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Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination21:34 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 End21:33 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 Assaulted21:33 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 Purge21:33 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… Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in Congo8:11 The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine25.října Uganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria cont... Climate change blamed for two-thirds of heat deaths in Europe23.října More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning23.října A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is helping significantly reduce the chances that melanoma patients' tumors return First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport22.října The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand21.října Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active Africa CDC calls Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records first case21.října Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma21.října The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive21.října Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive |
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