Wilkes Community College congratulates its recent CNA program graduates, who were taught by instructor Misty Mashburn, R.N. The graduates are , from left, Nilda Rodriguez, Wilkes County; Daytona Wilson, Wilkes County; Jaymie Marley, Wilkes County; Ashley Shillinglaw, Yadkin County; Amber Church, Wilkes County; and Savanna Herman, Alexander County.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo announced on Twitter Friday that he has been cancer free for eight years.
“Eight years ago TODAY I was told I was in remission. I remember crying and hugging my family thinking how lucky we were,” he wrote.
8 years ago TODAY I was told I was in remission. I remember crying and hugging my family thinking how lucky we were.
— Anthony Rizzo (@ARizzo44) September 2, 2016
Back in 2008, Rizzo was playing Single A ball in Greenville, S.C., when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was only 18 years old. He went through six months of chemotherapy and it was especially difficult as his grandmother was battling breast cancer at the same time, his foundation website said.
The mission of the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation is to raise money for cancer research and to provide support to children and their families battling the disease.
In addition to celebrating his cancer-free anniversary, Rizzo and Cubs Charities are going “gold” for Childhood Cancer Awareness Day at Wrigley Field.
“Cubs players and coaches will wear gold ribbon decals and wristbands, as well as participate in a special pregame activity alongside pediatric cancer patients and their families,” the Cubs website said. “Cubs Charities will donate a portion of the game’s 50/50 raffle proceeds to the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, Joe Maddon’s Respect 90 Foundation and Jon Lester’s NVRQT campaign, which support pediatric cancer research and programs.”
We're joining @MLB in the fight against pediatric cancer. https://t.co/8gkQtKoZSr 🎗 #LetsGoGold pic.twitter.com/iwOW1sCgqd
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 2, 2016
“Today we are going gold to recognize those families who are battling cancer who will never receive the news my family did,” Rizzo said on Twitter. “Only 4% of Cancer funding goes to pediatric cancer research. We must change this and make sure every kid has a fighting chance. #LetsGoGold”
Source: WGNTV
A woman’s flatulence is being blamed for a fire that caused significant burns to her body, a Tokyo newspaper reports.
An article by the the Asahi Shimbun states the fire happened at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital on April 15 as a patient in her 30s had a procedure with a laser to her cervix.
Officials said it was the laser that ignited her passed gas and burned her waist and legs.
A committee of independent experts found no flammable materials were in the operation room at the time, according to a report released last Friday. It also stated the equipment used during the operation was functioning as normal.
A patient’s fart during surgery apparently sparked a fire that caused serious burns to her body, a university hospital in Tokyo said.
The fire occurred at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward on April 15. The patient in her 30s was undergoing an operation that involved applying a laser to her cervix, the lower part of the uterus.
The laser is believed to have ignited the gas she passed. The blaze burned much of her body, including her waist and legs.
In a report released by the hospital on Oct. 28, a committee of outside experts who looked into the case said no flammable materials were in the operation room at the time of the surgery.
The equipment for the operation was also functioning normally, it said.
“When the patient’s intestinal gas leaked into the space of the operation (room), it ignited with the irradiation of the laser, and the burning spread, eventually reaching the surgical drape and causing the fire,” the report said.
Source: The Asahi Shimbun
Canada has been named Lonely Planet’s destination of the year for 2017.
Colombia and Finland were rated second and third respectively in Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel 2017” guide, hitting bookstores Tuesday.
Reasons cited to visit Canada were next year’s “elongated birthday party,” with the country celebrating 150 years since Confederation, and a weak Canadian dollar pushing down prices, giving visitors “plenty of pocket money to spend on Canada’s exciting fusion food and mysteriously underrated wine.”
“Bolstered by the wave of positivity unleashed by its energetic new leader Justin Trudeau, and with dynamic cities that dominate global livability indices and a reputation for inclusiveness and impeccable politeness, the world’s second-largest country will usher in its sesquicentennial in 2017 in rollicking good health,” the guide says.
Canadian highlights given by Lonely Planet include Quebec City’s old-world European feel; the amalgamation of French and English flavours in arty, edgy-cool Montreal; the famous multiculturalism in Toronto; hiking and spotting big fauna in Banff National Park; and the excellent Asian-fusion food, winter and summer sports, and an anthropological museum replete with myth-invoking indigenous art in Vancouver.
On Canada Day, the guide tells visitors to “expect 2017’s parades, ceremonies and parties to be particularly memorable.”
A nurse has admitted making an error in her care of former Socceroo Steve Herczeg in the hours before he suffered an agonising death because of a hospital bungle, an inquest has heard.
Mr Herczeg died at Adelaide’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital on September 19 when his bladder burst and his lungs collapsed.
