A report recently published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-author Dr Linda Sarna emphasizes the vital role of nurses and midwives in reducing the worldwide impact of non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Amid the gleaming walls and polished floors of the new hospital, an anachronism rests behind glass in a quiet corner near a bank of elevators. It's the uniform of a Second World War era nurse, Major Goldie Mae McCoy.
Patients don’t put as much trust in overweight physicians and are more likely to ignore their advice compared to thinner counterparts, new research suggests.