10:39 PM CST on Sunday, February 15, 2009
RICHARDSON – Jodie Gee hadn’t had a checkup in years. No need. She had been perfectly healthy.
But after persistent urging from her sister, she went for a routine physical last October. A couple of weeks later, she found out she had severe aplastic anemia, a rare bone marrow disorder that can be fatal.
Gee, 34 and a mother of two, now waits for a lifesaving bone marrow Read the rest of this entry »
This webinar is the first step in a new partnership between MedTouch and
Paquin Healthcare, also announced today, to ensure hospitals and
integrated health systems capture and retain patients online. Through
this collaboration, both companies will provide services and software to
clients through bundled, turnkey offerings, turning existing hospital
sites into new sources of income and helping hospitals position Read the rest of this entry »
Progress is made not by leaps and bounds but instead by small steps on a clear path toward where we want to go.
While there is optimism that universal health care is coming soon under an Obama administration with Democrats dominating the House and Senate, we should not wait on that promise to make progress. Health care in the United States is a massive business and while its goal is to deliver the best care to our population, it does remain a multi-billion Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, January 8th 2009, 4:00 AM
In the world of diet products, the motto seems to be, “Those who can’t do, teach.”
Jenny Craig, Slim-Fast and NutriSystem have all employed cherubic celebs as spokespeople, including Kirstie Alley, Queen Latifah and even Larry the Cable Guy, respectively. Now, weight-loss pill Alli has recruited Wynonna Judd, as famous for her girth as for her country twang, to push the diet cause.
“I hope that Read the rest of this entry »
About 50 people, many of them gray and frail, stood in the cold yesterday to protest the planned closure of UPMC South Side.
They said it is a hospital within walking distance of thousands, a place where doctors and nurses know people by name. They worried about losing 800 jobs in the neighborhood. Mostly, though, they talked about how different the South Side would be if it had no hospital for the first time in more than 100 years.
“We can’t Read the rest of this entry »
UPLAND – All Edward Davilla Jr. wants for Christmas is to remain sober.
“I want my kids’ mother to be able to tell them something nice about me,” Davilla said. “I want them to be able to trust their dad.”
It’s been 17 months since Davilla took a swig of alcohol. He’s managed to stay off the streets and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings several times a week. But it’s around Christmastime that his determination to stay clean and sober is truly Read the rest of this entry »
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Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR:
) announced that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Siloam Hospitals, Indonesia. Varian Said, cancer patients in Indonesia would gain access to advanced radiotherapy treatments following the signing of MOU.
Under MOU, Siloam Hospitals and Varian have agreed to pursue a collaborative relationship to explore opportunities for developing innovative health Read the rest of this entry »
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What in heavens name is the logical reason for such an uproar Read the rest of this entry »
February is National Heart Health Month and to celebrate it, employees at UVA Medical Center took a heart healthy walk around the hospital.
They did it wearing red on National Wear Red Day.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States.
“One of the most important things that a woman could do is see her physician and talk to her physician about what her rick factors are, what her cholesterol number should be, what her blood Read the rest of this entry »
man faces felony drug charges after a
surveillance operation uncovered a stash of 10,000 heroin packets in his home, Suffolk detectives said.
Anthony Salerno, 25, of 152 Brooksite Dr., was being held on $1 million cash bail after he was arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in
, officials said.
Det. Lt.
of the Fourth Squad said Salerno was arrested Tuesday after detectives from the Narcotics Enforcement/Special Operations Team spotted Read the rest of this entry »