Health happenings for August 12, 2014
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A-K Pulser, Allegheny Valley Hospital's hospital-based paramedic response unit, in conjunction with the Allegheny Health Network Emergency Group of Alle-Kiski, is holding its annual golf outing on Friday at the River Forest Country Club 131 Clubhouse ...
Iowa City Press Citizen
Health care at college: Can your teen manage?
Iowa City Press Citizen
The nurse practitioners at the campus health center took to shooing Becca off to the emergency room last year for the slightest sniffle because of a defibrillator implanted in her chest for a genetic condition that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest ...
Why Oregon wants a health insurer to charge more
Statesman Journal
This, says Dr. Ralph Prows, CEO of Oregon's Health CO-OP, reveals a flaw in Oregon's rate review process. On Monday, the nonprofit health insurance company sent a letter to the Oregon Insurance Division, consenting to its adjustment to the company's ...
An Oregon health insurer accepts its fate, won't reduce rates as much as it ...Portland Business Journal (blog)
Easthampton Health Department uses grants to promote healthier lifestyles for ...
GazetteNET
EASTHAMPTON — The city's health department is branching out from its usual business issuing permits and doing inspections this year to focus on a new initiative promoting healthier lifestyles for residents. City Health Agent Jackie Sears said that ...
Investment in transportation saves money spent on health
The Coloradoan
When you hear the phrase “public health,” what comes to mind — infectious disease control, community mental health programs, preventive medicine, flu vaccines? In fact, the way our cities are built and planned, especially our transportation systems ...
State health officials remind parents about vaccines
Baltimore Sun (blog)
“We have spent the past year helping parents and schools prepare for these school immunization requirements,” said Dr. Laura Herrera, deputy secretary for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Public Health Services. “We want to be sure all ...
Newsweek
Ebola Frontline: Flooding in Sierra Leone Exacerbates Public Health Fears
Newsweek
Many are angry that resources seem to be going to the military and police to control the people, but not to the health workers trying to control the disease. A new isolation ward is under construction near the town of Hangha, 15 kilometers (about 9 ...
The Ebola Outbreak Shows Why the Global Health System Is BrokenBusinessweek
Faced with Ebola, West Africa Health System Has 'Collapsed'ABC News (blog)
As Ebola toll tops 1000, WHO official says she hopes more medicine will be ...Washington Post
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Mental Health Reform: Treating Before Stage 4
Health Affairs (blog)
Beginning with “the devastating effects on the well-being of individuals, families, and communities,” Mechanic lays out the current state of mental health care in America. Mental illnesses rob individuals of both dignity and decades of life expectancy.
New health care collaborative effort appears healthy to us
WISC Madison
Wisconsin has always been ahead of the curve in terms of benefits and number of people insured as well as the quality of health care and the news this week of a new partnership of the state's six largest health systems is an indication of a willingness ...
Guardian Liberty Voice
Health News: GLV Daily Digest for August 11, 2014
Guardian Liberty Voice
The health news daily digest from Guardian Liberty Voice for Monday August 11, 2014 includes reports on The teenager who has potentially found a cure for colon cancer, The discovery of patient-zero in the latest Ebola virus outbreak, another reason ...