with the Nurses and Midwifery Association (NMA), has organised a five-day training workshop for its staff. The five days workshop, which was aimed at upgrading the...

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California issues strict rules for health professionals with addiction problems

News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry in California, an examination of the nation's first city-run universal health care plan in...

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