The former soccer star’s urinary catheter had been wrongly connected to his oxygen supply.
Registered nurse Kirsty Lee McColloch told the inquest into his death she cared for the 72-year-old grandfather in the hospital’s emergency department that day, conceding she forgot to check his catheter before handing him over to the afternoon nurse.
“I should have (checked it),” she told the South Australian Coroner’s Court on Tuesday.
“It was just an error on my part. It was a very, very busy day on that particular day.”
Ms McCulloch said it was hospital policy to check and communicate the status of catheters, along with other equipment, when handing a patient over to another nurse.
However, Mr Herczeg did not die in Ms McCulloch’s care or even the same ward as he was transferred from the emergency department to the respiratory ward later that day.
He was placed in his own room there and shortly afterwards nurses heard him crying out in pain, saying he was going to die.
On the day Mr Herczeg died he was admitted to hospital because of a fall although he also had a urinary tract infection and lung disease.
The former soccer player’s son, Josh Herczeg, was at the inquest and hoped the coroner would find out what went wrong to ensure the error wasn’t repeated.
“Would you want it to happen to anyone else?” he said.
“That’s what I want. I want the system f***ing fixed. It’s bullshit.”
Another registered nurse, Stacy Woodward, noted that Steve Herczeg’s catheter was in place and working correctly when she was caring for him in the emergency department and that while he was confused, he wasn’t in any pain.
The doctor who performed the autopsy told the inquest on Monday that it was highly unusual for the catheter and oxygen supply to become mixed up and that Mr Herczeg’s death would have been “quite painful”.
He was already suffering ill-health but forensic pathologist Stephen Wills said the injuries would likely have killed any healthy person.
Mr Herzceg was the first South Australian to play for Australia in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, taking the field for the Socceroos in Cambodia in 1965.
The inquest continues.
Source APp
Playboy model Katie May died as the result of visiting a chiropractor for an adjustment, which ultimately left her with a fatal tear to an artery in her neck … according to the L.A. County Coroner.
TMZ obtained a copy of Katie’s death certificate, and it clears up a huge mystery surrounding her sudden death in February. The document says she died when a blunt force injury tore her left vertebral artery, and cut off blood flow to her brain.
It also says the injury was sustained during a “neck manipulation by chiropractor.” Her death is listed as accidental.
As TMZ first reported, Katie — known as the “Queen of Snapchat” — had taken a nasty fall during a photo shoot. She thought she had a pinched nerve and went to an L.A. chiropractor on Friday. She suffered a stroke on Monday, and remained on life support until Thursday.
Katie’s family is aware of the coroner’s findings. They would not comment on whether they or her estate would pursue legal action.
WORCESTER, Mass. – An investigation has found that a surgeon at a Massachusetts hospital removed a kidney from the wrong patient after failing to confirm the patient’s identity.
State and federal health investigators say the surgeon in July was supposed to remove a kidney with a tumour from a patient at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, but instead removed a healthy kidney from a different patient with the same name.
Authorities say the hospital failed to follow proper patient identification protocols by checking birth dates. The patients were several years apart in age.
St. Vincent has been put on notice that its Medicare and Medicaid agreements with the government will be terminated unless it takes corrective action.
The hospital in a statement said it is taking “all necessary steps” to prevent a similar error.
Workers without a fixed office should be paid for the time they spend travelling to and from work at the beginning and end of each day, according to Europe’s highest court.
The European Court of Justice has ruled the journeys should count as working time under health and safety laws and workers should be able to charge for the time they take, The Independent reported.
Companies employing electricians, gas fitters, care workers and sales reps could now be in breach of EU working time regulations, if they choose to abandon a regional office.
The ruling came as a result of a legal case in Spain involving security systems company Tyco.
“The fact that the workers begin and finish the journeys at their homes stems directly from the decision of their employer to abolish the regional offices and not from the desire of the workers themselves,” The Independent reported the ruling as saying.
“Requiring them to bear the burden of their employer’s choice would be contrary to the objective of protecting the safety and health of workers pursued by the directive, which includes the necessity of guaranteeing workers a minimum rest period.”
Quick facts:
Hurricane Matthew could impact your travel plans.
The hurricane is set to impact travel to the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Florida and the Carolinas.
Travel agents in Tulsa say those traveling in the next few days will want to see what changes they can make in order to avoid being stuck in areas affected by Matthew.
Many hotels and airlines will allow reservation changes to delay travel.
Travelers should check in with hotels or airlines to see what options are available.
Cruise lines will generally schedule new ports. Some are already scheduling to go to Mexico as opposed to other locations in the Caribbean.
Cruises to Cuba are deciding what to do based on Matthew’s current path.
Travel agents say travelers should go ahead and spend extra on travel insurance.
