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You can’t regulate health workers, JOHESU, AHPA charge NMA On By Chioma Obinna The age-long disharmony between the members of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU; the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, AHPA, and the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, is far from over as health workers have threatened to the down tool should the National Assembly fails to review the  Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Repeal and Re-Enactment Bill, 2020. The health workers under the umbrel...

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), the umbrella body of health workers in the country, has demanded that Senate probe the recent public hearing of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Bill as it accused Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, of disenfranchising its members.

The Covid-19 vaccination rollout is sparking a wave of interest in a brand new course coming to Hopwood Hall College.

Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey During 2015–2018, 20.8% of nonsmoking U.S. adults aged 18 and over were exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) as measured by cotinine in the blood. The prevalence of SHS exposure was greater for adults aged 18–39 (25.6%) than for those aged 40–59 (19.1%) and 60 and over (17.6%). Exposure to SHS was more prevalent among non-Hispanic black adults (39.7%) compared with non-Hispanic white (18.4%), non-Hispanic Asi...

Vincent Obia writes a moving tribute to celebrate former House of Representatives member for Andoni, Opobo and Nkoro Federal Constituency of Rivers State ; Rivers State Commissioner for Works ; Chairman, Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State and recently Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside A 50th birthday is one of the greatest milestones in life. It provides an ideal occasion to honour some of the amazing things a person ...

Saugus school officials discuss enforcement of state-mandated flu shot Wicked Local The school district is surveying caregivers to find out which students have received a state-mandated flu shot in advance of 2021. Over the summer, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that an influenza immunization will be required for all children 6 months of age or older who are attending daycare facilities, preschools, public schools and colleges in the state. Students are expected to have...

Experience in early hotspots shows need for collaboration, coordination   Bruce Walker, the Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon Professor of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and co-director of MassCPR, gave a brief overview of the unprecedented, rapid development of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, noting that many have wondered how the vaccines can have been developed so quickly without compromising safety. “The answers to that are not due to cutting corners but really to tremendous sci...

After the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, Massachusetts public health officials built a state-of-the-art data system for its vaccine programs. That system soon will be put to the test as the state deploys its COVID-19 immunization campaign. The Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS) facilitates vaccine ordering and also tracks the status of patients receiving the vaccine. It is designed to offer patients helpful reminders for when they need to get the critical final dose of the vaccine. The...

Nightmare. as investigators sift through evidence, the bits of bomb blown across the crime scene should yield other clues, too. >> what were the components used in creating these devices? coupled with that, youre going to have an investigation or laboratory sciences working on things like fingerprints, hair and fibers that may be included in there. and also tool markings. >> ray low pez is a former fbi explosives expert. theyre going to look for tool marks that were left after these things were ...

Published in english. cro cro crookshank has been tracking al-qaida and this magazine for years. he says investigators are looking closely at whether the brothers got their bomb recipe here, that could have larger implications. >> one of the larger concerns is that in spy magazine, its still publishing new issues. in an issue that was put out recently, the magazine stated we are publishing americas worst nightmare. as investigators sift through evidence, the bits of bomb blown across the crime s...