Dr. Gary L. Gottlieb, the president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will become chief executive of Partners HealthCare System Inc. at the end of the year, when Dr. James J. Mongan retires from the position.
Partners’ board of directors yesterday unanimously selected Gottlieb, 53, ending five months of speculation. In September, Partners said Mongan would retire at the end of 2009 and named Gottlieb and three other system executives as finalists Read the rest of this entry »

Executive Vice President Dave Josserand will lead the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Josserand will serve as designate chairman of the council, which will meet twice a year and advise the president through the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Other appointees to the council, all of whom will serve the remainder of two-year terms that expire in May 2010, include New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, figure skater Read the rest of this entry »

PRAGUE, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The health of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, in hospital with serious lung problems, has improved in recent days but it is still unclear when he will be discharged, doctors said on Friday.
They said the 72-year old former anti-communist dissident and playwright no longer needed the oxygen mask he used after throat surgery and an inflammation in his chronically ill lungs last week.
“The health of ex-President Havel Read the rest of this entry »

Christopher M. O’Connor, the president of Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, is leaving the hospital immediately to pursue other opportunities, according to a spokeswoman for the six-hospital chain.
O’Connor, 38, who was head of the flagship hospital of Caritas Christi Health Care for 2 1/2 years, will continue in a limited consulting role at the Brighton institution. His photo and greeting to visitors were still on the St. Elizabeth’s website Read the rest of this entry »

The Augusta Chronicle invited pupils to write letters to President-elect Obama detailing what they would like him to do as president. The newspaper received more than 400 entries. Here are the winners among first- through fifth-graders. Middle school winners will be published Monday, followed by high school winners Tuesday. After Mr. Obama’s swearing in as the 44th president of United States, all letters will be mailed to the White House.
Dear Mr. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dev GnanaDev, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center medical director and advocate of quality health care for those who are less fortunate, was installed as president of the California Medical Association (CMA) Sunday in Sacramento.
Dr. GnanaDev, chief of surgery and medical director at ARMC since 2000, becomes only the third physician from San Bernardino or Riverside counties to serve as president in the CMA's 152-year history.
The CMA, formed Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Paula Rochon Appointed Vice President, Research at Women’s College Hospital
TORONTO, Oct. 31 /CNW/ – Marilyn Emery, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Women’s College Hospital announced today, Dr. Paula Rochon has been
appointed Vice-President, Research.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Rochon. She is a scientific leader in
Canada and brings a wealth of clinical research experience to Women’s College
Hospital and our research institute,” Read the rest of this entry »

Along with the rest of the country eagerly anticipating the inauguration of Barack Obama, the majority of American women will be reveling in the fact that those who wanted to curb a
woman’s right to choose didn’t make it to the Oval Office.
However, after the warm glow subsides, the reality of working to regain traction on ground that was lost during the Bush administration will set in. With a president in the White House who understands and Read the rest of this entry »

Former President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was sent to the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (亞東醫院) at around 8 p.m. yesterday after having remained on hunger strike since arriving at the Tucheng detention center last Wednesday. Chen will spend the night at the hospital for further examination.
For the past five days, Chen has continued to push away trays with his breakfast, lunch and dinner in protest against what he describes as judicial Read the rest of this entry »

December 13, 2008 14:54 EST
UNDATED (AP) — In his weekly radio message, President Bush is discussing his administration’s efforts to cut drug use and abuse.
Bush says the drug trade leads to street crime and violence and enriches America’s enemies. But he says there’s been good news in the Bush administration’s effort to cut demand, reduce supply and help addicts get treatment.
The president says that over the past seven years, marijuana use Read the rest of this entry »