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North suburban emergency room wait times vary
From 27 minutes in Lake Forest to 68 minutes in Park Ridge, the waiting time in north suburban emergency rooms ranges from minutes below to more than half an hour above the national average, according to statistics on the Medicare website and from the...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners, Skokie, Government Health Care, Nursing
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Letters: Doctors and nurses -- who will take care of us?
Re "Can't a nurse do that?," Editorial, April 21 To combat the impending physician shortage all across California, and the crisis already facing rural areas, state law absolutely must change to allow greater independence for non-physician medical...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners, Nursing, Internal Medicine
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A New Breed Of Doctor, From New School
The Hartford CourantWith the health care system swamped by the Affordable Care Act and a physician shortage threatening the future of health care, the medical community has called for more medical schools to produce more doctors — specifically, more primary care...Tags: Yale School of Medicine, Lobbying, Plastic Surgeons, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Speakers Explore Changing Roles, New Options For Small Businesses Wrestling With Health Reform
The Hartford CourantDr. Murray Buttner said America's health insurance system is treated as though it's prepaid health care. People expect to have all of their medical services covered by insurance, which is like expecting auto coverage to pay for oil changes or homeowner's...Tags: Small Businesses, Business, Health Insurance, Pomfret, Health and Safety at Work
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6 arrested in alleged kickback scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital
Tribune reporterAn elderly man was admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago's West Side in late February, intubated and sedated for more than a week and scheduled for an emergency tracheotomy even though it was medically unnecessary, federal prosecutors allege....Tags: Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Justice System, Nursing, Nursing Homes
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Henry Gift: Doctor Was Champion Of Underserved, In Connecticut And Around The World
The Hartford CourantAfter Henry Gift's mother died in Guyana from lack of access to medical treatment, he pledged to become a physician and bring healing to people with no access to doctors. Gift fulfilled that childhood pledge — he became an internist who provided...Tags: Yale University, Medical Specialization, Heart Attack, Nursing, New Britain
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Let Advanced Practice Nurses Practice Independently
The Hartford CourantOne of the more controversial bills being discussed by lawmakers in Connecticut' s General Assembly would give advanced practice registered nurses the right to practice independently. Current regulations allow them to practice collaboratively under...Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing, American Medical Association, Nursing Homes, Diseases and Illnesses
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Red meat risks: One more reason to go vegetarian
The new link between meat consumption and heart disease, discovered by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic, is just the latest evidence linking meat consumption to killer diseases that cripple, then kill, 1.3 million Americans annually. Dr. Hazen'...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Carnitine (dietary supplement), Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Vegetarian Diet
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Watch it live: The science of a healthful diet explained
As a student at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Timothy Harlan was often struck by how little the medical professionals around him seemed to know about healthful eating. Doctors would tell their patients what foods to avoid, but rarely did...
Tags: Tulane University, Restaurants, Health and Medical Professionals, Coumadin (drug), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on patient
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient....Tags: Medical Specialization, Heart Failure, Stanford University, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Fort Meade VA Outpatient clinic advances effort to serve women veterans
When retired Master Sgt. Sheryl A. Webb left the U.S. Army in 1997, she was scarcely aware of services that U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals offered specifically for women. That was well before women became the fastest growing demographic group...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, Women's Health, Osteoporosis, Infertility, Fort Meade (military base)
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Verdugo Hills Hospital doctors expect mixed bag
With USC's acquisition of Verdugo Hills Hospital finalized last week, doctors on staff at Verdugo Hills are saying the merger's impact likely will be a mixed bag. Dr. Ben Pradhan, an orthopedic surgeon, said USC’s acquisition of the hospital will...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing, Orthopedic Surgery
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