ALSO NOTED: HHS promotes mass casualty preparations; LSU gets nurse anesthetist grant; and much more...

> HHS has awarded $430 million to states to improve hospitals' ability to respond to mass casualties. Article

> Louisiana State University's New Orleans-based nursing school has received a grant designed to help it train nurse anesthetists. Article

> North Carolina's Senate has approved a mental health parity bill. The state's House had previously approved a different version. Article

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