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Are mental health workers sitting ducks? Philadelphia slaying raises the issue ... - The Times-Picayune


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Are mental health workers sitting ducks? Philadelphia slaying raises the issue ...
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If Dr. Lee Silverman's decision to arm himself at the office was unusual, the violence that erupted at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital served as yet another illustration of the hazards mental health professionals face on the job -- and, experts say, the need ...
Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental healthLas Vegas Sun

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US, foreign health workers to flock to West Africa amid Ebola crisis - Los Angeles Times


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US, foreign health workers to flock to West Africa amid Ebola crisis
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Although two Americans, Dr. Kent Brantly and health worker Nancy Writebol, have contracted the disease, health experts say foreigners taking careful precautions should not be at serious risk. But more than 60 local medical staff, about 8% of the ...
Death Toll Of Ebola Outbreak Rises To 887: World Health OrganizationHuffington Post
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Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental health - Las Vegas Sun


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Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental health
Las Vegas Sun
Nurses, social workers, aides and other mental health providers are at far greater risk of assault than workers as a whole, an occupational hazard at the best of times and one that's been made worse by a persistent lack of funding for mental health ...
Are mental health workers sitting ducks? Philadelphia slaying raises the issue ...The Times-Picayune

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Study: Parents blindsided by children's health - WKBT La Crosse

Study: Parents blindsided by children's health
WKBT La Crosse
However, a new study suggests not all parents are paying close enough attention to their child's health. The study surveyed over two hundred parents with children enrolled in an obesity clinic and almost a third told researchers their child was in very ...

Hospital safety concerns for mental health professionals - wwlp.com


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Hospital safety concerns for mental health professionals
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If Dr. Lee Silverman's decision to arm himself at the office was unusual, the violence that erupted at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital served as yet another illustration of the hazards mental health professionals face on the job — and, experts say, the need ...
Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental healthLas Vegas Sun

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Army unit to provide 'mental health triage' - Indianapolis Star

Army unit to provide 'mental health triage'
Indianapolis Star
Mental health disorders are at the root of more military hospitalizations than any other category of diagnoses, a report released last year by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center found. In particular, instances of post-traumatic stress disorder ...

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Orlando Health practice gets "medical home" designation - Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Health practice gets "medical home" designation
Orlando Sentinel
Nearly 1 million Floridians enrolled in insurance through the Affordable Care Act can expect refunds averaging $65 because of a part of the law that requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of their money paying for health care, the U ...

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Hospital Killing Shows Safety Gap in Mental Health - ABC News


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Hospital Killing Shows Safety Gap in Mental Health
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Nurses, social workers, aides and other mental health providers are at far greater risk of assault than workers as a whole, an occupational hazard at the best of times and one that's been made worse by a persistent lack of funding for mental health ...
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What Is Perfect Human Health? Google Wants to Map It - NBCNews.com


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What Is Perfect Human Health? Google Wants to Map It
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Google mapped the world's streets and developed self-driving cars to roam them. Now, the company wants to map something much larger: perfect human health. Google Baseline, announced last week, will collect molecular and genetic information from an ...

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Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental health - Washington Post

Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental health
Washington Post
Nurses, social workers, aides and other mental health providers are at far greater risk of assault than workers as a whole, an occupational hazard at the best of times and one that's been made worse by a persistent lack of funding for mental health ...

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