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One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid9:48 Wiza Bondele works at an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo, risking his life without pay since the outbreak began in May Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination9:48 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"… Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End9:48 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… Doctor Stabbed in Chest; 'Hypnotic' Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted9:48 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… Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops13:58 Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay6.srpna The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures6.srpna The federal government is taking steps to shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killings5.srpna Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, the family's former nanny said she saw her deal with significant weight loss, insomnia, and postpregnancy mental health issues Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up legal debate and contempt vote5.srpna Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week Ebola has killed 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges4.srpna Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease Trial of Massachusetts mom accused of killing her 3 children enters 2nd week of testimony3.srpna Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is heading into a second week of testimony about the killings of her three children in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023 |