January 2015

The Charleston Animal Society's 2015 Charleston firefighter calendar is suddenly selling like hotcakes after Buzzfeed featured several of the beefcake photos on its website Monday. Director of Community Engagement Kay Hyman said the…

WARWICK UNIVERSITY TRIAL SUMMARY  - P.A.R.A.ME.D.I.C. is a cluster randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation. We have chosen to use a cluster randomised design because an individually randomised design would have a significant…

BCC - The first batch of an experimental vaccine against Ebola is on its way to Liberia. The shipment will be the first potentially preventative medicine to reach one of the hardest hit countries. But experts say that, with Ebola cases…

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…

HOMETOWNSTATION - Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams responded to 597 missions and saved dozens of lives, said LASD officials. “These rescues involved everything from missing hikers, motorcycle…

Dr. Armand Sprecher, Public Health Specialist at MSF describes MSF’s clinical protocols, the challenges faced, and lessons learned during the world’s largest outbreak ongoing in West Africa Q: Does MSF have a standard clinical care regimen…

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…

NHS England has published a new Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing with Age UK, to help people improve their health and general fitness, particularly those aged 70 or over with ‘mild frailty’. The evidence-based guide covers key areas that…

LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE CORRIGENDA: The London Ambulance Service Chief Executive was not “forced to resign”. She has left for another job Ann Radmore - Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service - has quit her position after the…

How to immobilize a fracture in an emergency situation? You could use a lot of things but just 1 procedure. Thanks to James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. you could know how to make asplint, for your neck or an extremity, and stabilize it until the…