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Doctor Stabbed in Chest; 'Hypnotic' Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted13:59 This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a "hypnotic way." (BBC News) A Florida nurse may lose her eyesight after a patient allegedly attacked her and broke nearly every bone in her face. A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the attack. (WFLA, NBC Miami) Nebraska family physic… Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End11:50 This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largest involving healthcare workers, and the first involving physicians, in the state's history, according to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), which represented the workers. Among the key provisions in th… Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination8:38 This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles -- not just severe cases -- but experts warn that this shouldn't be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinion piece for Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote that studies support the administration of vitamin A "under the supervision of a physician for those with mild, moderate, and severe infection"… Trump officials propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients0:39 U.S. health officials want food manufacturers to provide more information about new additives and ingredients Mark Cruz to lead Indian Health Service amid staffing and infrastructure challenges0:39 Senior Health and Human Services adviser Mark Cruz will now lead the U.S. agency that provides healthcare to some 2.8 million Native Americans Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test19:53 Moderna shares more than doubled after announcing initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts19.srpna The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola19.srpna Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records19.srpna A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding18.srpna Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds14.srpna A federal investigation accuses California's prison system of failing to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse by guards Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?14.srpna As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying13.srpna The Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal |