From the Humbodlt County Office of Public Health, which adds only that the man died at Arcata’s Mad River Hospital: Local man’s death believed to be related to H1N1 A man who tested positive for H1N1 Influenza died Wednesday in a Humboldt County hospital. Officials report he had underlying health conditions, and the precise cause […]
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Anti-Vaccine Vandals Strike
The vandalized Six Rivers Medical Center in Willow Creek. Photo by Ken Malcomson Some time between 6 o’clock last night and early this morning, somebody (or bodies) journeyed between Willow Creek and Burnt Ranch spraying blood-red opposition to vaccinations on school buildings, medical clinics, sidewalks and the k-rails — concrete barriers — lining the highway. […]
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DIY Healthcare Town Hall
Apparently unsatisfied with Rep. Thompson’s telephone Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform, the local Tea Party People have decided to throw their own — with experts to answer your questions. Here’s the announcment: Calling All Patriots To Town Hall on Health Care Wed. Aug 26, 6 p.m. Fortuna Veteran’s Memorial Bldg. 1426 Main St. Fortuna […]
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How to Avoid Shouters
August is vacation time for Congress and all the Congresspeople are out talking with their constituents — for the Dems that means drumming up support for Obama’s health care plan. If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve heard about the anti-health care protesters shouting “just say no” at various Democratic Party town hall meetings […]
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St. Joe’s nurses fired
The four St. Joseph Hospital ICU nurses and one clinical supervisor accused of over-sedating patients and ignoring proper medication schedules while maintaining a “party-like atmosphere” during night shifts (see previous post here) have been officially fired, according to Wes Thornton, one of the terminated nurses. Hospital administrators stated in each termination letter that they “may” […]
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Suspended St. Joe’s nurses accused of over-sedating patients
[Corrected] Four nurses and a supervisor, who nearly six weeks ago were placed on administrative leave without cause from Eureka’s St. Joseph Hospital, have been accused by hospital administrators of over-sedating patients, disregarding medication schedules and spending too much time on the Internet — all while maintaining a “party-like atmosphere” during night shifts, according to […]
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The Swine Bullet Was Dodged
“The risk for contagion posed by this case likely has passed,” said Humboldt County Public Health Officer Ann Lindsay, addressing reporters in what looked like the county’s swine flu war room this afternoon. On the day previous, the county had received confirmation of its first case of the H1N1 influenza, a new variant of the […]
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Der Schweineflu!
Barack! Humboldt County public health officials are at this moment confirming Humboldt County’s first case of Swine H1N1 flu. There is no cause for alarm, citizens. According to a press release that was embargoed until the exact millisecond of this item’s publication, the victim — and why did I almost write “suspect”? — has already […]
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The Turkey Tail Cure
When an appealing fellow — bright blue eyes and long, strawberry blond locks that tumble from a floppy brown hat stitched with colorful mushrooms, plus a tidy beard and mustache — wanders into the office from the Arcata Marsh holding a small brown paper bag, from which he shakes out onto his palm several pretty […]