SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 16 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: Nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold a rally as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the facility's owner and largest health system in the United States. Nurses' current contract will expire on July 2, and they say their key priorities for their new contract are inte  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 16 -- The European Journal of Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 183, Issue 4): * Vitamin D intervention as a curative measure for glucose intolerance in obese children and adolescents: a systematic review on randomized control trials * Central nervous system tumours in neonates: what should the neonatologist know? * Rare genetic forms of obesity in childhood and adolescence  more

BEIJING, China, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Humane Society International issued the following news: * * * Chinese fur production has shrunk by almost 90% in last decade, but millions of animals still suffering despite public health risks * * * Alarming footage from fur farms in north China shows foxes, raccoon dogs and mink exhibiting repetitive, stereotypical behaviour associated with mental decline and animals kept in intensive conditions including in close proximity to poultry, despite the p  more

LONDON, England, April 16 -- The University College London issued the following news: Nineteen UCL alumni have earned a place in Forbes' annual Top 30 Under 30 list of leading entrepreneurs and creatives in Europe, recognised for their achievements in fields such as international journalism, artificial intelligence and child healthcare. Now in its ninth year, the list has a perennial UCL alumni presence. The 19 individuals this year are spread across eight of the total 13 categories, ranging f  more