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Surgery patients face lower risks when their doctors are women, more research shows
CBS News· 4 hours agoA new study suggests that people undergoing certain surgeries may be safer at hospitals where women...
More are calling the Mass. problem gambling helpline — some for IT help
NBC Boston· 3 hours agoThe state's problem gambling helpline saw a big jump in calls in the months after Massachusetts...
Size of Nebraska nursing scholarships doubled
1011 News· 5 hours agoNebraska residents enrolled in a licensed practical nurse program, associate degree of nursing program, or traditional or accelerated Bachelor of Science...
Drowning Deaths Rise Across the United States
WebMD· 10 hours agoPublic health officials are calling for a nationwide effort to increase the number of people taking swimming lessons. Meanwhile, more than half of U.S. ...
Update: Community-wide pertussis outbreak declared
Cottage Grove Sentinel· 13 hours agoLane County Public Health (LCPH) has declared a community-wide pertussis outbreak due to a surge in cases surpassing typical community, regional, or...
Los Angeles County Public Health investigating Hepatitis A outbreak
KTLA articles via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Los Angeles Public Health Department is looking into a recent Hepatitis A outbreak. Officials...
Experts say Canada wildfires could impact US and your health
WILX 10 Lansing· 4 hours agoCanadian wildfires have reached the northern and central United States. Last year, air quality...
Ticks needed for research; university asking for help
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoMay 15—In an attempt to advance public health research, a university is asking residents of Kentucky for donations of ticks. Those small, wingless, blood-sucking ...
Steward hospitals' ‘level of intensity of care' declining, doctor says
NBC Boston· 7 hours agoPublic Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein told the Public Health Council on Thursday that the state's "consistent ...
Whooping cough outbreak declared in Lane County as Oregon case counts continue to spike
Gannett via AOL· 7 hours agoLane County Public Health has declared a "community-wide outbreak" of pertussis, commonly called whooping cough. On Wednesday, Lane County said there are ...
