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Alabama's Opioid Crisis: How Narcan training can save lives
For the next two and a half months, ABC 33/40 news is taking a closer look at the nation's growing opioid crisis and how it affects us all, right here in central Alabama. Tonight, we look at the new batch of people being trained to administer a vital drug that can revive people from an overdose. They trained for it. they knew the steps. but that didn’t lessen the shock. A former Lynnwood High School student showed up to pick up his girlfriend on April 11th she found him passed out in his car.
Why we need to slow down our lives
As technology accelerates our lives, many of us feel an urgent need to slow down. One seductive solution: A secular sabbath. Pico Iyer makes the case, in this meditative excerpt from his new TED Bo…
Can a Homosexual Person Be Saved?
Are homosexuals saved? Do they have the opportunity to be forgiven? Connect with Hank Hanegraaff and the Christian Research Institute (CRI): Subscribe to our...
How Technology Is Revolutionizing Pastoral Training
The printing press is often credited with bringing Scripture out of the control of the clergy and into the hands of everyday Christians. It spread the ideas of Reformers such as Luther and quickened the advance of the gospel and gospel theology. Printed books brought immense value, including easy and inexpensive access to the Bible …
Infection Preventionists Save Lives
Learn about the field of infection prevention and the heroes that save lives and promote a culture of patient safety every day.
How the Dutch Reach Could Save Lives
We asked our editors if they'd ever heard of the Dutch Reach (trust us, it’s not what you’re thinking). Watch to see how this simple technique may just save ...
How Can Perception Save Lives?
What we see isn't always what's real! Cognitive scientist Dr. Lace Padilla is showing Nabeel Muscatwalla how perception works and how it can help save lives....
WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands
WHO asks health workers and others to demonstrate their commitment to clean hands in health care by posting their photographs on or around 5 May in support o...
Simple things save lives: A mother's legacy
Eric G. Bing is a medical doctor and global health researcher committed to saving lives among the world's most vulnerable populations using low cost, innovat...
Woman meets first responders who saved her life
A local woman who came close to death had a chance to meet the people who saved her life
How Virtual Reality Saves Lives In the Operating Room
Ever wonder how the nation's No.1 heart center trains its heart residents? To prepare them for a cardiac emergency, they may experience it through virtual re...
Increased Patient Safety Saves Lives and Dollars
You go to the hospital for a routine surgical procedure that requires a one to two day stay. On day two you start running a fever and tests confirm you have a potentially life-threatening infection…
‘Could it be sepsis?’ The four words that save lives
Despite being the leading cause of death from infection worldwide, there is a frightening lack of awareness and understanding of sepsis
Why having a church AED isn’t enough to save lives in a medical emergency
An AED (automated external defibrillator) can save a life during a church medical emergency, yet most church volunteers are unprepared for a cardiac arrest b...
Doctors save lives. Let’s start saving our own.
We are supposed to be the healers; yet some times we ourselves are in need of help.
When Disaster Strikes: Nurse Leadership, Nursing Care, and Teamwork Save Lives
Experts agree that we can expect more natural disasters, terrorist events and novel infectious diseases in our lifetimes. This issue brief highlights the crucial role of nurses and interprofessional communication in preparation for emergencies.
Living Goods' Avon-style model is more than a novelty, it saves lives
Living Good's community health promoters helped reduce child mortality by 27 percent and infant mortality by 33 percent, according to a study.
How Nurses Save Lives With Preventative Services
How Medical Assistants Save Lives Every Day
Since medical assistants don’t have the same medical education that physicians do, it can be hard to see how medical assistants save lives. But although it can be relatively easy to become a good medical assistant, a good medical assistant is not easy to replace! Folk wisdom tells us that one of a doctor’s toughest jobs is simply getting patients in the door, especially for check-ups! And although kids can complain about having to go to the doctor, parents are even worse. Fact…
Why the Apple watch could save lives
This Is What Happens When People Travel the World to Save Their Own Lives
You can save thousands by traveling abroad for treatment, but medical tourism does have risks. Check out these stories to find out about the ups and downs.
