News For: Major Medical UsaOakland County seeks medical leadership Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced Wednesday a major campaign to make the county a world-recognized destination for medical care, health care industry jobs and biotechnology research. Patterson wants county to be player in medical care Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson today announced a major campaign to make the county a world-recognized destination for medical care and health care industry jobs. Major study aims for new approaches to cardiovascular disease management The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control COSEHC, headquartered at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, is launching a major five-year study designed to update current guidelines for treating cardiovascular diseases, improve disease management and reduce heart attacks and strokes in the Southeast. Market Potential for Hospital Services, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices in the US Research and Markets http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/11d6d6/market_potential_f has announced the addition of the "Market Potential for Hospital Services, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices in the US" report to their offering. Medical Center seeks to eliminate $33M in operating expenses The Medical Center of Central Georgia is seeking to eliminate $33 million from its operating expenses, more than three times the amount it had previously acknowledged. 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. Closing arguments postponed in trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives PROVIDENCE ��� The closing arguments in the corruption trial of Robert A. Urciuoli and Frances P. Driscoll, two former executives at Roger Williams Medical Center, have been delayed until Monday or later, a judge announced yesterday. In Kansas, medical jobs pay most Moms and dads, if your kids want to make serious money, keep pressuring them to go to medical school -- and steer them away from food service. Doctors hold the highest-paying jobs in Kansas, according to the state's annual survey of what Kansans make. The list, released Wednesday, puts oral surgeons at the top, with an hourly wage just under $100. Other medical specialties are good, too: The ... Westchester Medical Center rejuvenates ICU VALHALLA - Doctors and nurses at Westchester Medical Center yesterday not only transferred patients to a new unit, they took them to a new generation. Court trustee to watch over Access Medical Group A former manager of health clinics will observe the quality of medical care at a Lower Hudson Valley medical practice that filed for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court last month. |

