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Public Health and Medical Responses to the 1957-58 Influenza Pandemic
UMHC bond rating goes up (DS)
UMass credited for its stability By Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER — Standard & Poors has upgraded the bond rating for UMass Memorial Health Care for the first… Read more »
Learn to care Nursing homes grow their own LPN staffs (DS)
WORCESTER — When Hannah M. Afiadata started her career in long-term care, she knew she had to move up, but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. “I came to the… Read more »
Ouch! Early flu shot season comes with 3 jabs
ATLANTA – Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for
CDC Updates Recommendations for the Amount of Time Persons with Influenza-Like Illness should be Away from Others
On August 5, 2009, CDC changed its recommendation related to the amount of time people with influenza-like illness should stay away from others (the exclusion period). New guidance indicates that… Read more »
Texas Nurses fired for reporting concerns about physician practice (MC)
On July 17, Texas Nurses Association filed a formal complaint with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) – the state agency that licenses hospitals – against the Winkler… Read more »
Swine flu fatal to local cancer nurse
A cancer nurse at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael has died of the H1N1 flu, becoming the first reported health care worker in California killed by the new… Read more »
Swine Flu Fact Sheet Linke
See link below to new CDC factsheet on preparing for vaccination with the H1N1 vaccine.
Surgical Masks Help Ward Off Flu, Maybe
New study does little to settle debate over their usefulness HealthDayMonday, August 3, 2009 MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) — Experts are still debating the usefulness of wearing surgical face… Read more »
MNA Comments Featured in Great Worrcester Business Journal Story on the Impact of the Recession on Mental Health & Available Services (DS)
Feeling Stressed? As recession anxiety builds, more seek therapy By Matthew L. Brown Worcester Business Journal Staff Writer Hard times are hard on more than one’s wallet. Financial trouble can… Read more »