Health organizations and school districts are using Web sites and texting services to provide teens with accurate information about sex, the New York Times reports.
Washington state health officials are urging parents to use the next few weeks to make sure their children had all the immunizations they need to attend school.
Because the new H1N1 swine flu is behaving like the typical seasonal flu virus that comes every fall and winter and is generally causing only mild to moderate illnesses, local health officials no longer think it is necessary to close schools when a student comes down with a flu-like illness. Instead, health officials say parents [...]
The number of confirmed cases of influenza H1N1 or “swine flu” in the U.S. now stands at 403, and health officials have identified another 700 “probable” cases, which await laboratory confirmation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today. In King County, seven cases have now been confirmed and 21 suspected cases [...]
King County public health officials no longer feel it’s necessary to close schools when a child or staff member comes down with the flu. Instead, they are asking parents to keep their children home from school if they show signs that they may have the flu. To help parents decide whether or not to keep [...]
Six more suspected cases of influenza A/H1N1, “swine flu”, have been identified in King County, bringing the total number of suspected cases in the county to 22. Laboratory samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention for confirmation. To date, most of the illnesses thought to be due to [...]
Health officials have now identified ten cases in King County that they suspect are due to influenza A/H1N1, also known as swine flu. In addition, there are three other suspected cases elsewhere in Washington state. Laboratory samples from the patients have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmation. To [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
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Don’t bet on it.
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