August 11, 2015

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14yr old African American Develop A New Surgical Technique To Sew Up Hysterectomy Patients

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Facebook Community is Over 30,400 "Likes"

44th Annual NBNA Conference

First Bilateral Hand Transplant in a Child: Zion's Story

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14yr old African American Develop A New Surgical Technique To Sew Up Hysterectomy Patients

This incredible young man, Tony Hansberry II, is a 14-year-old student who used an endo stitch in a way no one has ever done before and the results are a game changer.

A Jacksonville researcher has developed a way of sewing up patients after hysterectomies that stands to reduce the risk of complications and simplify the tricky procedure for less-seasoned surgeons.

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44th Annual NBNA Conference

Last week, DiversityNursing.com exhibited at the 44th NBNA (National Black Nurses Association) Annual Conference in Atlanta. The conference theme was "Nursing: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Patient Centered Care". Topics covered included cardiovascular disease, cancer, children's health, diabetes, end-of-life, HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, research and women's health.

Next year's conference will be at the Sheraton Memphis Downtown, TN on August 2-7, 2016.

First Bilateral Hand Transplant in a Child: Zion's Story

The youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant is 8-year-old Zion Harvey. A 40 person medical team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia performed an 11-hour operation to attach old and new bones. Then the medical team connected Zion's arteries, veins, muscles, tendons, and nerves.

The young boy has had trauma beyond his years yet, when he speaks he is so mature and upbeat. You almost forget he has had both hands and feet removed and has had a kidney transplant, all before the age of 8.

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CDC: Too Few U.S. Adolescents Getting HPV Vaccination

Boys' Second- and Third-Degree Sunburns Show Dangers of No Sun Protection

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