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New medical director sworn in for county public health department  By DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH �� Tarrant County��s new medical director-health authority was sworn in during a Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday. But Dr. Sandra K. Parker has been on the job since Aug. 4, and she recently provided medical assistance to Hurricane Gustav and Ike evacuees who stayed at area shelters. "She really hit the ground running," said Lou Brewer, director of Tarrant County ...

Free health fair slated at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center  Everything from snowboarding lessons to a teddy bear, for the first 500 kids who take advantage of health screenings, will be offered at the sixth annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.

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.

Health Ministry steps in as hospital staff leave en masse  PHUKET : The Public Health Ministry has stepped in to assist Patong hospital after half its doctors and medical personnel quit due to their heavy workload. Seven of 12 physicians at the hospital have resigned so far.

QF��s Sidra a shot in the arm for regional health care system  By Bonnie James QATAR Foundation��s upcoming $7.9bn Sidra Medical and Research Center, described as the Middle East��s first North American style facility of its kind, will offer scholarships to promote careers in health care.

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 ...

Clemson and Oconee Medical Center offer new program on chronic health conditions  SENECA -- Clemson University and Oconee Medical Center's Wellness Center are offering a free health education program to help people who have chronic health conditions.

Chief medical officer retiring  PARRY SOUND - Dr. Catherine Whiting has announced her successor. The medical officer of health for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit has retired after 20 years, and Dr. Jim Chirico is taking over.

Minnesota poor suffer disparity in medical care, study confirms  Doctors are less likely to provide proper medical care to low-income Minnesotans enrolled in state health plans than to patients with private insurance, according to a first-of-its-kind report.

In Emergency Situations: Getting Health Information Where It Needs To Go Instantly  Investigators from the Regenstrief Institute have led a demonstration of how health information exchange technologies developed and tested regionally can be used to securely share patient information across the nation during an emergency. This work builds on decades of experience in medical informatics and comes less than a year after the Indiana University School of Medicine received a $2.

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