I have scheduled gyno, doctor, car, and tattoo appts today. I was on hold more than I talked to any humans. #ADULTING #healthcareissues #tattoos #priorities

📣 Reminder: You cannot improve Black maternal and infant health if you’re afraid to say “systemic racism.”
House Republicans introduced H.R. 3518, a bill to DEFUND med schools that require education on racism, inequity, or privilege.
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Nurses and Public Health Advocates Join to Strongly Oppose New U.S. Surgeon General Nomination | Defend Public Health National Nurses United (NNU) and Defend Public Health (DPH) are joining together to condemn the nomination of Casey Means for U.S. surgeon general, saying her unscientific, anti-vaccine rhetoric poses...

🚨Confirming Casey Means as U.S. surgeon general will endanger more lives. It’s been estimated that at least 90,000 adults & 188,000 children in ave died because of the cuts made by this cruel administration. #MedSky #nursesky#PublicHealth #Healthsky #HealthCareIssues

Rundu hospital sends patients to pharmacies while medicine gathers dust in storeroom Patients sent to buy own supplies Patients at Rundu State Hospital are being told to buy medicine at private pharmacies, despite essential supplies sitting unused in the hospital storeroom. They say they have to buy their own anaesthetics, malaria kits, and basics like bandages. Following several patients complaining they are told the hospital has no medicine, The Namibian this week visited the facility’s storeroom – only to discover supplies being kept in boxes without being dispatched. Among the items were malaria test kits. Despite this, Rundu resident Jairus Johannes on Monday said he was told the hospital has no such kits. “I brought my daughter to the hospital because she was not feeling well. She vomited and I suspected malaria,” he said. Johannes said his child was attended to, but he was told there was no medicine available for her. “I was advised to go and buy a malaria test kit at the pharmacy, since there were none at the hospital,” he said. Johannes says he subsequently bought a kit and took it to the hospital. Ministry of Health and Social Services spokesperson Walters Kamaya and Rundu State Hospital superintendent Theresia Shivera did not respond to questions on the situation this week. EMERGENCIES ONLY In addition, The Namibian last week reported that the hospital was only performing emergency operations due to a shortage of anaesthetics. The ministry blamed this on poor coordination and monitoring between its different functional units in the region and the Central Medical Stores. In a statement, it said this has resulted in orders not being delivered and distributed on time, despite sufficient stock being available countrywide. However, executive director of health and social services Penda Ithindi on Monday said the ministry is not aware of the situation. “I will find out on the ground to verify the level of stock and we will give the directive,” he said. A patient who prefers to remain anonymous on Monday said he has had to buy dressing pads and a bandage himself. “I came for my follow-up and to dress the wound. I was told dressing materials are out of stock. I decided to go buy gauze swabs and bandages myself,” he said. He was told to return to the hospital for dressing on Tuesday, he said. “I cannot wait for tomorrow, because the wound is open and it can be infected. That’s why I bought the dressing pads, which cost me N$31.70,” he said. PHARMACISTS SPEAK OUT A private pharmacist at Rundu, who spoke on condition of anonymity, this week said he has noticed an increase in state patients being referred to private pharmacies since April. “We have been receiving 20 to 30 state patients per day since the beginning of April to buy medicine,” he said. Another pharmacist said: “More state patients flock here on a daily basis, saying there’s no medicine and they are told to buy their own. An elderly woman was referred this week to buy a rabies vaccine after her grandson was bitten by a dog. It was expensive.” She said the woman could simply not afford it. Kehemu resident Johannes Mpoko on Wednesday said his child fell from a tree and needed a specific ointment, which was not available at the hospital. “I was referred to the Rundu State Hospital pharmacy, and was told there’s no medicine unless I buy it,” he said. Meanwhile, the child was in pain, he said. NO STATE CT SCAN Sarafina Shifafure, a Tuhingireni resident, says she was forced to spend N$300 on medicine this week after her daughter complained of a headache, dizziness and vomiting. “I had to go buy the medicine to stop my child from throwing up, because in the hospital there was nothing. They checked her blood and extracted fluid from her spine to check if there was any infection,” she says. Shifafure says the fluid extraction was done five times for some reason. This was later abandoned due to possible complications. “I don’t have medical aid, so I asked them to refer the child to a Windhoek state hospital, but they did not do it,” she says. Shifafure says her daughter was instead referred for a CT scan at a private facility in Windhoek, which will cost her N$28 000, since the machine at Rundu is out of order. The post Rundu hospital sends patients to pharmacies while medicine gathers dust in storeroom appeared first on The Namibian.

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Local officials reflect on smooth election process and pledge allegiance Local leaders express gratitude for successful elections and pledge allegiance to the flags.

Local leaders in Collin County gathered to express gratitude for a smooth election process and reaffirm their commitment to community values through heartfelt invocations and pledges to the flags.

