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Woman gives up baby at fire station within hours of giving birth; officials say she did the right thing
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BATON ROUGE - A mother gave up her baby daughter at a local fire station within hours of her being born, and the fire department says it s glad she made the difficult decision.
The woman called the St. George Fire Department around 2 a.m. Sunday and arranged a drop-off through the department s Safe Baby Sites program. The program allows women to surrender their newborns, no questions asked.
Tech helps UK medical students learn safely
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May 2, 2021
TAUNTON, United Kingdom: The rural county of Somerset in southwest England is best known for its cider, and seems an unlikely setting for cutting-edge technological innovation.
But, owing to teaching disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, medical students at Musgrove Park Hospital in the main town of Taunton are tapping in to virtual reality technology to help them in their studies.
Clutching hand-held controllers and immersed in large headsets, the students are plunged into a maelstrom of virtual intensive care wards.
The technology lets them learn how to explain diagnoses and treatment plans, deal with challenging situations, as well as engage with patients and their families, without attending in-person sessions.
Search called off after surfer reported missing in Far North now believed to be safe
25 Apr, 2021 06:16 AM
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Police and surf lifesaving crews are busy searching for the surfer, reported missing at 2.40pm today. Photo / File
Police and surf lifesaving crews are busy searching for the surfer, reported missing at 2.40pm today. Photo / File
A large search which began to look for a missing surfer is now on hold after everyone in the water got out safely.
A rescue helicopter, Far North surf lifesaving crews, police and fire began looking for the surfer after he was reported missing about 2.40pm.