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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Science and Technology, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Nursing
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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Science, Science and Technology, Mastectomy, American Civil Liberties Union
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USMH graduate shares her inspiring story with other achievers at ceremony
holly.shok@herald-mail.comIt was seconds after taking the stage that 26-year-old Elese Wade was choking back tears. “I’ve had sleepless nights, tear-filled days and my finances stretched to the limit. I can honestly say that being finished now feels so good,”...Tags: Science, Towson University, Science and Technology, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Bits of Business | HealthSouth looks at sports injuries
Centre Daily TimesTherapists from Health South Nittany Valley in Pleasant Gap are focusing on sports-related injuries in youth athletes. Last month, the company said its occupational and physical therapists attended a continuing education course that focused on...Tags: Physical Therapists, Sports, HealthSouth Corp, Canoeing and Kayaking, Health and Medical Professionals
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Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The unions must maintain a minimum level of staffing among certain units,...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Nursing, Career and Workplace, Justice System
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Alvernia University graduates
Reading Eagle, Pa.The following area students graduated from Alvernia University this spring. Honors are indicated as follows: ***with highest distinction; **with high distinction: *with distinction. Bachelor of arts: **Farah A. Fontaine, Madelyn R. Vicioso and **Bernude...Tags: Science and Technology, Kutztown, Mental Health, Nursing, Christianity
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News anchor tells it like it is at Quinnipiac University's graduation
New Haven Register, Conn.The medical and communications fields are really different, but TV news anchor Josh Elliott told graduates at Quinnipiac University they have at least one thing in common: "You've all decided to go into the business of being right, all the time."...Tags: Graham Spanier, Education, The Pennsylvania State University, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Colleges and Universities
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Clowns who care: Volunteers don makeup and red noses to bring cheer and support to patients
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.They wear white coats and scrubs, just like other staff members at Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House. But the big red noses and oversized shoes instantly send the message that these "doctors" are not here to talk medicine. Since the...Tags: Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Eating Disorders, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Culture, Psychiatry
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Passionate practitioner Covington Twp. woman finds nursing satisfying, strengthening
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.As a nurse, Lynn Heard has helped countless patients through the years with her tender care and calming demeanor. She also credits nursing with getting her through her own struggles in life. The Covington Twp. resident has served as school nurse at...Tags: First Aid, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Nursing, Students
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El Paso cancer patient is glad Angelina Jolie raised awareness of double mastectomy
El Paso Times, TexasEl Pasoan Alice Chavez knows what it's like to be Angelina Jolie. At least when it comes to her health. Like, Jolie, Chavez has undergone a double mastectomy. She had cancer in her left breast, and a risk of cancer in the still-healthy one. "In...Tags: Science and Technology, Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Breast Examination, General Practitioners
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UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients
ReutersBy Kate Kelland LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Britain launched a research programme on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a...Tags: Science and Technology, United Kingdom, Biology, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer
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