Harlem Hospital Nurses Demand Better Protection Amid Pandemic As New York state’s death toll from coronavirus passes 4,000, nurses and medical workers on the frontlines … One Mask for Five 12-Hour ShiftsRead more
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Detroit is Where it all Began
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWm5WszIUwQ&rel=0&feature=relmfu] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRMnKaq4hb4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Rev. David Bullock — source therealnews.com, therealnews.com
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Older adults with dementia exhibit financial ‘symptoms’ up to six years before diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors found that Medicare … Older adults with dementia exhibit financial ‘symptoms’ up to six years before diagnosisRead more
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Sri Lankan Organizations Requests Nobel Prize for Cuban Doctors
Sri Lanka’s Friends of Cuba Group Wednesday asked to nominate Cuba’s Henry Reeve Medical Brigade for the Nobel Peace Prize for its “humanistic work facing … Sri Lankan Organizations Requests Nobel Prize for Cuban DoctorsRead more
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Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up
In August 2019, Iceland held a funeral for the Okjökull Glacier, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. The community commemorated the event with … Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking UpRead more
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India and South Africa’s Proposal for a Waiver on Global IPR Laws
Access to medicines at prices that the patients can afford has been a recurrent concern for the global community ever since the Agreement on Trade … India and South Africa’s Proposal for a Waiver on Global IPR LawsRead more
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Hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu season
11 months into pandemic and entering the cold and flu season, nurses say there are no excuses for the continued lack of PPE, testing, and … Hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu seasonRead more
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9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are Tired
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its ninth month, a new report by National Nurses United, the largest nurses’ union in the United States, finds hospitals … 9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are TiredRead more
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More than half of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 among Black, Hispanic patients
More than half of all in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19 during the first six months of 2020 were among Black and Hispanic patients, according to … More than half of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 among Black, Hispanic patientsRead more
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Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction
Chronic alcohol exposure compromises brain immune cells, which are important for maintaining healthy neurons. The resulting damage fuels anxiety and alcohol drinking that may lead … Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape, driving anxiety and addictionRead more