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Social Media and Critical Care, prepare for SMACC 2015: How to be a Hero
I'm not a hero and I don't pretend to be. But, i guess... I've worked with quite of you and I want to share a story that inspire me. Wh0 is expert on heroes?
Reid's not-to-be-missed talk takes medical care to a whole new level. Prepare to…
NNU: "To reduce inequality we need Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street"
National Nurses United today welcomed President Obama’s call to reduce income inequality in the U.S. through new taxes on financial institutions and the wealthiest Americans as a “fresh start,” but called on the White House and Congress to…
Hospital Pediatric Nurse opportunity in Quatar
English speaking Pediatric Nurses needed for a Specialist Pediatrics and Women’s Health Hospital in Qatar (www.sidra.org).
Sidra will open at the beginning of 2016 and is currently attracting the most talented Pediatric Nurses from the…
Bill Gates is commissioning art to remind people why vaccines are important
Article by Leo Mirani
At first glance, the image above looks like it comes from a spread in Vogue magazine. Shot by Australian photographer Alexia Sinclair, it certainly has all the elements of a high-gloss fashion magazine photo shoot:…
Medicare: Australians to pay more to visit doctors
Australians will soon pay more to visit a doctor under discreet changes to the public healthcare system.
The Medicare changes, which will take effect from 19 January, could save the government billions of dollars.
People will pay an extra…
Refugees caught in heavy snow as storms lash Lebanon and Jordan
Thousands of refugees across Lebanon and Jordan have been struggling to keep warm and protect their shelters this week as severe winter storms bring plummeting temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds and lashing rain to the region.
UNHCR…
Knighthoods for "father of Viagra"
Two chemists, one who kicked off the development of Viagra and another who is a YouTube celebrity, have received knighthoods in the New Year Honours.
Dr Simon Campbell started and oversaw research on Viagra while working for the drug…
Medevac life in the Canadian Arctic
Flight Paramedic Hugh Gilmour works in the furthest reaches of the Canadian Arctic, evacuating patients from remote communities to hospitals in southern Canada. He is also an amateur photographer and his often breathtaking photos provide a…
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launches New Syria crisis website
Geneva/Damascus (IFRC-SARC-ICRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is today launching a new website, #REDforSyria (www.redforsyria.org), dedicated to the Movement’s humanitarian response to the Syrian conflict.…
Fixing bones with a power drill? Less expensive and ingenious
Fixing bones with a power drill? It sounds terrifying, but thanks to an ingenious cover these household drills are now healing hospital patients in Uganda - at a tiny fraction of the cost
BBC - Being operated on with an ordinary power…