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February is Heart Month: Research & Resources for Healthcare Professionals

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One of the many ways The American Heart Association promotes healthier lives is by supporting healthcare professionals’ quest for continuous quality improvement. The AHA suite of quality programs puts up-to-date treatment guidelines, tools and resources to work in hospitals and outpatient practices across the nation. Get With The Guidelines® is a program that helps ensure [...]

Remember to Wear Red February 3

Latest NEWS-Line Issues

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If you haven’t had a chance to read the latest issues of NEWS-Line, I have finally posted the links to the most recent Q&As.  A summary and links for the digital issues are posted after the break. ~ JMB

February is School-Based Health Center Awareness Month

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February is SBHC Awareness Month: Celebrate the work, challenges, and successes of school-based centers and providers. We’re passionate about school-based healthcare because we know SBHCs are the best way to keep students healthy and in the classroom. That’s why we do this work every day – so that kids have access to the care they [...]

Lungs Infected with Plague Bacteria Also Become Playgrounds for Other Microbes

Among medical mysteries baffling many infectious disease experts is exactly how the deadly pneumonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, goes undetected in the first few day of lung infection, often until it’s too late for medical treatment. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has opened a door to [...]

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