News For: Ohio Medical AssistanceSaints Medical cancer walk: With every step, stories of inspiration LOWELL -- She didn't have time for cancer. When Kathy Walsh, 62, an energetic medical assistant from Tewksbury, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in January 2006, she refused to allow the disease to stop her. Medical Park surgery center to be expanded WATERLOO --- Doctors and nurses say their patients at the United Medical Park Ambulatory Surgery Center are generally satisfied with the service they receive. Philippines vying for medical tourists Foreign patients checking into The Medical City, a swish new hospital in Manila's Ortigas district, should not find the place too unfamiliar. There is a Starbucks in the entrance for a start. Harold Pollack: "Get sick and get out." The travesty of medical foreclosures and bankruptcies Today's news describes yet another study noting how often illness and medical expenses drive people into financial hardship. Researchers surveyed 128 recently-foreclosed households in four... Resources for hurricane victims Residents of southeast Texas may be in need of emergency shelter, food, water and medical care. They may also need assistance repairing damaged homes and other property. The following resources are available to help hurricane victims. Forum on medical school Have you ever wondered what it takes to get into medical school? How would you apply? What classes and tests should you take in high school or college? Attorney general's medical marijuana guidelines change little Guidelines recently issued by the state attorney general have had little effect on the Inland's regulation of medical marijuana. Last month, Attorney General Jerry Brown said licensed state cooperatives or less formal collectives are legal under California law. Feds drop case against Vegas medical consultant Prosecutors have temporarily dismissed their case against a medical consultant they once labeled the focus of a massive investigation into fraud in Las Vegas' medical community. The move came Friday after U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush said he was... The reach of RAM: Remote Area Medical volunteers deliver weekend of free health care to Unicoi County UNICOI ��� Many of Unicoi County���s uninsured were able to receive health care free of charge Saturday thanks to nearly 200 volunteers working with the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps. Medical center gets patients ready for potential disaster With a hurricane churning in the Gulf of Mexico inching closer to the Texas coast line, Tomball and Magnolia residents are not the only people preparing for what could be a major storm. Tomball Regional Medical Center must also be ready to provide emergency services and protect its patients during potential disasters. |

