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Ad Attacks Cleveland Clinic for Being Too 'Woke'23:19 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… Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician12:48 This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free … Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge10.března 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… Doctor Stabbed in Chest; 'Hypnotic' Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted10.března 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 h… Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End10.března 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… Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island's medical missions10.března Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw a medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to the doctors and nurses instead of mostly paying the Cuban government Taking to social media to complain about hot subway rides? You're not alone: study10.března A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination7.března 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 … How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health6.března Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress6.března A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in Jamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by US6.března Jamaica’s foreign ministry says it is ending a decades-long agreement with Cuba involving its medical missions A breast cancer survivor knits prostheses in Kenya as silicone ones are costly5.března A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive Cuban doctors leave Honduras as Trump pushes to isolate the island5.března More than 150 Cuban medical staff have departed Honduras after the Central American country's new government abruptly cancelled the agreement Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events4.března Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making space for conversation, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information 26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan3.března The medical charity Doctors Without Doctors says 26 staff working with the group remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan |