Overworked medical residents face burnout and risky care
Medical students enter long residencies with shifts often exceeding 24 hours. A recent Annals of Internal Medicine study finds more than half of burned out residents report treatment or medication errors. Fatigue, sleep deprivation, and limited leisure contribute to unsafe patient care and call for reevaluated residency hours.
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Annals of Internal Medicine
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
State approves bonds for three university research centers
Hutchinson News reports the House Appropriations committee backed a 110 million bond plan for biomedical research at KU, food safety at K State, and aviation research at Wichita State. Funds rely on federal grants and private donations, with the state covering the initial 50 million and universities covering 60 million.
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Hutchinson News
House Appropriations Committee
Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Kansas Development Finance Authority
Local Kansas political contact directory entry list
A compact compilation of names and offices including President George Bush Senator Pat Roberts Senator Sam Brownback Representative Jim Ryun Governor Bill Graves State Senator Robert Tyson and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerborn with their Capitol and office contact details in Topeka and Washington DC.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Students receive newspapers at school through NIE program
More than 1,100 area elementary and middle school students get The Herald weekly through Newspaper in Education. Eugene Field students enjoy comics and full paper access while teachers use NIE curriculum and activities like Jeopardy style games and scavenger hunts to boost learning.
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Snoopy
Charlie Brown
Shelby Knight
Eugene Field
Thettawa Herald
Shelby
The
Herald
Cheryl Leitnaker
NIE
Leitnaker
Newspaper in Education boosts reading in fifth grade class
Students and teachers describe NIE activities as engaging and useful for core skills. Leita ker and Hawthorne and Leitaker's classes reuse The Herald Progress edition for spelling geography and math tasks while building a habit of reading and community awareness.
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Hank
Leitaker
The
Herald
Franklin County Day Care withdraws county contract bid
Franklin County Day Care board withdraws from a county contract after USDA funding hurdles with a loan to buy the Crestview Nursing Home building. The non profit provider cites miscommunication over profitability and aims to expand infant care, while seeking other opportunities to serve working families.
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Franklin County Daycare Board
County Commission
USDA
Crestview
Franklin County Daycare
Commission
Franklin County
Steven C. van Ostran
Share your views with The Ottawa Herald in Kansas
Readers are invited to share their views with The Ottawa Herald at MAn ial ww. Vedar ditawa KS 66067. Submit letters to the editor on local issues and community concerns for possible publication. Include a full name and an address for verification.
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Franklin County
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald
Angelfire.com
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Suddeutsche Zeitung
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State
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Tyson
Senate
Ralph Tanner
Tanner
House
Bill Feuerborn
Feuerborn
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald
Ottawaherald.com
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Bill Gray
Kathy Miller
Manaermiller
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Tim Millbern
Nenron
Dena Bennett
Cation
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Dents
Manial
Ledar
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