Another round of resignations at Interior Health as 5 neurologists leave posts

British ColumbiaDoctors of B. C. says the resignations are a result of a growing workload and lack of consultation on how care is administered. Resigning neurologists were being asked to provide on-call coverage to entire region, Doctors of B. C. saysListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The resigning neurologists were being asked to provide on-call coverage via telephone and internet services, the president of Doctors of B. C. said. (Tom Popyk/CBC)Interior Health is dealing with another round of mass resignations as five neurologists are leaving their positions with the health authority. The resignations were first reported by news outlet Castanet, who spoke with Dr. Niall Davidson, one of the resigning neurologists, about his concerns. Davidson declined a CBC News interview request. The resignations, and the reasons for them, were corroborated by Doctors of B. C. president Adam Thompson.

And despite the supply chain disruptions caused by the slashing of the foreign aid program, Edesia has figured out ways to get its peanut-based products in Rhode Island to the places they’re needed, in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Get Rhode Island News AlertsSign up to get breaking news and interesting stories from Rhode Island in your inbox each weekday. Enter Email“Why did we build this factory?” Edesia founder and CEO Navyn Salem asked during a ceremony Thursday. “To say that a child, no matter where they are born, must have access to food and nutrition to prove to the world that we can end a protracted problem. It is time to end malnutrition.”The offices of Edesia Nutrition in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, R. I. Edward FitzpatrickLast year, hundreds of thousands of boxes of Edesia’s life-saving peanut-based nutritional paste were sitting in warehouses as Elon Musk began dismantling USAID, and Edesia was forced to lay off 16 employees. But now Edesia, named for the Roman goddess of food, has expanded its North Kingstown factory from 85,000 square feet to 300,000 square feet, Salem said.

As rabbis, we minister to people who have been assaulted and to families who have been harassed because they are Jewish. Concerned parents whose children have been bullied for being Jewish come to us for counsel and comfort. From high schools to hospitals, here in Providence, Jews are being asked to answer for a foreign conflict simply because they are Jewish. This is why we are joining Neighbors Voting No on 7. We lead Congregation Beth Sholom, Temple Beth-El, and Temple Emanu-El. Our communities hold a wide range of views about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. So do we. We also share a responsibility to care for our congregations, and to speak when we see a foreseeable danger. Question 7 proposes restricting municipal investments connected to countries accused of grave human-rights violations. To be absolutely clear: This campaign is directed only at Israel. Voters need to understand that distinction: A broadly worded principle is being advanced through a campaign focused on one country, the world’s only Jewish state. Many supporters of Question 7 are moved by sincere anguish over Palestinian suffering. We respect that anguish. Palestinian lives are precious.

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