In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the breast care program at Rutland Regional Medical Center is sponsoring a mini-summit, “Pathways to Women’s Health,” on Friday, Oct. 24.
The program will include three speakers, free health screenings including checks for high blood pressure, osteoporosis and skin cancer, vendors, door prizes and a complimentary catered lunch. There is no charge for admission.
Now, for the details: The first speaker Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve ever been laid off, you know what’s coming: first, numbness and shock, then hurt and betrayal that your hard work has amounted to nothing. Then comes the real problem: paying the family’s bills, especially for health care.
In 2007, more than 45 million Americans were without health insurance. Now that the recession has hit,
. Millions of parents are waiting anxiously to see if they’ll able to afford doctor Read the rest of this entry »

Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, is ready to declare that patients may pay
for private treatment while receiving some care from the NHS, it has emerged.
The government has been under pressure to clarify its rules after it some NHS
trusts told cancer patients they could not buy private drugs while
simultaneously receiving free public care while others said the opposite.
In an announcement widely viewed to be made to parliament by the Read the rest of this entry »

Califon Public School, 6 School St., will host an Opening Day Celebration from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at which its new state-of-the-art Project Fit America physical fitness equipment will be unveiled.
There also will also a fitness demonstration.
The event will be held rain or shine.
A grant from Morristown Memorial Hospital has funded the Project Fit America program for the school, providing the outdoor and indoor fitness equipment, Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Oct. 11 — The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized that measures can be taken to reduce inequalities in health arising from societal norms about what is considered appropriate for men and women.
The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific in Manila aims to help countries understand what needs to be done to address differences in the health of men and women through the publication, “Integrating Poverty and Gender into Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario’s doctors have just ratified a new contract which the health minister says includes initiatives to help the 500,000 without doctors to find one.
Jana Chytilova, The Ottawa Citizen
Health Minister David Caplan said the agreement reflects the shared vision of the government and the province’s doctors to improving the delivery of health care.
“We expect significant progress to be made in the next few years in family health care becoming Read the rest of this entry »

John McCain’s health care tax-credit plan would save the average household an estimated $1,241 next year. But critics charge that many people – especially those in poor health – could have a difficult time getting coverage with it.
The centerpiece of the Republican nominee’s health care program is a refundable tax credit of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for households. The credit would go to insurers, though participants could deposit any amount Read the rest of this entry »

Published December 14, 2008
GALVESTON — A foundation formed 86 years ago to help provide necessary medical care to island residents may have to re-examine its mission after Hurricane Ike and subsequent policy decisions sharply diminished John Sealy Hospital.
The legal question may come down to what “necessary” means and whether the Sealy & Smith Foundation can continue meeting the mandates of its charter after the Sept. 13 hurricane caused Read the rest of this entry »

Iowa teen left at Neb. hospital back with family
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska’s safe-haven law is back home after her grandparents dropped her off to teach her a lesson but soon changed their minds, officials said Thursday.
The 14-year-old girl from across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Tuesday. She was the 17th child Read the rest of this entry »

Daschle is urging a far more aggressive push by those advocating systemic change.
“This means going on the offensive,” he wrote in “Critical,” his recent book about healthcare, in which he singled out drug makers and insurers as potential obstacles to a successful overhaul.
“We cannot assume that the public recognizes the distortions and fallacies peddled by the reform opponents; we have to educate people on the emptiness of the anti-reform rhetoric,” Read the rest of this entry »