Zika in the News, April 14, 2016

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Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that “CDC Concludes Zika Causes Microcephaly and Other Birth Defects.” Press release here. Several researchers from the CDC also wrote a paper published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine explaining their thought process on this conclusion of causality.
National Nurses United

Why Thousands of Nurses Are Feeling the Bern

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For nurses, everything begins with a basic dedication to their patients, which is why so many of them are supporting Bernie Sanders for president.
RoseAnn DeMoro writing for The Nation

CNA RNs Call on AG to Deny St. Joseph/Providence Merger Application

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Nurses will speak out at public meetings held across California April 14-25 on the potential merger of St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) and Providence Health & Services (PH&S)—asking California Attorney General Kamala Harris to deny the merger, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
California Nurses Association
Apr 13, 2016

Scott, Murray, Committee Members to Unveil New GAO Report on Workplace Violence in Healthcare*

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WASHINGTON – ON THURSDAY, April 14, Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) will be joined by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Representatives Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) in hosting a press conference along with several health care workers who have faced workplace violence.
Committee on Education & The Workforce Democrats
Apr 12, 2016