Johns Hopkins Hospital appoints its first female president
Johns Hopkins Hospital tapped one of its own Thursday to be the first female president in the institution's 127-year history.Dr. Redonda Miller, who worked her way up during a 20-year career at Hopkins, becomes one of a small number of women across the country to head a hospital. While she never specifically eyed the president's office, she said she decided to submit her name when the rarely vacant position came open. While well aware of her history-making role, she's more focused on her many n..>> view originalUnions, Worker and Safety Groups, Business Groups, Attorneys Respond to New OSHA Reporting Requirements
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE): Rule Cannot Advance Worker Safety As Well as OSHA Hopes “ASSE reiterates its concern that OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping rule cannot advance worker safety as well as OSHA hopes," says ASSE President Michael Belcher. "The rule's emphasis on data collected after injuries and fatalities occur is a step backward for safety professionals who work hard to move organizations toward measuring leading indicators, which better indicate how to avoid injuries an..>> view originalFoods that lower breast cancer risk? New study offers clues
Teenage girls who consume large amounts of fruit may lower their future risk for breast cancer, a new study suggests.Conversely, women who drink more alcohol over time might increase their breast cancer risk, although they could also lower their chances of heart disease, a second report found.In the fruit study, consumption of apples, bananas and grapes during adolescence was strongly associated with a drop in breast cancer risk. Roughly three daily servings of such fruits was linked to a 25 pe..>> view originalWHO: New Multidrug Resistant TB Treatment Could Be Game Changer
GENEVA— The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending a new easier and cheaper treatment for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) that it says will save the lives of tens of thousands of people. Every year, nearly 500,000 men, women and children worldwide develop multidrug resistant tuberculosis. And, each year, 190,000 of these people die. The WHO says the death rate is high because fewer than 20 percent of the patients are being properly treated. Mario Raviglione, director of WHO’..>> view original72-year-old woman gives birth to her first child
A 72-year-old woman and her 79-year-old husband are welcoming their first child after years of trying.>> Read more trending storiesAccording to Sky News, the baby was conceived after Daljinder Kaur, 72, and Arman Singh, 79, underwent two years of fertility treatment at a clinic in Haryana, India. They have been married for 46 years.The baby boy, named Armaan, was born about a month ago, is healthy and thriving."I feel blessed to be able to hold my own baby. I had lost hope of becoming a mother e..>> view originalConcerns About Folate Causing Autism Are Premature
Yesterday morning, the Johns Hopkins University department of Media and Public Relations released information that, as intended, created news.The written press release was titled “Too Much Folate in Pregnant Women Increases Risk for Autism, Study Suggests.”The subsequent headlines were similar: “Autism Linked to Overdose of Folate and Vitamin B12 During Pregnancy” (The Telegraph), “Study: Too Much Folate, B12 In Pregnant Women Can Multiply Autism Risk By 17.6” (CBS), “A Study Asks: Too Much Fol..>> view originalCase of measles confirmed in Massachusetts
Case of measles confirmed in Massachusetts Updated: May 12, 2016 - 5:39 PM BOSTON รข€” There is a confirmed case of measles in Massachusetts, the first this year, said Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Boston Public Health Commission. The Department of Health said that the person recently visited Massachusetts from Europe, and the individual has an unknown vaccination history. There were potential exposures in the greater Boston area from May 1 to May 8. Measle..>> view original
Friday, May 13, 2016
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