News For: Major Medical Washington StateIllinois among states, medical groups opposing abortion rule WASHINGTON, D.C. -- 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. Oakland 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. 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 ... Linton doctor next in line to head state medical group INDIANAPOLIS -- Family physician Frederick R. Ridge, M.D., from Linton, was voted to become president-elect of the Indiana State Medical Association ISMA at the organization's 2008 Annual Convention last weekend in Indianapolis. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule WASHINGTON -Illinois joined several medical associations and 12 other states in voicing opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule the states' attorneys general fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. County OKs medical marijuana ID cards There was no debate. No controversy. No protest. People using marijuana for medical purposes with doctors' recommendation will be issued state-sanctioned identification cards in Kings County, the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday. 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. Monday's Sentinel police reports Here are Monday's Sentinel police reports: Major injuries reported in crash Marlin V. Calaman was flown to Penn State Hershey Medical Center with major injuries after a crash Sunday in Penn Township, state police at Carlisle said Friday. Medical calendar Blood drives BLOOD DRIVES: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18 in the blood donor room of the Mercy Medical Building, 851 E. Fifth St., Washington, Mo. Walk-ins welcome. Donors will receive a T-shirt. Education officials support UCR medical school proposal SACRAMENTO - California's higher-education panel rallied behind UC Riverside's medical school proposal Tuesday, with officials saying the school's importance outweighs any concerns about the state's troubled finances. |