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Morning bid: Tariff medicine’s crippling side effects (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole Another day, another rout in Asian markets as President Trump shows no sign of backing away from his tariff plans despite the bonfire of wealth engulfing equity markets. Investors had thought the spectre of trillions of dollars lost would make Trump reconsider, or at least shake his aides, but he seems to feel this harsh medicine will help in the long run. Billionaire fund manager Bill Ackman, who endorsed Trump’s run for President, seemed to think otherwise, saying the tariffs were an "economic nuclear winter" for the world. The chill was certainly felt in Asia where the Nikkei shed another 6% and Chinese blue chips almost 7%, despite talk that Beijing would come to the rescue with stimulus steps. Poor Taiwan returned from a break with losses of almost 10% as Trump’s sky-high levies threaten the supply chains that so much of the world’s business has come to rely on. Taiwan’s policymakers acted to curb short selling and circuit breakers were tripped in a host of markets. Dealers were increasingly concerned the markets’ losses would force investors to dump profitable assets just to cover their margin calls, leading to a self-fuelling fire sale. JPMorgan now sees a 60% chance of a U.S. recession and Fed rate cuts from June to next January, leaving the funds rate around 3%. Futures markets were also moving that way, with the December Fed funds contract up an astonishing 30 basis points at one stage this morning, before paring that back to 16 ticks. Markets even imply a 50-50 chance the Fed could ease as early as May, despite Chair Powell’s reiteration last week that the central bank was in no hurry to move. His reticence is understandable given how tariffs are set to lift the price of everything from cars to food. It’s likely too early for the U.S. March consumer price report this week to show the impact, but that won’t last for long. Trump has said many countries were looking to do deals to ease the tariff pain. Problem is, the "reciprocal" U.S. rates chosen were much, much higher than the levies actually imposed by most other nations, making it hard for them to offer deals "beautiful" enough to satisfy Trump. China seems ready for the fight, in part because it sees a chance to become the trade partner you can trust, replacing the U.S. There could also be more hints of EU reprisals when the region’s trade ministers meet later on Monday. All of this is happening just as the U.S. earnings season is due to start with major banks on Friday, and it will be a brave CEO who expresses anything but caution about the outlook for profits and sales. Key developments that could influence markets on Monday: - Appearances by ECB board member Piero Cipollone and Fed Governor Kugler (By Wayne Cole; Editing by Edmund Klamann) Which stock should you buy in your very next trade? AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes 6 winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. In 2024 alone, ProPicks AI identified 2 stocks that surged over 150%, 4 additional stocks that leaped over 30%, and 3 more that climbed over 25%. Which stock will be the next to soar?

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Breaking News: Another Texas Child Dies a Tragic Death After Recovering from Measles Apparent medical mismanagement in a Texas Hospital has taken another child's life.

Can we report lies & misinformation on Substack? Here is delusional antivax quack MAGA scientist with lies,accusations & assumptions regarding the second child that died of Measles in Texas. 🤯
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The Retrievals - This American Life Patients at a fertility clinic experience excruciating, unexpected pain. For months the reason for that pain remains hidden. Then they get a letter from the clinic.

If you have not listened to this yet I highly recommend it: www.thisamericanlife.org/804/the-retr... #ReproSky #OBGynSky #OBSky #MedSky #nursesky #StudentNurse #RN #Healthsky #PublicHealth #PerinatalHealth #WomensHealth #HealthCareIssues #PatientSafety #SUD #OUD #DrugDiversion #Fentanyl

Problem With Female Patients in Sangrur: Principal Secretary Health Kumar Rahul Visits Hospital - Yes Punjab News Kumar Rahul, Principal Secretary of Punjab Health Department, visited Sangrur Civil Hospital, addressing health issues related to normal saline and ensuring patient safety with medical actions.

Problem With Female Patients in Sangrur: Principal Secretary Health Kumar Rahul Visits Hospital yespunjab.com?p=103232

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Saif Ali Khan stabbing: Medical consultants express dissatisfaction for this reason - Yes Punjab News Saif Ali Khan's stabbing case sparks debate as IRDAI faces questions over quick insurance claim approval. Controversy grows around celebrity treatment.

Saif Ali Khan stabbing: Medical consultants express dissatisfaction for this reason yespunjab.com?p=86674

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RG Kar tragedy: Another face of junior doctors' movement under Bengal medical council's scanner - Yes Punjab News Kinjal Nanda, junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College, under scrutiny by the West Bengal Medical Council over acting and advertising, attendance, and stipend issues.

RG Kar tragedy: Another face of junior doctors' movement under Bengal medical council's scanner yespunjab.com?p=86592

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Now next phase for justice to begin, says victim's father on RG Kar verdict - Yes Punjab News Sanjay Roy convicted for the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College. Investigation into evidence tampering continues.

Now next phase for justice to begin, says victim's father on RG Kar verdict yespunjab.com?p=84146

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RG Kar case: Junior doctors raise doubts on probe process - Yes Punjab News WBJDF raises doubts over CBI's investigation in Sanjay Roy’s rape and murder case, questioning forensic reports, missing evidence, and discrepancies in the probe.

RG Kar case: Junior doctors raise doubts on probe process yespunjab.com?p=84140

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United CEO - I Understand
A Chris Rock bit from the 90s about OJ sort of rings true here
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