| 03/12/08 | The Visiting Nurse Association Announces National Influenza Vaccination Week December 8-14 (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) |  |
Published 03/12/08 04:15:29
... still available and now is the best time to get immunized for the coming flu season. The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) offers flu vaccine for children ages 6 months and up as well as adults. All shots are given by registered nurses, trained to administer shots to specific age groups including children. As the VNA is a nonprofit organization, proceeds from the agency's flu... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) |
| 03/12/08 | The Visiting Nurse Association Announces National Influenza Vaccination Week December 8-14 (Business Wire) | |
Published 03/12/08 04:07:00
As the VNA is a nonprofit organization, proceeds from the agency's flu shots and wellness programs support home health care visits to the ill and disabled in our community. VNA is located at 390 Grant Street (Corner of Grant and Speer) in Denver and 5373 North Union Blvd. in Colorado Springs, with walk-in Flu Shot Clinics available Tuesday and Thursday 2pm-6pm and Saturdays... Source : Business Wire (subscribe) Explore : Health Industries |
| 02/12/08 | Songs of Love Releases First Ever Charity iPhone Application! (PR News Wire ) | |
Published 02/12/08 20:53:00
As each child is unique, so is every "song of love" composition. Since 1996 the Songs of Love Foundation has reached out to over 17,000 children in over 500 hospitals and health care facilities in all 50 states. The songs have often been played to alleviate pain and trauma during painful and scary hospital treatments. The song recipients have played their "songs of love" in all... Source : PR News Wire (subscribe) Explore : Computers, Electronics, iPhone, Personal Computers |
| 02/12/08 | Sweeping Bush Rule to Limit Abortion, Birth Control Access (PERRspectives Blog) | |
Published 02/12/08 20:41:46
During a discussion of abortion in the final presidential debate, Republican John McCain shocked millions of Americans with his sneering remarks and derisive air quotes when it came to the "health of the mother." Now as he prepares to leave... Source : PERRspectives Blog (subscribe) Explore : Abortion, Birth control, Politics, Republican Party, White House |
| 02/12/08 | State Offers Health Professionals Incentive (The Hartford Guardian) | |
Published 02/12/08 20:36:04
HARTFORD ? Doctors, nurses and dentists who agree to practice in the state?s underserved and rural areas may be eligible for repayment of their student loans, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today ?Every Connecticut resident deserves access to high-quality health care,? Rell said. ?That is why I created my Charter Oak Health Plan and that is [...] Source : The Hartford Guardian (subscribe) Explore : Cities and Towns, Connecticut, Hartford |
| 02/12/08 | Sweeping 'Right of Conscience' Changes? (Queerty) | |
Published 02/12/08 20:08:44
The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. For more than 30 years,... Source : Queerty (subscribe) Explore : Abortion |
| 02/12/08 | Call for Abstracts - End of Life Decisions: Ethics in clinical practice, research and policy (bioethics.com) | |
Published 02/12/08 19:36:22
... and the role policy documents play in clinical practice. In clinical practice, doctors and nurses must make difficult decisions regarding withdrawal of treatment, having regard to medical benefit, patient autonomy, and sometimes the role played by the patient?s family. Clinical research raises another set of questions. How do we distinguish between health care practice... Source : bioethics.com (subscribe) Explore : Xi'an |
| 02/12/08 | Cost of insurance still keeping Oklahoma health on back burner (Tahlequah Daily Press--Features) | |
Published 02/12/08 18:23:20
As 2008 enters its last month, most Oklahomans? chief concern is their financial future ? and a large part of that concern for many people centers on health costs. Source : Tahlequah Daily Press--Features (subscribe) Explore : Oklahoma |
| 02/12/08 | Morning Rounds: Bottled Water Purchases, Retirement's Price and Medical Rules of Conscience (New York Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 16:12:00
Health news from around the Web. Source : New York Times (subscribe) Explore : Health |
| 02/12/08 | More Cdn. doctors come home (Globe and Mail) | |
Published 02/12/08 15:17:00
