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Kootenai Health Employees Can Be Fired for Refusing Flu Shot

January 28, 2015

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – Refusing to get flu shot as mandated under the new policy at the Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene can lead to the employees getting fired. One of the workers of the community-owned hospital said that he would still not agree to get a flu shot even if he’s aware that refusing

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Keith VandeBerg Who Killed Wife Gets Released from Mental Institution

January 27, 2015

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin – The sons of the Rosendale man Keith VandeBerg who killed his wife say that the mental health system of the government has failed them by releasing him from commitment to a mental institution. After years from court-ordered mental health commitment, VandeBerg, 66 years old, was set free on Saturday into

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Health Workers Blocked from Attending Medical Conference over Ebola Warning

January 26, 2015

New Orleans, Louisiana – Health workers have been strayed away from the medical conference currently held in New Orleans after the Ebola warning wherein attendees who are potentially exposed to the epidemic are to be quarantined upon their arrival. One of those that were blocked from attending the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Health Care Challenges for Expectant Mothers of Covered California Studied

January 25, 2015

Washington, DC — The health care challenges of pregnant women presently enrolled in Covered California were studied by Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. The study also included those pregnant women who are qualified for Medi-Cal like the Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP). CPSP is by the way one of

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Gates Foundation Increases Aid towards Eradicating Malaria

January 24, 2015

New Orleans, LA. – In an interview of philanthropist Bill Gates, he said that he wants to stop malaria and that he is prepared to boost aid to stamp out the disease. This is just one part of Gate’s steps towards fighting against tropical ailments treated in urgent care clinics that are getting unusual attention

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First Test of Suspected Ebola Patient Comes Back Negative

January 23, 2015

Durham, North Carolina – The federal officials do not need to track the commercial bus passengers that the suspected Ebola patient used to travel to Durham last Saturday. Since the first test of the suspected patient came back negative, North Carolina epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies said that there’s no need for the federal officials to

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Fallon Health Expands and Partners with a New-York Based Insurer

January 21, 2015

New York City – Fallon Health have partnered with a senior services provider in New York as a step to expand its services in different parts of the country. This by the way is the Worchester-based insurer’s latest expansion which four years ago have also partnered with Virginia’s Inova Health System. According to Patrick Hughes,

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FairPoint Communications Ends Health Benefits for Strikers

January 20, 2015

Portland, Maine – The major telecommunications provider in Maine, FairPoint Communications says that it will discontinue providing health benefits for its workers who went on the picket line a few days ago against the company. On Thursday, many workers of FairPoint Communications went on strike on Thursday outside the Portland headquarter of the company. The

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Department of State Health Services Declares Dallas Texas All-Clear from Ebola

January 19, 2015

Dallas, Texas – The Department of State Health Services formally announced last Friday that the state is officially all-clear from Ebola. The people of Dallas felt relieved after getting the all-clear from Ebola announcement from Department of State Health Services with former President George W. Bush visiting that urgent care hospital which was made the

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Department of Health and Human Services Reports Empty Nurse Positions

January 18, 2015

Portland, Maine – The health care leaders across the state are saying that the situation at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is unacceptable with it reporting 13 public health nurse positions that are currently vacant. According to Dr. Dorra Ann Mills on a report by David Charn, the Maine Department of Health

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Dallas Nurse Who Had Ebola Defends Herself Saying She’s Not Reckless

January 17, 2015

Dallas, Texas –Dallas nurse Amber Vinson who was confirmed positive of Ebola defends herself against criticisms that she’s been reckless deciding to fly on an airplane to the U.S. from West Africa. In an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC, Dallas nurse Vinson said that she would never to outside her boundaries, guidelines or something

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