Pregnant Women Reminded To Get Flu Vaccination The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reminds women, including those who are pregnant, to get their annual vaccination for the upcoming influenza (flu) season which runs from October through mid-May in the US. According to ACOG, flu vaccination should be a routine part of prenatal care, and the ideal time to vaccinate pregnant women is October and November.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMPS Urges Doctors To Remain Vigilant For Signs Of Elder Abuse With the elderly community set to be celebrated on International Day of Older Persons (1 October), a leading professional indemnity provider is urging its members to remain alert to potential indicators that senior citizens have been abused.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNurse Convicted For Cocaine Possession Struck Off Nursing & Midwifery Council Register A nurse who was convicted at Leicester Magistrates Court for possession of 2.14g of cocaine in February 2007 was struck of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register at a hearing in London on 26 September 2008. Asif McGuinness, a 40 year old Registered Nurse (Mental
Health) from Knighton, Leicester was fined £200 for contravening section 5 and schedule 4 of the Misuse of
Drugs Act 1971.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUN Calls For Unconditional Release Of 90 LRA - Abducted Children In The DRC Two weeks ago, the Lord's Resistance Army attacked a number of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and abducted 90 children from their schools. The SRSG and UNICEF call for the immediate and unconditional release of all of the abducted children, who were taken during simultaneous attacks on the Kiliwa, Duru, and Nambia villages in Orientale Province on 17 September 2008.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLong Beach Memorial RNs Settle Groundbreaking Contract Registered nurses at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (LBMMC), one of the largest hospitals in the West, yesterday reached a tentative agreement with hospital officials on a new collective bargaining contract that addresses the nurses' key priority for patient safety protections along with substant
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