Category: Nursing

Hospital nurse ‘joked about a sick boy’s penis’

Nurse at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital ‘described one girl as “cabbaged”, made lewd remarks about colleagues and joked about a sick boy’s penis’ A children’s hospital nurse is accused of inappropriately examining a child’s penis and making vile remarks about patients. Stephen Allen, who works at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, was said to have shook an operating table, saying ‘look at his w**** wobbling’ while examining the young boy.

A new tool to help breast cancer patients

A free decision making tool is helping women with breast cancer weigh up the options of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Kate Gale with her children Bree and Gemma when she was ambassador for the Mother’s Day Classic in 2014.

Women could take big hit if ACA is tossed

From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.

Risk to women’s health benefits seen in health law repeal

From a return to higher premiums for women to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, the Republican push to repeal the Obama-era health care law already is raising concerns that women could be hit hard. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.

Millions expected to lose health insurance with repeal

More than 20 million people are expected to lose their health insurance coverage within a year following President Donald Trump’s executive order to repeal the Affordable Care Act Jan. 20. According to a report conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , the uninsured rate had fallen to the lowest level on record since the ACA was passed in 2010. In addition, millions of Americans with employer, Medicaid, Medicare or individual market coverage benefited from the protections of the act.

Freudenberg Invests In Medical Technology

The company is currently investing in the expansion of its medical technology division worldwide. More than a million Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year, more than 29 million Americans have diabetes and almost six million suffer from chronic wounds.

Many people are unaware of thyroid conditions

Despite it effecting millions of Americans, more than half of the people living with a thyroid condition aren’t aware of the issue, a situation that can contribute to chronic health problems, including weight gain and infertility. “A thyroid condition is very, very common,” says Dr. Sherry Zhou, endocrinologist with Mosaic Life Care.

Transitional rehab helps 101-year-old recover

… needs and expanded from 18 beds to 31 beds. One reason for the expansion is the result of changes going on in the health care insurance industry, Cole said. Medicare and other insurers have a limited budget and are looking to save money and still …

UAB School of Nursing receives $1.4 million HRSA grant to improve health of underserved communities

In a continuing effort to serve the health care needs of medically underserved populations across Birmingham and the state of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing has long partnered with community agencies and facilities to identify and assist those who struggle most to receive proper health care by providing care through the school’s nurse-managed clinics. Since 2013, one of those important endeavors has been the UAB School of Nursing Foundry Clinic at The Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center in Bessemer, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham.

Family Health opens remote clinic at McHenry County PADS site

WOODSTOCK – A social service agency is providing part-time but direct health care services to McHenry County’s homeless. The Family Health Partnership Clinic now operates a once-a-week remote clinic at the day center of McHenry County Public Action to Deliver Shelter, a subsidiary of Pioneer Center for Human Services.

Who is memory care for?

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, around 70% of adults over the age of 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives. Not all long term care options are the same, however.

Hospital Readmissions for COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exerts a major strain on the American healthcare system, mostly due to the high number of hospitalizations and emergency department visits associated with exacerbations.1 Generally, COPD is a treatable and manageable disease process for many patients in the early stages. However, the disease presents many morbidity and mortality issues that complicate management and care.

Spreading immunisation awareness in rural India

Potka, Jan 26 – Ganga Das, 19 and pregnant for the first time, was determined enough to get her immunisation done at a Public Heath Centre at Juri village of this block in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district. Married at the age of 17, Ganga’s determination was a result of an equally determined effort by Unicef and the mobilisers sent out by the state Health Department to spread awareness about routine immunisation and how it helps protect unborn children, creating their first wall of defence against diseases.

Griffin offers CNA training program

The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers is offering its 5-week Accelerated Certified Nursing Assistant program starting March 20. Photo courtesy of Griffin Hospital. The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers is offering its 5-week Accelerated Certified Nursing Assistant program starting March 20. Photo courtesy of Griffin Hospital.

Philips and Banner Health Sign 15-Year Agreement to Extend Successful …

Philips and Banner Health Sign 15-Year Agreement to Extend Successful Connected Healthcare Programs, Transforming Care and Lowering Costs, While Improving Quality Royal Philips a leading health technology company, and Arizona-based Banner Health, today announced a multi-year partnership intended to further innovate and expand on their successful joint connected healthcare programs such as the Intensive Ambulatory Care pilot knowledge and research in connected care and population health management and Banner’s deep clinical and operational insights to identify and deliver integrated solutions that are intended to improve the health of Banner’s patients.

Premier health insurance launches new package

Premier Health Insurance , a private health insurance company, has launched a health insurance package plan to allow Ghanaians living abroad to purchase health insurance for their dependants in Ghana. The package, dubbed: “Premier Apomuden Plan ” has four distinct products to suit every pocket with a minimum of 300 dollars equivalent per year and 25 dollars monthly.

Marshall University Research Receives Coal Country Grant

U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins announced that Marshall University Research Corporation has received a grant of more than $1.3 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission to train community health workers in coal counties. The grant of $1,325,655 aims to improve public health and access to care in rural coal communities.

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Local nurses and community members gathered outside the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sunday evening for the continuation of the Affordable Care Act. Glatt says her daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma just months after she became covered under the President Obama-led health care change.