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Saint Francis Healthcare System hires new medical personnel
Southeast Missourian
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Saint Francis Healthcare System has announced several new hires starting work in Cape Girardeau. Family nurse practitioner Chelsea McCormick joined Advanced Orthopedic Specialists at 48 Doctors Park. McCormick graduated from Central Methodist...
NDR 2025: Expect more activity centres, home services and healthcare in Age Well Neighbourhoods
The Straits Times
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August 17, 2025
SINGAPORE - A new scheme to help seniors age with dignity within their own communities was announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Aug 17. The Age Well Neighbourhoods initiative, which aims to provide seniors with convenient access to social...
Jordanian Field Hospital Gaza/83 Begins Operations
Jordan News
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August 17, 2025
The Jordanian Field Hospital Gaza/83 officially began providing comprehensive medical and therapeutic services on Sunday, continuing the ongoing support of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in strengthening the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip...
Gomoa Fetteh: Over 6,000 residents depend on three-bed CHPS compound for healthcare
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 17, 2025
The over 6,000 residents of Fetteh, a vibrant tourist community in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region rely on a three-bed Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound for their basic health needs. Most of the residents...
Asif Nazrul clarifies remarks on doctors, says criticism not against all
The Business Standard
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August 17, 2025
Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul has clarified his recent remarks about doctors, saying his criticism was aimed at only a section of them, not the profession itself. In a Facebook post today (17 August), the adviser said...
Martyr Ali Abdulmughni hospital in Ibb launches medical initiative
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Ibb - Saba: A medical initiative focusing on hearing and vision care was launched on Sunday at Martyr Ali Abdulmughni Hospital in al-Saddah district in Ibb province in coordination with the local health office. The week-long initiative offers free...
NYC Legionnaires' disease cluster grows to more than 100 cases, including 4 deaths
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 17, 2025
Health officials in New York City say a cluster of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem has grown to 101 cases, including four deaths.Health officials suspect the bacteria that cause the disease, Legionella, originated in cooling towers —...
This is Coats disease, a rare eye disorder that can cause blindness in children and adolescents
MARCA
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August 17, 2025
Although it is a little-known pathology, Coats disease affects one in 100,000 people worldwide. Most cases are diagnosed in children, especially boys under 10 years of age. In the UK, for example, 80% of diagnoses are male. August 17 marks World...
Type II cryoglobulinemic vasculitis associated with poor prognosis in patients with Sjögren disease: JAMA
Medical Dialogues
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August 17, 2025
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that Type II cryoglobulinemic vasculitis was the most common form of cutaneous vasculitis (CV) in individuals with primary Sjögren disease and was associated with poorer...
Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and dementia: Melissa Zapanta Shelton
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 17, 2025
Guest columnist Melissa Zapanta Shelton is executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland and Greater East Ohio chapters. Currently, 55 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, including more than 7...
'I'm a doctor - this key chest symptom in men could signal cancer or liver disease'
The Mirror
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August 17, 2025
A doctor has urged men to look out for a striking symptom that could signal various serious diseases. This sign in the chest could signify testicular cancer, breast cancer, and liver disease. While this symptom could be caused by something...
Vascular disease awareness walkathon conducted
The Hindu
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August 17, 2025
In Commemoration of National Vascular Day, Chennai Vascular Welfare Society and Vascular Society of India conducted a vascular disease awareness and amputation prevention walkathon at Besant Nagar Beach on Sunday. The walkathon was flagged off by...
Beebe Healthcare confirms 22 non-clinical layoffs.
Delaware Public Media - Delaware
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August 17, 2025
Beebe Healthcare confirms the layoff of 22 nonclinical staff this week. The Lewes based healthcare provider says it made the move after they "exhausted several other avenues for cost savings before taking this step, and we are tremendously...
Lacor Hospital proposes waste recycling to curb costs amid financial strain
Independent (Uganda)
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August 17, 2025
Visitors look at the iconic photo montage of the founders of St Mary’s Hospital Lacor Dr Piero Corti (R), his wife Dr Lucille Teasdale (C), and Dr Mathew Lukwiya (L) at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city. PHOTO URN Gulu, Uganda | THE...
Jobs in AI, data science, cybersecurity, healthcare most in demand in Qatar
Gulf Times
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August 17, 2025
The most professions in demand in Qatar currently are AI, cybersecurity and data science along with professionals in healthcare and STEM teaching, noted an official of Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation. “Qatar’s...
Armed police descend on hospital as man arrested
Liverpool Echo
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August 17, 2025
A man has been arrested at Arrowe Park Hospital after eyewitnesses reported seeing armed police swarming the scene. Police arrived at the hospital in Upton, Wirral, just after 4pm today, August 17. A 42-year-old man, formerly from Liverpool, has...
Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik admitted to hospital
The Hindu
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August 17, 2025
Naveen Patnaik. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Odisha Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik was admitted to a city-based hospital after he complained of uneasiness on Sunday (August 17, 2025). State Health Minister Mukesh...
Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik admitted to Bhubaneswar Hospital due to dehydration; condition stable
The News Mill
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August 17, 2025
Written By: ANI | Published on: Aug 17, 2025 ANI Photo | Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik admitted to Bhubaneswar Hospital due to dehydration; condition stable Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik was admitted...
7 people taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash on Route 9 in Keene, authorities say
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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August 17, 2025
Seven people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Keene, authorities said.The Keene Fire Department said shortly before 10:30 a.m., they were dispatched to Route 9 west at the Westmoreland town line for a crash...
Catholic Sabha Udupi Pradesh, Rotary Club Midtown Distributes Essential Items to Dist Govt Hospital Patients
Mangalorean
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August 17, 2025
Catholic Sabha Udupi Pradesh, Rotary Club Midtown Distributes Essential Items to Dist Govt Hospital Patients Udupi: On the occasion of the 79th Independence Day of the Republic of India, Catholic Sabha Udupi Pradesh, in collaboration with Rotary...