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New Study Sparks Debate on Medical Travel
While some estimates of medical tourism have been quite high, suggesting in some cases that millions of people travel for medical purposes, a study released by consulting firm McKinsey & Company f… more →
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Ten facts about hospice care you may not know
newhavendc wrote 1 day ago: Many people think hospice care is just about dying. Hospice care is more than that. Hospice brings c … more →
Book review: A coffee enema for a health writer
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by Tinker Ready wrote 1 day ago: UMass Med School pediatrician, Darshak Sanghavi – who also writes a column for Slate –tr … more →
Hospice's role in health care reform
newhavendc wrote 4 days ago: As health care reform proposals continue to strive for choice, quality of care, and reduction of hea … more →
Tufts doc warns of industry influence on health reform
by Tinker Ready wrote 4 days ago: The pharma watchdogs at Gooz News point out that: The latest New England Journal of Medicine contai … more →
Screen baby, screen -- News coverage of new mammography guidelines
by Tinker Ready wrote 5 days ago: BHN is a big fan of the health news blog produced by fellow health writer/journalism prof Gary Schw … more →
Single-payer supporters, Harvard Med on the Senate reform bill
by Tinker Ready wrote 1 week ago: The president of Harvard Med School doesn’t like the reform will, he says in the Wall Street J … more →
Child excercise levels still unsatisfactory - British Heart Foundation
gavelects wrote 1 week ago: The British Heart Foundation has unvelied a new report “Couch Kids – the nation’s … more →
Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care
newhavendc wrote 1 week ago: A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul … more →
US medical workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines
darrowchiro wrote 1 week ago: Even as they are forced to wait like everyone else for swine flu vaccines in short supply, thousands … more →
Our Congressmen's Personal Health Plan
arssolutions wrote 1 week ago: Republican Tom Coburn submitted an amendment to the Senate health comittee which vote 12-11 in favor … more →
Candlelight Vigil for Health Care Reform at Senator Lieberman's Front Door
newhavendc wrote 1 week ago: More than 400 Connecticut residents, health care reform advocates, and clergy attended an evening pr … more →
More on mammography for women under 50
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by Tinker Ready wrote 1 week ago: 11/19 KHN has a round up of the reaction to the news guidelines. Now comes another reversal in the m … more →
DPH: More H1N1 vaccine arrives in state, still not enough
by Tinker Ready wrote 1 week ago: From the DPH As of this past weekend, the state has received just over 1 million doses of the H1N1 v … more →
House Health Bill Would Lower Medicare Payments, Report Finds
newhavendc wrote 2 weeks ago: Though President Obama pledged health care legislation would bring down the cost of health care … more →
Is Fox-Boston passing off Beth Israel PR as news?
by Tinker Ready wrote 2 weeks ago: This from the Association of Health Care Journalists. Hospital says it gives content to short-staffe … more →
Swine flu peaking? Not last week. New Massachusetts flu numbers
by Tinker Ready wrote 2 weeks ago: Check here from vaccine latest clinics: From Masspro.org Nov. 12: WBUR asks: Has Swine Flu Peaked in … more →
Singapore institute creates photochromic contact lens
clearvisioneyecare wrote 3 weeks ago: Take a look at the potential advancement of the contact lens in Singapore. Only time can tell if thi … more →
Adding to the Debate Over the Mass model
by Tinker Ready wrote 4 weeks ago: From The Wall Street Journal: A Debate in Massachusetts Has the state’s plan succeeded? The tw … more →
Seton Medical Center
newhavendc wrote 4 weeks ago: Check out the Robotic Surgery being performed at Seton Hospital: … more →
