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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…
Stroke campaign 'saved 4,000 from serious disability'
A campaign to publicise stroke symptoms saved 4,000 people from long-term disabilities, according to Public Health England.
The Act Fast campaign highlighted the fact that problems with speech and weakness in the face and arms should prompt…
First large-scale anit-ebola vaccine trials to begin
The first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia.
The potentially preventative medicine was taken under strict security to a secret location in the West African country.
Scientists aim to…
NHS England’s live stream of the board meeting
The next Board meeting will take place on 29 January 2015 at NHS Southside, start time will be 10.30am.
If you would like to attend, please register your interest atengland.boardattendance@nhs.net. and let us know if you have any…
Ebola virus has mutated, now is more contagious
BBC - Scientists tracking the Ebola outbreak in Guinea say the virus has mutated. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France, which first identified the outbreak last March, are investigating whether it could have become more contagious.…
Arab Health Exhibition, the Middle East’s largest healthcare industry event opening today
Opening its doors on Monday 26th January to more than 120,000 visitors from around the world, Arab Health Exhibition & Congress is the Middle East’s largest healthcare event and the second largest in the world. The event will take place…
The Blizzard of 2015, live
A blizzard with the potential to set all-time snowfall records bore down on the East Coast into the early hours of Tuesday, although the extreme forecasts appeared to have been scaled back somewhat. Snow is falling rapidly around the state…
Lifesaving mission increased For Search And Rescue Teams in Los Angeles
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…