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Drug Store Group Launches Immunization Initiative

Associations Now

Legislators and regulators at the federal and state levels often reference pharmacists’ success in promoting the necessity of vaccines, and in increasing access to them,” said NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Hy-Vee, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Nebraska Health Network, and the University of Iowa Health Alliance.

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Medical Societies Speak Out on Proposed Aid-in-Dying Bills

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Last week a Nebraska legislative committee began deliberations on one such bill , prompting protests from the Nebraska Medical Association and Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians. Among its recommendations is that physicians who object to the practice refer patients to other doctors.

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Boozing, Bribing and Brawling on Election Day

Reid All About it

But the title of this post doesn’t refer to the election tomorrow, I’m talking about the wild elections of the past. But, when Lincoln won the election of 1860, it took six days for the Pony Express to deliver the news from a fort in Nebraska to a fort in Nevada. Not touching that one. And brawling? I guess we’ll see.