News For: Perferred CareNigeria militant leader seeks urgent medical care: wife The suspected leader of Nigeria's main militant group in oil-rich Niger Delta, who is in detention on treason charges, needs urgent medical care for a kidney ailment, his wife and lawyer said Monday. Kaiser, Mid Atlantic top managed-care rankings Kaiser Permanente and Mid Atlantic Medical Services Inc. ranked highest in an annual report of managed-care insurers published yesterday by the Maryland Health Care Commission. Care center at hospital to be shut HOLYOKE - Holyoke Medical Center announced Monday it will close its 23-bed transitional care center to make room for 28 more monitored beds at the hospital. Nigeria: Drop in Medical Care in Niger Delta Worries National Association of Resident Doctors The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria has raised the alarm over the significant drop in medical care in the Niger Delta region "because of the increased armed conflict within the region." Regular breast care still a must for all women Recent news reports on the results of an international breast cancer study of Russian and Chinese women have left some American women confused about the importance of regular breast care. End of Life Care Strategy Marie Curie Cancer Care welcomes the government���s publication of its End of Life Care Strategy and, provided it is fully implemented, believes patients in England will experience a significant improvement in the care they receive at the end of their lives. English proposes new health-care plan U.S. Rep. Phil English is touting a new health-care plan that promises to be as portable as a 401k. The Healthy Americans Bill would allow most Americans to choose his or her own health plan instead of health insurance from an employer. Raising Concerns About Basic Care - 9/22/2008 While pharmaceutical careers may be growing only 2 percent of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine. This shortage is raising concerns about where people will turn for basic care of themselves and their families. Prison health care receiver, state officials spar over $8 billion (4:55 p.m.) Feuding flared up Monday between state officials and the federally appointed receiver who proposes bringing California prison health care up to constitutional standards by building seven inmate medical centers, starting with one near Stockton. Smart beds improve care of KMC patients, nurses If you try to get out of bed when you shouldn't in Kootenai Medical Center's intensive care units, your bed just might speak up. "Please stay in bed," is one of dozens of voice commands the 12 new Stryker "smart beds" will issue in as many as 14 languages, depending on a patient's nationality. |

