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NC report tackles prescription drug abuse (7 stories)

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North Carolina should require medical providers to get routine training about prescription drug abuse and should improve monitoring of how controlled substances are dispensed, legislative researchers recommended Wednesday in a report looking at how to better curb abuse and reduce overdoses.

The bill addresses measures passed in 2009 and 2010 that made it easier for colleges to open nursing education programs, removing the approval process from the state's appointed Board of Nursing.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspectors noted the incorrect forms during an inspection of care for older people at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.

THE number of people suffering from bedsores at hospitals in Worcestershire increased last month but the amount of people hurting themselves in falls dropped.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives debated for more than seven hours on Tuesday about whether to require for-profit nursing homes to report on the financial status of "related party" businesses that they contract with for services.

Jack Butt, aged 13, has gone the extra mile to thank Sheffield Children's Hospital after doctors there removed his tumour in seven hours of life-saving surgery.

Heart attack survivors who get the recommended amount of fiber in their diets may live longer, a new study suggests.

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