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Hospitals need surgery on pricing
The Spokesman-ReviewHow much of our current predicament regarding health care can be packed, symbolically, into one surgical procedure? A whole lot, if we're talking about joint replacements. All the promise and the problems of modern medical care seem focused in the rapid...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government Health Care, Prices, Medicare
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Doctoring in a family way
Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...
Tags: Health Treatments, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost, Arts and Culture, Health and Medical Professionals
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Vermont set to become third U.S. state to allow assisted suicide
ReutersBy Scott Malone BOSTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Vermont is poised to become the third U.S. state to allow doctor-assisted suicide, after its legislature passed a bill allowing physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients. The bill passed...Tags: Assisted Suicide, Politics, Government, Peter Shumlin, Suicide
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Columbia couple sues state over toddler's sexual reassignment surgery
The StateA Columbia couple is suing the S.C. Department of Social Services, social workers and doctors for having sexual-reassignment surgery performed on a toddler who was born with "ambiguous genitals," and both male and female internal sex organs. Pam and...Tags: Litigation, Laws, Social Services, Justice System, Trials
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Doctor launches oncology center
The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.Dr. Keith Lerro has taken a step to insulate his medical practice from turbulent changes expected in the health care system during the next several years. Lerro, an oncologist who started working in Wilson 10 years ago, decided to branch out on his...Tags: Internists, Health Treatments, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Medical Professionals, Trials
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Forgetfulness not necessarily a sign of dementia
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As his caregiver, how can I tell if my father's memory loss is just a natural part of aging, or if it's the early stages of Alzheimer's disease? At what point should I take him to be seen by a physician? ANSWER: In many people, memory...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Chemical Industry
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Vermont House OKs right-to-die bill; governor expected to sign it
Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision. The state’s House of Representatives voted 75 to 65 on Monday night to approve the “Patient Choice at End of Life&...
Tags: Regional Authority, Ethics, Assisted Suicide, Politics, Suicide
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Physician assistant student's care wins Beard Award at Georgia Regents University
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.When her classmates, instructors and patients want to give an example of Elizabeth Prince-Coleman's compassionate care, there are so many to choose from. There is the woman who was losing her twin babies as a result of severe preeclampsia and whose hand...Tags: Preeclampsia, HIV, Teaching and Learning, Students, Psychiatry
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Roslyn student named Presidential Scholar
NewsdayAlain Sherman, a Roslyn High School senior, has been named a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar, which recognizes students for "outstanding academic achievement" and other accomplishments. "Obviously, it's a huge, huge honor, being selected out of . . ....Tags: Internists, Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Students, Education
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University of Minnesota considers new Fairview agreement
Star TribuneAfter years of wrangling and 18 months of negotiations, Fairview Health Services and its medical partners at the University of Minnesota say they've landed on an agreement that would bring millions of dollars more into the medical school and streamline...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at Work, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research
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In letter to KU chancellor, officials share concern over cuts' impact on Wichita medical program
The Wichita EaglePossible cuts to the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita have prompted city, county and Chamber officials to write KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little to express their concerns. Gray-Little has said that if the state cuts more funding...Tags: Regional Authority, Health and Safety at School, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Ask adult patients about alcohol misuse: panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Primary care doctors should ask adults how much and how often they drink alcohol and counsel those with risky and dangerous drinking habits, a government-backed panel said today. Based on a review of studies conducted since...Tags: Internists, American Academy of Pediatrics, University of Missouri , Substance Abuse, Health and Medical Professionals
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