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Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination7:48 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 End7:48 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 Assaulted7:48 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… Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge7:48 This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge over the holiday weekend. While the total number of dismissed employees appears to be smaller than originally expected, the changes sowed confusion as some staffers received termination notices over the weekend, while others waited for expected firings that never came. This includes members of CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, a 2-year fel… Ad Attacks Cleveland Clinic for Being Too 'Woke'7:48 This is a MedPage Today story. Cleveland Clinic officials fired back at a conservative organization's "Woke Alert" attack ad that asked if the large health system was "the wokest hospital in America," saying the ad's claims are "riddled with inaccuracies and lies." The ad, by Consumers' Research, says clinic officials "prioritize care based on skin color, perform child sex changes, push transgender propaganda on vulnerable kids, insert DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] into everything they… She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA16:54 Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected13:43 Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo Congo begins vaccinations to fight the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history8:20 Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover28.srpna A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment Closing arguments are set to begin in Lindsay Clancy's trial in the killings of her 3 children27.srpna Closing arguments are set to begin in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children in 2023 FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival27.srpna U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer A Kenyan mother bled for hours after childbirth and died as healthcare remains weak26.srpna The white sand beaches of one of Kenya's most popular tourist areas line a region with one of the country's highest rates of deaths around childbirth 8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater24.srpna An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices24.srpna The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record-high beef prices |