SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A nurse at Springfield's Cox South hospital is out of a job after she refused to wear a surgical mask because she did not get a flu shot.
Carla Brock was fired Monday after 11 years at the hospital.
The News-Leader reports the hospital requires employees to wear the masks if they have not been vaccinated against the flu. A hospital spokeswoman says masks can prevent the flu from being spread through the upper respiratory system.
But Brock says she believes the mask requirement is meant to punish those who refuse to be vaccinated. Brock received a religious exemption from the flu shot. She is a holistic nurse who says she has spiritual and religious reasons to not want the toxins from a flu shot in her body.
Scientists report that they were able to improve the math-calculation skills of college students by buzzing their brains with doses of random high-frequency noise.
Scientists report that they were able to improve the math-calculation skills of college students by buzzing their brains with doses of random high-frequency noise.
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How young is too young to wear makeup? You may change your mind after you hear about a shocking new study that says putting on a pretty face can have some ugly side effects.
How young is too young to wear makeup? You may change your mind after you hear about a shocking new study that says putting on a pretty face can have some ugly side effects.
People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.
People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.
An experimental drug that taps the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer is shrinking tumors in patients for whom other treatments have failed, an early study shows.
An experimental drug that taps the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer is shrinking tumors in patients for whom other treatments have failed, an early study shows.