Another significant trend the institute found is that women are making up an increasing portion of Canada's health-care industry. While women have typically dominated many health-related professions, particularly nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, a growing number are moving into traditionally male occupations such as physicians and pharmacists. Source : Globe and Mail (subscribe) Explore : Health |
| 02/12/08 | Reliant Health Care Professionals Will Seek New CEO (Business Wire) | |
Published 02/12/08 14:00:00
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliant Health Care Professionals (?Reliant?) today announced that Gregory L. Mikkelsen will resign his current position as President and Chief Executive Officer and assume a new Source : Business Wire (subscribe) Explore : Business Services |
| 02/12/08 | "Conscience" rule to affect health care (Seattle Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 07:49:45
The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. Source : Seattle Times (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Bush may broaden doctors' moral exit (Denver Post) | |
Published 02/12/08 07:43:51
The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. Source : Denver Post (subscribe) Explore : Abortion, George W. Bush, US, US President |
| 02/12/08 | Laid-off UTMB professionals in high demand at job fair (Houston Chronicle) | |
Published 02/12/08 07:30:00
Hospitals hired health professionals, especially nurses, on the spot Monday during the first day of a two-day job fair for the 3,000 employees laid off by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Source : Houston Chronicle (subscribe) Explore : Allen, Cities and Towns, Hospitals, Texas |
| 02/12/08 | Arrogant, abusive and disruptive ? and a doctor (International Herald Tribune) | |
Published 02/12/08 05:59:10
Text SizeIt was the middle of the night, and Laura Silverthorn, a nurse at a hospital in Washington, knew her patient was in danger.The boy had a shunt in his brain to drain fluid, but he was vomiting and had an extreme headache, two signs that the shunt was blocked and fluid was building up. When she paged the on-call resident, who was asleep in the hospital, he told her not to... Source : International Herald Tribune (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive ? and a Doctor (New York Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 03:55:39
It was the middle of the night, and Laura Silverthorn, a nurse at a hospital in Washington, knew her patient was in danger. Nola lopezRelated (December 2, 2008) The boy had a shunt in his brain to drain fluid, but he was and had an extreme , two signs that the shunt was blocked and fluid was building up. When she paged the on-call resident, who was asleep in the hospital, he told her not... Source : New York Times (subscribe) Explore : Sciences |
| 02/12/08 | Mennonite College of Nursing wins award (The Daily Vidette) | |
Published 02/12/08 03:53:01
For its excellence in conveying an initiative aimed at providing high-quality care for under served older adults through Internet and print-based communications, the Mennonite College of Nursing was awarded the Outstanding School of Nursing Communications Award. Source : The Daily Vidette (subscribe) Explore : Health, Nursing |
| 02/12/08 | Abusive doctors: 'Health care equivalent of road rage' (Star Tribune) | |
Published 02/12/08 03:32:17
It was the middle of the night, and Laura Silverthorn, a Washington nurse, knew her patient was in danger.The boy had a shunt in his brain to drain fluid, but he was vomiting and had an extreme headache, two signs that the shunt was blocked. When she paged the on-call resident, who was asleep in the hospital, he told her not to worry.After a second page, Silverthorn said, "He became... Source : Star Tribune (subscribe) Explore : US |
| 02/12/08 | Students experience health care careers (pjstar.com Tri-County RSS) | |
Published 02/12/08 01:42:37
Deciding what to be when you grow up can be a tough decision for young people. A few dozen local high-schoolers got some help Monday, when Methodist Medical Center hosted its 2008 Healthcare Career Encounter. Source : pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (subscribe) Explore : Peoria |
| 01/12/08 | Bradley joins D2Hawkeye (The Boston Business Journal) | |
Published 01/12/08 22:59:11
Deb Bradley has joined D2Hawkeye, a health care information services company. Source : The Boston Business Journal (subscribe) Explore : Business |
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