Nurses get so little respect. They deliver critical care to anyone who’s sick—and constantly get grief from both patients and doctors. But on hit comedy Scrubs, actress Judy Reyes gives as good as she gets as feisty nurse Carla Espinoza. Reyes is no stranger to dealing with doctors and nurses: Her sister’s a licensed nurse practitioner, her dad’s had multiple surgeries, ...

A hospital is one of those things you don't really think a lot about until you need it. But there's a research tool from the government that can help you figure out now, before there's an emergency, which hospital in your region can give you the best care and the best odds of survival whether you have a planned procedure or ...

Heather Meismer considers herself one of the lucky ones. A recent graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington's nursing program, she landed a job in the emergency room at Texas Health Resources Arlington Memorial Hospital and will begin a specialized residency program there this month. "I like the adrenaline you get whenever you're there," said Meismer, who has been working ...

THIEF RIVER FALLS — Two former nurses who pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining prescription drugs told police that a doctor they worked for got them hooked and then ensnared them in a scheme to obtain thousands of pills to share with the doctor. The doctor, an obstetrician/gynecologist who used to work at the now-MeritCare clinic, used to give them painkillers out ...

A smoker since she was a teenager, Maribeth Santillo has tried to quit more times than she can count. "It didn't last," she lamented. But as she walked the hallways of the hospital where she works today, nervously squeezing a rubber ball, Santillo waxed confident this would be the year she finally gives up cigarettes. The reason for her optimism? It's ...

ATLANTA -- A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese young children by 18 percent, and the number of obese older kids by 14 percent, researchers found. ...

There's no denying that we pick up millions of germs each day; that's why mom always told you to wash up before dinner. But do you consider the dirt on your shoes, which alone carry hundreds of thousands of germs and bacteria and can track them everywhere

DUBLIN, Ind. - President-elect Barack Obama's choice to overhaul the nation's health care system told a town hall meeting that the task is not impossible if all sides work together. Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Obama's nominee as health and human services secretary and director of a new White House office on health reform, quoted former South African President Nelson ...

Assaults on R.N.s are at an all-time high, but many who complain or seek help lose their jobs as hospitals blame the victims.

The difficult ethical challenges nurse face while caring for patients led 25 percent of practicing nurses and social workers to say they want to leave the field and 41 percent indicate they would not choose the profession again, according to a recent stud

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Supreme Court will consider whether Putnam County Schools must provide a full-time nurse to a developmentally delayed, blind 13-year-old student prone to seizures. The boy, identified in court records as C.E.M., has had a full-time nurse every school year in Putnam County. School officials say they can meet his medical needs without a full-time nurse. ...

Skip the Diet Soda Posted Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 11:33am Get ready to ditch your soda habit. I’m kicking Diet Coke — it takes time, and I’m down to five a week from a high of 12, but it’s worth it. Here’s why: Recent research has shown that

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The death of a 97-year-old man thrown to the ground by 82-year-old Minnesota wrestling great Verne Gagne was a homicide, an official ruled Wednesday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Helmut Gutmann died as a result of complications from a right hip fracture, WCCO-TV of Minneapolis reported. Gagne and Gutmann, who both have Alzheimer's-related dementia, allegedly got into ...

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EL PASO -- A few weeks ago, we experienced Thanksgiving. Even in the midst of financial and physical loss, we can still be grateful that God is here. In our life tunnel through the mountain of difficulties, he doesn't give us a wave and a "Good luck. See ya on the other side" (if you make it out, that is). Be ...

BEIJING – A woman in China's far west has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Health Ministry said Saturday, the country's fourth death from the virus this year as the biggest festive season approaches. The victim, a 31-year-old woman from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, had been to a live poultry market before she fell ill ...

By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: August 25, 2008 Until she was 11 months old, Aleanie Remy-Marquez could have starred in an advertisement for breast milk. She took to nursing easily, was breast-fed exclusively for six or seven months, and ate little else

"Mental health is a high priority for the V.A. Our facility has added 40 staff in the last year. With the additional staff, we're able expand those services in Mankato. This afternoon, hopefully, the first patients will be seen at the Mankato clinic," Heu

The physician group that represents the 1,800-member medical staff at Kaleida Health warned Friday that a threat of a labor strike at Women & Children’s Hospital could cause serious and permanent damage to the pediatric institution. “This is a nightmare and has real potential to happen. As a medical staff, we can’t let it occur,” said Dr. James Budny, president of ...