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Hospital systems plan to cut jobs
INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indiana hospital systems say they're both cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health and Evansville-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
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Online tool reduces inappropriate medical tests
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A web-based decision-making tool that alerts heart doctors when diagnostic tests would not be useful for a specific patient can curb wasteful procedures, according to a new study. "This educational tool helps doctors determine...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Colleges and Universities, Amazon.com Inc., Cardiologists
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LETTER: State Must Untie Advanced Practice Nurses Hands
With 400,000 new patients expected to enroll in health insurance plans in Connecticut under the Affordable Care Act, it's imperative for the legislature to pass a measure to untie the hands of advanced practice registered nurses to allow them to keep...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Drugs and Medicines, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Woman on trial in slaying of aspiring model does not testify
Defense attorneys for a woman charged in the 2008 killing of an aspiring model and actress found strangled in a Santa Monica apartment rested their case Wednesday without calling their client to testify. Closing arguments were expected to begin...
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Bell has been the answer at closer
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Closer Heath Bell's return to Miami was quite uneventful last weekend, almost the exact opposite of his tumultuous time with the Miami Marlins under manager Ozzie Guillen last...Tags: Gerardo Parra, Wade Miley, Tony Sipp, Wil Nieves, Didi Gregorius
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Navigators Educate, Assist And Support Cancer Patients
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutIf you or a loved one has been recently diagnosed with cancer you might have been offered the services of a patient navigator. Navigators are specially trained staff who work one-on-one with patients and their loved ones to guide them through diagnosis,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Radiation Therapy, Nursing, Chemotherapy, Cancer
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County contracts telemedicine for savings
Staff WriterCounty employees will soon have two new ways to access health care when dealing with certain conditions: via phone and Internet. The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved contracting for a so-called telehealth program Tuesday as it looks to...Tags: Allergies, Hospitals and Clinics
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More Americans using retail health clinics
Premium Health News ServiceHarvard Health Blog As wait times to see a doctor for simple problems like sinusitis and urinary tract infection lengthen, more and more Americans are turning to retail health clinics--walk-in medical facilities located in pharmacies, grocery stores, and...Tags: Women's Health, Ear Infection, Education, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Pittsburgh
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Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama
ReutersBy Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not...Tags: Bird Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal Infection
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May 22, In History: Los Angeles physician was arrested by sheriff's deputies in Bombay
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — As the activities and responsibilities of the Air Force’s 6511th Test Group (Parachute) increase so must the activities and responsibilities of the civilian contractor who do much of the technical work at...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency
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READER SUBMITTED: House Republicans Win Honors From State Orthopaedic Society
StatewideHouse of Representatives Dr. Prasad Srinivasan (District 31) and Mr. Dan Carter (District 2) Recipients of Honorary Membership from the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society Dr. Prasad Srinivasan and Mr. Dan Carter received honorary membership awards from...Tags: Danbury, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Glastonbury, U.S. House of Representatives
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