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Burbank nurse founds traveling clinic
Seven years ago, Burbank resident Shannon Fernando traveled to the Philippines, working in a slum for six weeks with women trafficked as sex slaves. It wasn't the first international foray for the then-UCLA biology undergraduate. The child of a United...
Tags: United Nations, Health, Travel, Vaccines, Philippines
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Obligations that come with fatherhood
I discovered very early on that obligations are an integral part of being a father. And when I mean early, I mean literally minutes after becoming a father. In the hospital when my daughter Shannon was born in 2001, they cleaned her up and brought her...Tags: Restaurants, Animals, Led Zeppelin (music group), Sports, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Hatched at the hospital
The ducks are back at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. It marks the third consecutive year that a family of ducks have made their home on the grounds of the medical center campus. A mother duck last year commandeered a third-floor...Tags: Health, Animals, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Health and Medical Professionals
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Unions, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Politics, Health Treatments
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USMH graduate shares her inspiring story with other achievers at ceremony
holly.shok@herald-mail.comIt was seconds after taking the stage that 26-year-old Elese Wade was choking back tears. “I’ve had sleepless nights, tear-filled days and my finances stretched to the limit. I can honestly say that being finished now feels so good,”...Tags: Graduation, Teaching and Learning, Education, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Science
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Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The unions must maintain a minimum level of staffing among certain units,...Tags: Heart Problems, Strikes, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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High school students turn to internships to help plot future
This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of...
Tags: Buffalo Grove, Teaching and Learning, University of Chicago, New York University, Students
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Nurses lauded for excellence
In celebration of National Nurses Week, Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., named its winners of the Nursing Excellence Awards at a May 10 ceremony in the Byrd Center auditorium.
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals
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Towson nursing students at USMH attend conference
The nursing students from Towson University at University System of Maryland at Hagerstown attended and participated in the Health Occupations Students of America competition as judges for the state event on April 18. It was the 34th annual state...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Justice System, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Judges
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Letters: Dying but not wanting to know
Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners, Pancreatic Cancer
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Swearingen-Naasz
Richard Swearingen and Amanda Naasz of Aberdeen are engaged and plan a June 22nd wedding in a private backyard ceremony. Parents of the couple are Matt & Monica Swearingen of Stratford and Bob Barnes of Aberdeen and Rhonda Naasz of Aberdeen. The groom-to-...
Tags: Long Term Care, Medical Specialization
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Business people - May 19
Meritus Health Meritus Healthcare Foundation recently welcomed two new managers: • Donor Relations Manager Allison Anderson is working with internal audiences including board members, physicians, planned giving and programs for Meritus Health&...
Tags: New River (Broward, Florida), Lifestyle and Leisure, Technology, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), YMCA
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