News For: Major Medical TucsonTucson toddler dies after being found under water TUCSON, Ariz. - An 18-month-old child who was found submerged in water at a central Tucson home on Tuesday morning has died. Tucson police say they're investigating the circumstances of the drowning. The child was pronounced dead after arrival at University Medical Center. Zimbabwe: Major Rethink on Medical Aid Benefits Needed MEDICAL aid, especially with the huge extension of coverage to most commercial and industrial workers in the early years of independence, has been a major funder, second only to the State, of Zimbabwe's medical facilities. Patterson creates Oakland Medical consortium Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson spent weeks touring medical facilities in the county and saw two things: billions of dollars were being spent on expansions and no one was bragging about it. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and 13 state attorneys general voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. Graham Named VP Of Medical Affairs Barry Graham, MD, has joined the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital administrative team as Vice President of Medical Affairs. This will hurt: Medical debt on the rise Premiums rise faster than wages in N.C. Studies confirm what consumers can feel: Employees are taking on more debt to pay medical expenses, even as companies cover fewer insurance costs. Jaigaon medical shops: Initiative to cut drug supply at source 25 September, 2008 - With most of the 20 or more medical shops in Jaigaon selling prescription drugs, the source of most drug-related cases in Bhutan are traced there. Medical Examiner Identifies SF Man Shot At Taco Truck The San Francisco medical examiner's office has identified the victim of a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood as 32-year-old Armando Rodriguez, of San Francisco. Drug maker to disclose payments to doctors A major drug maker announced Wednesday it will voluntarily report how much it pays doctors for giving advice and speeches on the company's behalf. The move comes amid a debate over what influence the money has on medical research and prescribing habits. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and 13 state attorneys general voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. In late August, the Bush administration proposed stronger job protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or ... |


