Emory University announced Friday that it has changed the name of Emory Crawford Long Hospital to Emory University Hospital Midtown.
“Being more clearly affiliated with Emory in the public eye will help expand upon the hospital’s 100-year tradition of providing outstanding care to people in metro Atlanta and throughout the region,” said James Wagner, president of Emory University.
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Once again, Johnson & Johnson is recalling some
because of a defect that could cause patients to overdose on fentanyl. This is the second time in less than a year that Johnson & Johnson has recalled Duragesic patches. A similar action was issued by the company just last February.
The Duragesic and other similar pain patches are meant to treat persistent, moderate to severe chronic pain in opioid-tolerant patients 2 years of age or older. Fentanyl Read the rest of this entry »
The UN has warned that Palestinians in Gaza are facing a serious health and food crisis,
as Israeli air strikes continued for a seventh straight day. The UN’s chief aid co-ordinator
for the territory, Maxwell Gaylard, said the “critical emergency” comes despite an
increase in humanitarian shipments. Israel said people in Gaza were continuing to
receive sufficient food and medicines. Palestinian officials say the death toll in the fighting
has Read the rest of this entry »
Think about what you had for lunch: Was it a hamburger? A chicken sandwich? Barbecue? What about vegetables? Would it surprise you to learn that what you eat can affect the whole planet?
It can — in a big way. Last week, scientists attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago presented new studies showing how food and its production affect the globe and its warming climate. The researchers had some bad news Read the rest of this entry »
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND HEALTH COUNSELING, From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the mural room at the Stamford Senior Center, second floor, Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Finger-stick glucose screenings available by appointment. Call Senior Health Program nurse Bonnie Margolis, 977-4389.
TOASTMASTER’S CLUB, The Greater Stamford Toastmaster’s Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at 1 Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Blvd. The Read the rest of this entry »
The HIV test required a saliva swab and was completed in 20 minutes. Teens walked away with a T-shirt, candy or a pen. Many said they weren’t sexually active, but thought it wise to get a free screening.
“It’s good to get them in the habit even if they haven’t been sexually active,” said Regina Hampton, a case manager for Circle Family HealthCare Network, which administered the screenings. “You can get it from blood transfusions or a freak accident.”
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Plans to build a $17 million, 88,000-square-foot full-service fitness center in Urbandale have been indefinitely postponed, according to city officials.
The project is the second of two major casualties in Urbandale because of the economy. The first came in October when Brunswick Bowling terminated its contract with Mid-America Group to develop a site for a bowling center in the Northpark Business Centre at 8901-9099 Northpark Drive.
A global Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday named a North Dakota nurse and expert on rural health to run the government’s community clinics program.
Mary Wakefield, who started out as a nurse and became a health policy expert, now directs the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota. She will lead the Health Resources and Services Administration, a small agency with an important public health mission.
Known as HRSA, Read the rest of this entry »