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Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu …As global health body lauds their resilience, competence From Fred Ezeh , Abuja W orld Health Organization (WHO) has commended the resilience of nurses in healthcare delivery services stating that nurses are not only caregivers, but educators, innovators and frontline responders, often working in the most

Two Australian nurses have been suspended after a video appeared to show them threatening to kill Israeli patients and boasting about refusing to treat them. The man and woman - both employees at a Sydney hospital - are now being investigated by police, officials in New South Wales (NSW) said. State Health Minister Ryan Park

The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also stressing the region’s hospitals, health clinics, first responders, and nursing homes. At least one medical clinic burned down. Senior patients were evacuated

Special Reports > Features — Largest coordinated action targeting COVID healthcare fraud also includes clinic owners by Sophie Putka, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today April 21, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a slew of criminal charges against 18 individuals working in healthcare -- including doctors and nurses -- for allegedly stealing a

To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against health care staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency. A New York bill includes a cap on the amount staffing agencies can charge health care facilities. And a Texas measure would allow civil penalties against

Skip to main content January 26, 2023 10:37 AM Google Maps Nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center are looking for a competitive contract in hopes of drawing more nurses to the Alma hospital to alleviate labor shortages and improve conditions. Nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center in Alma are preparing to strike. Of the approximately 150 nurses

Nurses, ambulance crews, and other public service workers have all walked off their jobs in recent months to demand higher pay amid a cost-of-living crisis...

Since Monday morning, more than 7,000 nurses from Mount Sinai Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center—two private New York City health care systems—have been on strike for better working conditions. The hospitals’ workers are represented by the New York State Nurses Association, and their union contracts expired on December 31. Since then, the union has been