News For: Western Pa Welfare Medical AssistanceMayor Clears Air on Medical Condition, Watch Exclusive Interview CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Mayor Kay Halloran first came under fire in the months after the flood for nodding off at more than one council meeting. The mayor will reveal the details of her medical condition to the public at the city council meeting on Wednesday evening. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and attorneys general in 13 states including Maine 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. 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. Oakland County creates program to market medical systems PONTIAC -- Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced the creation of a medical branding initiative among major hospital systems, medical device manufacturers and higher education in Oakland County that could lead to billions of dollars in new investment and thousands of new jobs. Millions in losses drives Rancho Mirage's Eisenhower Medical Center to terminate Medi-Cal contract; some services ... Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage this year is the first Inland hospital to terminate its contract to care for some Medi-Cal patients. Michael Landes, president of the hospital's foundation, said an estimated 3 percent of all Eisenhower Medical Center's patients probably would be affected. 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. 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. Hillsborough Medical Examiner's Office Moving To New Digs The medical examiner's office is moving from downtown to near the University of South Florida, where it will have more space for bodies and will be out of a flood zone. HMS to Provide Medical Support Services to Indiana Department of Child Services HMS announced today that the State of Indiana Department of Child Services, Child Support Bureau, has chosen to participate in the Arkansas Medical Support Services Consortium , which is administered by HMS. Side effects severely underreported in ENT medical journals American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery Harms and adverse events untoward side effects of surgery or medicine have been under-reported or poorly described at an alarming low rate by the publishing authors in the four leading otolaryngology medical journals, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ... |




