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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…

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…

Article By Leala Padmanabhan Health spending has become a major political battleground in the run-up to the general election, as the parties compete to offer answers to the huge challenges facing the NHS in England. Pressures on the NHS…

Article by James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website The price of life-saving vaccines has skyrocketed leaving some countries struggling to fully immunise children, Medecins Sans Frontieres warns. A report by the charity says there…

English speaking Pediatric Nurses needed for a Specialist Pediatrics and Women’s Health Hospital in Qatar (www.sidra.org). Sidra will open at the beginning of 2016 and is currently attracting the most talented Pediatric Nurses from the…

Mr. John Stewart has been a hospital nurse for more than 30 years, and is the author of the blog, No Heroics: In-hospital resuscitation. He is currently working at Providence Elderplace in Seattle. In his contribution on the Emergency…

FROM MARIO RUGNA, MEDEST118 -  Injury is a major cause of premature death and disability worldwide. Most existing injury control strategies focus on primary prevention – that is, avoiding the occurrence of injuries or minimizing their…