11/11/2008 News For: Blue Shield Major Medical FormsBlue Cross argues for Helena airport site HELENA ? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has asked to be heard in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the Helena Regional Airport from leasing 9 acres to the insurance company for a new office building. New medical college in Pa. targets docs shortage Brent Schneider got a ton of attention today at Franklin & Marshall College.The senior biology major was the only pre-med student who showed up at the start of an open house hosted by a new medical college starting in Pennsylvania.A dozen representatives from The Commonwealth Medical College were on... Firm bids to run Calif. inmate medical system A private prison company that has been lobbying the Schwarzenegger administration and is a campaign contributor to the governor's causes has made a bid to operate an overhauled inmate medical system, a move that could conflict with court-ordered reforms, according to a document obtained Monday by The Associated Press. Read comments NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Fertility Experts Present The Latest Research At ... Leading fertility experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center are presenting new research findings at the 64th annual American Society of Reproductive Medicine ASRM meeting in San Francisco, Nov. 8-12. Highlights include the following: - Dr. Mark V. Sauer is chairing the invited symposia, "Management of the HIV-Discordant Couple Seeking Fertility Care. New Book Explains Why Correct Answers In Medical Research Are So Hard To Achieve 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. Insurer laying off and lobbying, too Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, while laying off 100 workers in Detroit, spent nearly $500,000 lobbying the state, an official report said.The state said the insurer spent $444,993 on lobbying in October, the month it announced the layoffs, The Detroit News reported Monday.The non-profit insurer blamed the layoffs on a weak economy and losses in the individual insurance market, which it ... Antibiotic use increases at academic medical centers Antibacterial drug use appears to have increased at academic medical centers between 2002 and 2006, driven primarily by greater use of broad-spectrum agents and the antibiotic vancomycin, according to a report in the Nov. 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Hawaii Medical Center COO to retire Hawaii Medical Center?s chief operating officer Catherine Tanaka will retire before the end of the year as the ailing former St. Francis hospitals continue reorganizing after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August. Eastern Iowa Community College offers online medical courses Eastern Iowa Community College has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to offer online health-care career certificate programs, including medical transcription, pharmacy technician and several billing and coding programs. Layoff picture remains uncertain at Holyoke Medical Center HOLYOKE - Whether or not Holyoke Medical Center will lay off more employees due to budget constraints has not been determined, according to hospital officials. |




