Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrated with songs and dancing after the last Ebola patients at a treatment centre in Mongbwalu recovered and were discharged. It was th...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The Ministry of Health has been urged to immediately deploy additional medical officers to Sabah and introduce special incentives following reports that some doctors are working shifts lasting between 48 and 72 hours amid a shortage of 245 medical officers in the state. Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy …

Nolan Southerland, Democratic Socialist for Burbank City Council. Nolan is fighting for a better Burbank for all people.

via The Hill News — President Trump announced Monday an initiative worth hundreds of millions of dollars to recruit and retain nursing home nurses. “The Trump Administration is proud to announce a 250 MILLION DOLLAR PLUS initiative to RECRUIT and RETAIN Nurses for Nursing Homes!” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday evening. “This Federal and State Initiative will…

Background: Metabolic disease, including type 2 diabetes, is a major public health concern. Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is a critical target for disease prevention and lifestyle modification. Workplace interventions offer a promising opportunity to address barriers to behavior change while strengthening motivation and self-efficacy. Objective: The authors describe the intervention protocol, fidelity, and #feasibility of a theory-informed brief intervention based on motivational interviewing principles to support reductions in SSB consumption among health care workers. The authors also explore changes over time in proposed mechanisms of behavior change. Methods: Participants (N=314) allocated to the intervention arm of a multicenter randomized controlled trial received a 4-dose intervention consisting of an introductory phone call, a brief counseling session, and 2 booster calls, supplemented by at-home tools targeting stress and craving management. We assessed fidelity to motivational interviewing principles (competence scores) and described #feasibility via session adherence. Finally, we explored changes over time in motivation for change and perceived self-efficacy. Results: More than 60% of enrolled participants completed all 4 sessions, suggesting #feasibility and high retention in the context of a remotely delivered workplace intervention. Health coaches achieved basic levels of proficiency in 2 of 4 competency scores: technical (mean 3.23, SD 0.48) and complex reflections (mean 41.91%, SD 15.17%). Preliminary exploratory findings indicate improvements in motivation for change and self-efficacy over time. Finally, we found that the use of brief mindfulness practices were associated with acute reductions in stress and cravings. Conclusions: This theory-grounded brief motivational intervention may offer a cost-effective and accessible approach for employers to support behavior change related to SSB consumption. Findings from the fully powered randomized controlled trial are needed to determine if the brief intervention can effectively change behavior. This paper establishes the intervention and its framework to inform future implementation. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05972109;

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MinneapoliMedia urges Minnesota to address healthcare worker burnout through safer staffing, reduced administrative burdens, workplace protections and retention reforms.

Real-world effectiveness data for the live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine VLA1553 (IXCHIQ®) remain limited because licensure relied primarily on immun…

Esbjerg Municipality has completed its first specialist dementia training course for social and health care assistants, with 19 employees graduating, DR reports. The 10-month programme ran alongside their regular work and is part of the municipality’s effort to develop staff skills. The graduates…