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News: Warning against a Phishing Scam from CDC
On Dec 1 2009, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued a general alert to citizens of the United States regarding a “phishing” scam that was discovered recently. This typ… more →
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News: Warning against a Phishing Scam from CDC
creaky wrote 2 weeks ago: On Dec 1 2009, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued a general alert to citizens … more →
News, Public Health, Public Service: H1N1 Fact Page from Ebsco
creaky wrote 4 weeks ago: This year, Ebsco Publishing has created an evidence-based medicine source for current factual diagno … more →
News, Public Health, Epidemiology, Tobacco: Great American Smokeout 2009, and another Reason to Quit
creaky wrote 1 month ago: Today, Nov 19 2009 is designated by the American Cancer Society as… The Great American Smokeou … more →
News, Public Health, Epidemiology: Nutrition versus Food: Too Much or Not Enough?
creaky wrote 1 month ago: This world is divided in many ways: people who grew up around snow, people who have never even seen … more →
News, Global Public Health, Health Disparities: 2009 Human Development Report from the United Nations
creaky wrote 2 months ago: ” Despite progress in many areas over the last 25 years, the disparities in people’s well-bein … more →
News, Innovative Hospital Design, Patient-Centered Care: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
creaky wrote 2 months ago: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has gotten much press coverage over the past 7 days, due to the G-20 Summit … more →
Public Health, News, Epidemiology: H1N1 News and a Feed from CDC
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creaky wrote 3 months ago: Image – H1N1 Influenza Virus Photo/Image Credit: Courtesy of http://www.microbiologystudents.c … more →
News, Blogging, Health Information Online: Healthcare Bloggers Code of Ethics
creaky wrote 5 months ago: Image credit: http://medbloggercode.com/ – All rights reserved – Copyright 2009 . My tha … more →
News, Public Health, Disease Prevention: Saturday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
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creaky wrote 6 months ago: Saturday, June 27 2009 is National HIV Testing Day Photo credit: http://www.hivtest.org – All … more →
Patient Counseling, End of Life Care, Medical Communications: When Delivering Bad News, Speak Carefully
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creaky wrote 7 months ago: ” The life of a sick person can be shortened not only by the acts, but also by the words or th … more →
Public Health, Epidemiology, Medical History: Swine Flu? Over-Hype for Some, A Dress Rehearsal for Others
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creaky wrote 7 months ago: ” The alarm around this particular strain [A-H1N1] has a couple of roots. First is, it’s … more →
Instructional Technologies, Teaching & Learning in Medicine, Web 2.0: Oncology, LibGuides and Delicious
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creaky wrote 10 months ago: Librarians at Lyman Maynard Stowe Library purchased a subscription to a course management system cal … more →
News, Healthcare Administration, Benefit Surveys: Mercer Consulting Report - Nov 2008
creaky wrote 10 months ago: Mercer Consulting, owned by U.S. insurance giant Marsh & McClennan, released highlights of its … more →
News, Public Health, Womens' Rights: Today in History
creaky wrote 11 months ago: On Jan 22 1973, a decision was rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court on a case which ruled that: … more →
News, Hospitals, Managed Care: Warnings on Hospital & Health Care Systems Profitability - AHA
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creaky wrote 1 year ago: ” In a recently issued report, the American Hospital Association (AHA) warns that U.S. hospita … more →
News, Health Care, HMO Administration, Patients: Health Care Costs
creaky wrote 1 year ago: In the past 30 days, there have been reasons for mental anxiety – as well as reasons to celebr … more →
News, Public Health, STDs: An Annual Report Card about Sexual Health on American Campuses
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creaky wrote 1 year ago: Prevention of sexually-transmitted illnesses (STIs) or unwanted pregnancy is a concern for sexually … more →
Consumer/Patient Health, Education, News: Clinicians Communicating with Diverse Patient Populations
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creaky wrote 1 year ago: An intriguing (and somewhat elusive) reference question from a faculty member a few months ago was: … more →
News, Academic Medicine: Advice on all sides for Medical Types
creaky wrote 1 year ago: “The work that it takes to get to easy… that tells it all“. Quote: Danica Patrick, … more →
