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When Hospitals Cave to Trump, Health Workers Must Disobey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

When Hospitals Cave to Trump, Health Workers Must Disobey

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. This week, a major private hospital system in New York City, NYU Langone Health, and the country’s largest municipal health system, NYC Health + Hospitals, issued guidance that shocked many of their employees: “You should not try to actively …

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Protesters call for Children’s Hospital L.A. to reverse restrictions on transgender care
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Protesters call for Children’s Hospital L.A. to reverse restrictions on transgender care

LA Times  

Despite the rain, protesters gathered outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday to demand that the hospital roll back restrictions on gender-affirming care for youth. “We are here because we refuse to let fear and politics dictate healthcare.” Protesters rally in support of gender-affirming care for transgender youth outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday. Protesters hoisted signs that said, …

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NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' for crisis-hit health service - as nine hospitals declare critical inci
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' for crisis-hit health service - as nine hospitals declare critical inci

Daily Mail  

More than a dozen hospitals have declared ‘critical incidents’ as the flu outbreak worsens. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust also declared the first critical incident in its history due to a combination of ‘significant patient demand, pressure within local hospitals and flooding’. ‘They go to work, they slog their guts out, and it’s very distressing for them seeing people …

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Truth about the Tik Tok doctors' boasts: I work in the NHS... and this is why I feel so sorry for them, reveals PROF ROB GALLOWAY
3 months, 1 week ago

Truth about the Tik Tok doctors' boasts: I work in the NHS... and this is why I feel so sorry for them, reveals PROF ROB GALLOWAY

Daily Mail  

'Medfluencers' – that's TikTok influencers who are doctors – are popping up on social media extolling the joys of locum work. When a doctor is newly qualified, they undertake two years of foundation training – this involves six, four-month jobs in different areas, to get a broad experience, readying them to start formal training programmes to become the GPs and …

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TikTok is being flooded with birth control misinformation. Is it stopping women from taking it?
4 months ago

TikTok is being flooded with birth control misinformation. Is it stopping women from taking it?

Salon  

TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic floor dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, liver failure, and other conditions. “We want to respect our patients and not make decisions for them,” said Dr. Jenny Wu, an OB-GYN resident at Duke University who studies how birth control is …

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'Brain dead' Kentucky man, 36, wakes up before organ donation in case that shocked the nation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Brain dead' Kentucky man, 36, wakes up before organ donation in case that shocked the nation

Daily Mail  

The family of a man who woke up as surgeons prepared to harvest his organs has revealed tragic new details about a case that shocked America. Over a one week period after reports about Hoover's story went live, roughly 170 people removed themselves from organ donor registries per day. Representatives from Gift of Life Michigan, a state-specific organ donation network, …

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Ten-minute appointments: It’s not surprising patients have unfinished business with their GP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten-minute appointments: It’s not surprising patients have unfinished business with their GP

The Independent  

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Health Care Providers Urge Biden To Support Abortion Rights Policy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Health Care Providers Urge Biden To Support Abortion Rights Policy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than 400 health care providers called on the Biden administration to “actively and unequivocally” support an abortion rights policy that goes further than Roe v. Wade and restores access to abortion later in pregnancy. “The promise of Roe, the legal right to abortion care, was never fulfilled.” When Roe was still intact, pregnant people routinely had …

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Innovations in Orthopedic Care: Experts Insights on Bone & Joint Day
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Innovations in Orthopedic Care: Experts Insights on Bone & Joint Day

ABP News  

As Bone & Joint Day approaches, the spotlight is on the groundbreaking advancements transforming orthopedic care. Dr. Pardeep Bageja, Senior Consultant Orthopaedic And Knee Surgeon, Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi Total knee replacement surgery mainly done for severe arthritis of the knee joint has been improvised over the number of years in terms of the design of implants/use of computer navigation, …

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Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England
9 months ago

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this month, a message sent to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust staff …

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Malla Reddy Narayana Hospital Introduces E-Wards A Digital Health Solution Program
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Malla Reddy Narayana Hospital Introduces E-Wards A Digital Health Solution Program

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Malla Reddy Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, is a Super Specialty Hospital, renowned for its state-of-the-art Infrastructure, announced the launch of the ‘E-Wards - A digital health solution Program’. This integration positions Malla Reddy Hospital as a trailblazer in Hyderabad for, showcasing its dedication to leveraging Indigenous technology for improved patient safety, and seamless care delivery, The ‘E-Wards - A digital …

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University of Alabama hospitals HALT IVF treatments over fears doctors will be prosecuted after state's Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children
1 year, 1 month ago

