With such minimal oversight from OSHA, some union leaders and legislators say it’s actually more dangerous than not having workplace safety enforcement at all.
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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has launched a consultation on updating its code of ethics for nurses around the world, which was last refreshed eight years ago. The global nursing body said that, given the challenges facing nurses today, a “newly revised and refreshed”…
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IDWeek’s 24-hour ‘Chasing the Sun’ session on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 around the word was covered by a team of Medscape reporters.
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The Royal College of Nursing has today announced that specialist nurse Tracey Budding will be its new deputy president. Ms Budding, who has worked in the NHS for nearly 40 years, will take up office from 1 January 2021 and will serve a term of…
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Finerenone, a selective, nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, significantly reduced both renal and cardiovascular events, with good tolerability, in the FIDELIO-DKD trial.
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The chief executive of the Florence Nightingale Foundation has welcomed extra funding for nurse mental health care this winter, warning that failure to invest in their wellbeing would carry “catastrophic” consequences for both staff and patients. Professor Greta Westwood (pictured above) said the scale of…
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As educators and parents assess the risk of returning to the classroom, some felt frustrated by the lack of public data about COVID-19 in schools.
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Around 12,500 nurses in adult social care in England left their jobs in 2019-20, representing a turnover rate of 41.3%, new workforce analysis reveals. The rate of leaving was much higher than that in the NHS, which stood at 9.4% among registered nurses and health…
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As the US Conference on HIV and AIDS kicks off virtually, providers and policy experts argue that Black Lives Matter isn’t just a slogan; it’s a prerequisite for ending the HIV epidemic.
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council has pledged to take action to help drive out discrimination and enforce “positive, long-lasting change” across the nursing profession, in the wake of new research. The nursing regulator has today published a new report exploring the impact of its processes…
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