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- 5/20/2013
New Indication for Xarelto: Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Treatment
The incidence of PE in Canada has increased significantly due to the widespread availability and sensitivity of equipment used to diagnose this illness. - 5/20/2013
Home at last: South African doctor finally over legal drama
A South African physician who suffered through an extended medical malpractice legal drama in the United Arab Emirates is finally home. - 5/20/2013
Alberta Health Services says nurse layoffs won’t affect 24 hour a day palliative home care
Alberta Health Services (AHS) said patients receiving palliative home care in Calgary will continue to receive the care they need despite recent nurse layoffs. - 5/20/2013
Where have Europe's nurses gone?
Throughout Europe, the nursing profession is rapidly losing its appeal. An aging workforce and dwindling student enrollment in nursing schools are precipitating a looming nursing crisis. - 5/20/2013
Misled by nurses, psychiatrist disturbed by drugging of teenage inmate
A psychiatrist, who works with some of the most dangerous prisoners in the country, teared up Tuesday as she testified about watching video of prison staff injecting a troubled inmate with medication over her objections. - 5/20/2013
Nursing home abuse incident not isolated, say experts
Hidden camera footage shows worker taunting 85-year-old woman with rags smeared with her feces; another worker repeatedly wrestling and hitting her; and another wiping his nose on her clean sheets. - 5/20/2013
Video: To be a nurse
The New York Times reviews a new anthology of essays by 21 nurses called, “I Wasn’t Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse.” - 5/20/2013
Bus drivers and nurses most likely to be obese according to survey
A recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index poll found that bus drivers and nurses were more likely to be obese when compared to other professions. The sample consisted of 138,438 people ages 18 and over. It found that 36.4 percent of transport workers were obese.