University of Alabama hospitals HALT IVF treatments over fears doctors will be prosecuted after state's Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children

Daily Mail  

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system has paused all in vitro fertilization procedures following a ruling from the state Supreme Court last Friday that declared frozen embryos to be children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham's hospital system became the first in the state to pause its IVF treatments following a ruling last week that determined frozen embryos …

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One in 50 GP appointments carried out online or via video in August
1 year, 5 months ago

One in 50 GP appointments carried out online or via video in August

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Video appointments are best for many patients who tell us they like the flexibility …

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Nurses are living in poverty, says RCN chief Pat Cullen
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses are living in poverty, says RCN chief Pat Cullen

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pat Cullen, chief executive and general secretary of the RCN, said the Government’s revised …

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Exemptions for Great Ormond Street amid ‘serious concerns’ about strike impact
1 year, 10 months ago

Exemptions for Great Ormond Street amid ‘serious concerns’ about strike impact

The Independent  

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Apollo Hospitals Group completes 500 pediatric liver transplants
2 years ago

Apollo Hospitals Group completes 500 pediatric liver transplants

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals has announced on Monday that it has successfully completed 500 pediatric liver transplants, after conducting a transplant on Prisha, a child from Jahanabad in Bihar. Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “At Apollo Hospitals, we are proud to have established one of the world's leading transplant programs, with world-class infrastructure, cutting-edge technology and …

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Wonthaggi Hospital turns to hosting nursing students to retain rural healthcare workers
2 years, 1 month ago

Wonthaggi Hospital turns to hosting nursing students to retain rural healthcare workers

ABC  

From her seaside town 132 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, Gabby O'Connor was travelling hours each day to attend university placements as a student nurse. Key points: Wonthaggi Hospital will begin taking on first-year nursing students from March The hospital hopes the program will help to employ more graduate nurses and keep locals in the rural health workforce Rural Doctors Association …

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Thousands of nurses and ambulance workers to strike on same day
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of nurses and ambulance workers to strike on same day

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On the fresh wave of strikes announced, NHS Providers’ interim chief executive Saffron Cordery …

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‘Enough is enough’: Why 7,000 New York City nurses are on strike
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Enough is enough’: Why 7,000 New York City nurses are on strike

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attorney General James also has pushed the governor’s …

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NYC Hospitals Prep For Nurse Strike Amid Negotiations
2 years, 2 months ago

NYC Hospitals Prep For Nurse Strike Amid Negotiations

Huff Post  

FILE - Zach Clapp, a nurse in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU at Mount Sinai Hospital signs a board demanding safe staffing during a rally by NYSNA nurses from NY Presbyterian and Mount Sinai, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in New York. via Associated Press NEW YORK — Negotiations to keep about 10,000 New York City nurses from walking off the job …

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Thousands of New York nurses prepare ‘last resort’ strike as hospitals scramble to prepare
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of New York nurses prepare ‘last resort’ strike as hospitals scramble to prepare

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We also want you to be safe when …

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U.K.’s National Health Service trials smart goggles for nurses on home visits of patients
2 years, 7 months ago

U.K.’s National Health Service trials smart goggles for nurses on home visits of patients

The Hindu  

High-tech smart goggles will be worn by community nurses on home visits in an effort to free up time with patients as part of a cutting-edge trial in eastern England announced by the U. K.’s National Health Service on Saturday. 🗣️"We're so excited to be the first NHS team in England to try the smart glasses"😎 New high tech goggles …

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How Doctors Can Use Medical Billing to Sabotage Abortion Bans
2 years, 7 months ago

How Doctors Can Use Medical Billing to Sabotage Abortion Bans

Slate  

In January 2003, 39 surgeons in West Virginia went on strike and successfully forced a change in state law. Specifically, as reproductive health care rights are under acute assault across more than a dozen states after five unelected Supreme Court justices overruled Roe v. Wade, doctors in these places could now organize to thwart unjust laws and provide medical care …

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I Am A Brain Cancer Doctor. I Thought I Understood My Patients — Then I Got A Brain Tumor.
2 years, 8 months ago

I Am A Brain Cancer Doctor. I Thought I Understood My Patients — Then I Got A Brain Tumor.

Huff Post  

The author in the hospital after being diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. At the same time, the chasm in my physician-patient body opened ― how would I cope from brain tumor surgery and would I set a good example for my patients by maintaining resilience through the process? Courtesy of Evan Noch Recently, a patient was fearful of undergoing brain …

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