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SIU Medical School to pilot state prison health care
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will provide health care at two state prisons in a test that could expand statewide and which could provide answers for a troubled, $180 million-a-year medical program for 40,000 inmates, officials said Monday. SIU aims to have...
Ochsner to pay med school in exchange for 5-year commitment
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ochsner Health System is going to start paying the medical school education of students who commit to work with Ochsner in Louisiana for five years, the organization's CEO said. The Advocate reported that Warner Thomas, who heads the medical system, discussed the plans Wednesday...
Arizona moves to require consent for pelvic exams
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to require doctors and medical students to get explicit consent before performing pelvic exams on women under anesthesia. The approval puts Arizona a step closer to joining a growing list of states requiring explicit and informed consent from...
Lawyer: Deposition gave wrong info in sexual harassment case
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A student who was kicked out of a North Carolina nursing school after reporting sexual harassment filed her complaint before she got a bad review and not afterward as an administrator has claimed, according to a deposition in a lawsuit filed by the ex-student. The deposition was filed...
Vegas-area med schools aim to boost student body diversity
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Malcolm Douglas remembers how the close relationship he had with his pediatrician growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn, New York, helped him feel safe and respected. “He kind of guided me toward a career in medicine, throughout my schooling, he pushed me more toward the...
Doctors allege anti-Semitism at CU School of Medicine
DENVER (AP) — Nine doctors have accused the University of Colorado School of Medicine of anti-Semitism and age discrimination in a letter delivered to the CU Board of Regents on Thursday. The nine took the unusual step of asking regents to look into the charges of discrimination and mistreatment in the...
Georgia lawmakers consider restrictions on vaping
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers considering restrictions on vaping products heard from doctors and students Tuesday who said e-cigarette use is prevalent among children and poses serious risks to their health. In emotional testimony, Amy Sedgwick, a nurse, recounted her son's hospitalization in July with...
Maine nursing school plans to expand to address shortage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The University of Southern Maine plans to expand its nursing school to deal with a shortage of nurses in the state. USM said it's going to use $2.5 million in public and private money to grow the capacity of its School of Nursing. The changes will double the size of the nursing...
Marshall University launches pediatric medicine fellowship
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia university's school of medicine will welcome two fellows to a new pediatric hospital medicine program launching this summer. The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine says the two-year program focuses on developing physicians who will lead care for...
Fayetteville Friendship House marks first year
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Victoria Hall has two wall art decorations of characters Elsa and Anna from the Disney movie “Frozen” in her room. It’s one of her favorite movies. “I haven’t seen the new one,” Hall said. On another wall are photos of her two sisters,...
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