Thursday, August 21, 2014

Ebola crisis: This is why '75 per cent' of victims are women (7 stories)

Nursing - News August 21, 2014

Ebola crisis: This is why '75 per cent' of victims are women - Independent.ie

About 75 per cent of people contracting Ebola are women because they are often the primary care-givers, nurses and traders, health officials have said.

The real story of allied nursing during the First World War - OUPblog

Although allied nurses were admired in their own time for their altruism and courage, their image was distorted by the lens of popular mythology.

Cadavers, a teen, and a med school dream - The Tribune

A 17-year-old Indiana high school student stands among the group of medical students, doctors and nurses working with a scalpel on a cadaver donor.

California hospitals say they are ready for Ebola, if it shows up - Business Journal

While California public health officials scrambled to tell residents Wednesday that Ebola does not currently pose a public health risk in California, hospital staff say they are ready if cases do crop up.

Grant funds nursing education center - Daily Herald

Elmhurst College has received a $1.5 million state grant that will be used to help finance the Elmhurst College Simulation Center at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, a state-of-the-art laboratory and classroom facility set to open later this month.

Made-in-Canada Figure 1 app, an 'Instagram for doctors,'not for the squeamish - Brandon Sun

The app Figure 1 is shown on an iPhone in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Scrolling through the latest made-in-Canada app success story can turn your stomach in seconds.

The Real Reason This Ebola Outbreak Is So Big - Silicon Alley Insider

When Daniel Bausch , a doctor and associate professor in the department of tropical medicine at Tulane, got to Sierra Leone in July, things were already falling apart.

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