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Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Yemen Crisis - Maningitis: a new plague for Yemen
Meningitis in Yemen
The suspected bacterial meningitis cases continue to be monitored. From 01 January to 06 August 2017 (Epidemiological week 31), a total of 2,467 clinically diagnosed cases including 37 related deaths (Case fatality…
Medicare v Medicaid: Do you know more than the President?
Do you know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare? No? Well if you don't, then it’s not surprising that many regular Americans don’t either.
It’s even rumored that the US President doesn't know what makes these two vital…
Spreading of a Cholera infection: dozens die in Darfur within a week. How to stop this disease?
The cholera infection rates are rapidly increasing in East Jebel Marra in South Darfur. Last week, more than 300 new patients were recorded in the locality
IPCC spend Over a billion US dollars on Polio Eradication: Results and examples from Nigeria
Abuja, 23 August, 2017 – The Chairman, International Polio Plus Committee (IPPC), Mr Michael McGovern, has disclosed that Rotary International has spent close to 1.7 billion US dollars on polio eradication with most of the funding going to…
ER visits in Indianapolis - New hard lines to reduce non-emergency cases
Because of the frustrating situation at the emergency room, Anthem Inc, Indiana largest health insurer, launched the message to save ER from false emergencies. People will be responsible for the cost of the care if hte reason is not a real…
Health and Value Care - NHS Productivity conference
As part of the Health and Social Care portal, Open Forum Events are pleased to introduce the NHS Productivty: Delivering Better Value Care Conference. It will be hold in Manchester, at The Bridgewater Hall on 13th December.
To enable the…
MILIPOL PARIS 2017 - Take up the Challenge of a Safer World
Paris 12th July - Security at industrial sites and public venues is a hot topic, whether these sites have long been listed as “sensitive” or recently added.
The 20th edition of Milipol Paris 2017 will be held from 21 to 24 November 2017…
Yemen is collapsing - 300,000 cases of cholera
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has already been registered on October 2016 (ReliefWeb) and the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) announced that a total of 11 out of 25 suspected diarrhea cases have been confirmed as cholera…
Defeating chronic fatigue thanks to guided self-help approach to exercise
According to a new study published in The Lancet, a self-help approach to exercise that is supervised remotely by a specialist physiotherapist may help people with chronic fatigue symptoms (CFS). The aim is to feel better and better manage…
From ScanCrit: Intubation in arrest - again
Another study on airway management in cardiac arrest was just published in JAMA. The study was done in Denmark, where all intubations elective and emergency are done by anaesthestetists. It was a retrospective study, where they matched…