Farmers are busy people, and they often put their work responsibilities ahead of their own health needs. As a member of a farm family, Debra Hull, BSN, RN, CDCES, understands that. She combines her knowledge as a diabetes educator for Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville, Missouri; her ag background; and her experience as a person with type 1 diabetes to help her rural community prevent and manage the disease.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
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New Conservatives group on the Tory Right in the United Kingdom has called for ministers to close temporary visa schemes for care workers as part of an effort to slash net migration before the presidential election scheduled for next year.
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed 10 Nigerians to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI):
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