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How To Choose An Online ACLS Provider
What to look for when trying to find the best online ACLS course for you.
eMedCert - The past few years have seen an increasing number of healthcare professionals turning to online Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) programs to fulfill…
Could more charges be the answer to today's NHS financial problems?
BBC - Why not introduce more NHS charges?
NHS dentistry cost £2.9bn in 2012-13, of which £650m was raised in charges.
Prescription charges raise only about £450m of the £9bn spent on prescription drugs.
Exemptions to prescription…
Gomis collapsed on the field for a drop in blood pressure
THE GUARDIAN - Bafétimbi Gomis collapsed on the field at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night to briefly spark nightmarish memories of the Fabrice Muamba drama from almost three years ago at this same stadium.
The Swansea City striker has…
International Women’s Day 2015: the MSF priorities
Adolescent women are often overlooked, but they have specific health needs, writes Médecins Sans Frontières’ Women’s Health Advisor, obstetrician Dr Tane Luna.
As a medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières values…
Things you can't miss at INTERSCHUTZ 2015
The preparations for INTERSCHUTZ 2015, the international exhibition for fire prevention, disaster relief, rescue, safety and security, are well under way. Around 1,300 exhibitors from more than 40 countries will be presenting their products…
European healthcare Index 2014 – the good, the bad and what needs to be done?
The EHCI 2014 total ranking of healthcare systems shows The Netherlands again widening the gap to country #2 from 19 points in 2013 to 43 points in 2014, (in 2012, the margin was 50 points), scoring 898 points out of 1000, an EHCI all time…
Emergency in Italy, more than 2,000 boat migrants rescued during the weekend
Around 700 migrants who were rescued near the Libyan coast on Saturday have been brought to Sicily by Italian coastguards, They were just some of at least 2,000 people helped to safety since Friday by a variety of vessels including merchant…
New artic blasts will hit US this week
MLIVE - Two arctic blasts of air are slated to hit Michigan this week. The air could be cold enough to break some record low temperatures for this time in February. The first batch of bitterly cold arctic air will move in Thursday, and make…
Tracheal intubation: tips for a good VL technique
MEDEST118 by dr. Mario Rugna - A debate is ongoing among #FOAMED social media about increasing first passage rate in tracheal intubation and some difficulties when using VL. At the beginning of my experience with VL I experienced some…
Non emergencies and GPs: Could 111 work better?
111 line increasing pressure on NHS, say leading doctors
BBC - There has been a big increase in the number of people being referred to GP surgeries and A&E departments, analysis of the NHS 111 urgent care line in England shows.
The…