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AHS to lay off 500 nurses
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But Cypress Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes tells us front line workers should not be losing their jobs. Alberta Health Services says it will likely cut hundreds of nursing positions over three years in a move to make health care spending "more efficient and focused", the province's nurses' union says. [Full Article...]
China's Yunnan continues to report fewer new HIV infections
But it is important to have an early diagnosis", Pereira added. A total of 221 new HIV cases have been reported in the state from January to October this year while there are 17 HIV cases that have reached the stage of AIDS during the same period. [Full Article...]
Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs Might Help Endangered Corals
Fish are crucial for the health of reefs because they excrete ammonia, an essential nutrient for the corals . But coral reef healing is underpinned by fish that clean the reef and create space for corals to regrow, he said. "Healthy coral reefs are remarkably noisy places - the crackle of snapping shrimp and the whoops and grunts of fish combine to form a dazzling biological soundscape", said... [Full Article...]
General election 2019: PM to appear on Marr amid BBC interview row
Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw tweeted that it was a "shameful and abject surrender" by BBC management. But this decision is wrong. He's playing the BBC . "He thinks, like his Bullingdon Club friends, that they're above the rest of us, that they don't need to be held to account". 'Because he knows that Andrew Neil will take him apart. [Full Article...]
Samoa measles death toll rises to 44
The Samoa Ministry of Health declared a measles outbreak on 16 October. According to a government statement on Saturday, all but four of the deaths are children under the age of four. This brings the outbreak total to 2,686 measles cases to date. Almost 200 people, including 20 critically ill children in intensive care, are now hospitalized with measles. [Full Article...]
Over 400 calls received by mental health helpline
Callers will not have to provide personal information but will be able to find out about supports available to them locally. Launching the service, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: "Above all, we need to encourage people to speak about mental health issues that they may face, to help those who are in difficulty and to share the problems that we may face". [Full Article...]
Health officials report 1 flu death for previous week
Meanwhile, the number of flu-related hospitalizations fell last week to 17 from the season-high total of 24 the previous week. Flu shots are a necessity for everyone six months of age and older, according to health officials. Of those 208 deaths, 133 were people age 65 and older and five were under the age of 18. To find a flu vaccine near you, visit flu.nc.gov. The death happened during the w... [Full Article...]
New Zealand increases Samoa measles aid as epidemic worsens
The death toll from the measles epidemic in Samoa has reached 42 - with 17 people losing their lives to the illness in the last five days. The rising death toll claimed by Measles epidemic from October left the Samoan state in a dilemma, which henceforth compelled the Samoan Government to declare state of emergency on 16 November, 2019. [Full Article...]