| 02/12/08 | Songs of Love Releases First Ever Charity iPhone Application! (PR News Wire ) |  |
Published 02/12/08 20:53:00
As each child is unique, so is every "song of love" composition. Since 1996 the Songs of Love Foundation has reached out to over 17,000 children in over 500 hospitals and health care facilities in all 50 states. The songs have often been played to alleviate pain and trauma during painful and scary hospital treatments. The song recipients have played their "songs of love" in all... Source : PR News Wire (subscribe) Explore : Computers, Electronics, iPhone, Personal Computers |
| 02/12/08 | Sweeping Bush Rule to Limit Abortion, Birth Control Access (PERRspectives Blog) | |
Published 02/12/08 20:41:46
During a discussion of abortion in the final presidential debate, Republican John McCain shocked millions of Americans with his sneering remarks and derisive air quotes when it came to the "health of the mother." Now as he prepares to leave... Source : PERRspectives Blog (subscribe) Explore : Abortion, Birth control, Politics, Republican Party, White House |
| 02/12/08 | Sweeping 'Right of Conscience' Changes? (Queerty) | |
Published 02/12/08 20:08:44
The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. For more than 30 years,... Source : Queerty (subscribe) Explore : Abortion |
| 02/12/08 | Call for Abstracts - End of Life Decisions: Ethics in clinical practice, research and policy (bioethics.com) | |
Published 02/12/08 19:36:22
... and the role policy documents play in clinical practice. In clinical practice, doctors and nurses must make difficult decisions regarding withdrawal of treatment, having regard to medical benefit, patient autonomy, and sometimes the role played by the patient?s family. Clinical research raises another set of questions. How do we distinguish between health care practice... Source : bioethics.com (subscribe) Explore : Xi'an |
| 02/12/08 | Cost of insurance still keeping Oklahoma health on back burner (Tahlequah Daily Press--Features) | |
Published 02/12/08 18:23:20
As 2008 enters its last month, most Oklahomans? chief concern is their financial future ? and a large part of that concern for many people centers on health costs. Source : Tahlequah Daily Press--Features (subscribe) Explore : Oklahoma |
| 02/12/08 | Morning Rounds: Bottled Water Purchases, Retirement's Price and Medical Rules of Conscience (New York Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 16:12:00
Health news from around the Web. Source : New York Times (subscribe) Explore : Health |
| 02/12/08 | More Cdn. doctors come home (Globe and Mail) | |
Published 02/12/08 15:17:00
Another significant trend the institute found is that women are making up an increasing portion of Canada's health-care industry. While women have typically dominated many health-related professions, particularly nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, a growing number are moving into traditionally male occupations such as physicians and pharmacists. Source : Globe and Mail (subscribe) Explore : Health |
| 02/12/08 | "Conscience" rule to affect health care (Seattle Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 07:49:45
The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. Source : Seattle Times (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Bush may broaden doctors' moral exit (Denver Post) | |
Published 02/12/08 07:43:51
The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure they find morally objectionable, including abortion and possibly even artificial insemination and birth control. Source : