SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—An operating room nurse testified that she was ignored when she questioned the drugs given a dying patient and the presence of a transplant surgeon accused of trying to hasten his death.
Jennifer Wiley said she was told the transplant team would remain outside the operating room until Ruben Navarro was declared dead. State law prohibits transplant teams from having a hand in the care of the patient from which they intend Read the rest of this entry »
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After facing a statewide doctor shortage for years, the Texas Medical Board said Monday it issued a record number of medical licenses this past fiscal year.
The 3,621 doctors licensed in fiscal 2008 beat last year’s record-setting 3,324.
The number of licenses issued in the state has jumped almost 44 percent in two years, according to the medical Read the rest of this entry »
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Almost 500,000 Australians will dump private health insurance after new laws, designed to ease the tax burden on families, passed through Australia’s parliament, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Thursday.
The changes have angered the industry and weighed down on the shares of Australia’s top private hospital operators Ramsay Health Care Ltd and Healthscope Ltd and on private health insurance fund NIB Holdings Ltd .
The Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, Cantel Medical Corp. (CMN:
), a provider of medical instruments, reported an increase in its fourth-quarter net profit, helped by strong performances across all its businesses.
Cantel posted fourth-quarter net income of $2.59 million or $0.16 per share, up from $1.96 million or $0.12 per share in the year-earlier quarter, which included expenses related to the closure of manufacturing operations Read the rest of this entry »
Kate Bicego, the help line’s manager, slipped on her headset one recent afternoon as a call came in from Travis Lynn, a 26-year-old from Jamaica Plain with asthma and a part-time job at an old movie theater. He wanted to renew his enrollment in Commonwealth Care, government insurance that Massachusetts now offers adults who cannot get coverage through their work or afford it themselves. After a few questions, Bicego told him: “So, it sounds like you Read the rest of this entry »
Colin Montgomerie insists he has no interest in the Order of Merit going into the Portugal Masters.
With the race for the European Tours’ top earner heating up, the likes of Lee Westwood and Robert Karlsson have commented on their chances ahead of the four day event in Portugal.
Montgomerie, winner of the Order of Merit a record eight times, is also competing this week, but so poor has his season been that even if he were to win the final three Read the rest of this entry »
The truth is, few people know the first thing about clinical research. The public reads about a medical research project that announces unbelievable results for a miraculous drug. Some years later, another investigation completely wipes out those initial favorable findings. For example, a 1994 headline in the San Francisco Chronicle announced “Hormones cut women’s risk of heart disease” but by 2001 that optimistic report was reversed as evidenced Read the rest of this entry »
The other day I had a company come and remove two air conditioners from my office in order to clean them, store them for the winter, and return them in the spring. It wasn’t cheap: $269 for the first one and $249 for the second. But I like air conditioning, and I figured […]
Only at the University of Chicago.
A while back, the university made plans to start a Milton Friedman Institute. It has been the source of some controversy. Read the rest of this entry »
late last month acquired 45.3 acres of vacant land in Livermore for $39.5 million, spokesman Bill Gleeson confirmed Tuesday.
Although Sutter’s intentions for the property aren’t clear, the site — north of I-580 and east of Collier Canyon Road — could be used for a hospital, medical offices or an outpatient surgery facility, among other possible options.
Sacramento-based Sutter operates 26 hospitals in Northern California, including Read the rest of this entry »
Aurora — Planning commission members last week accepted for study requests for a conditional zoning certificate for a fitness center and a lot split.
Snap Fitness 24/7 is seeking to open a fitness center in a new commercial building owned by Stephen Gang at 329 E. Garfield Road.
Owner Pat McCoy said the center would be 2,600 square feet. He currently operates a similar facility in Streetsboro, which has more than 600 members.
McCoy said the Read the rest of this entry »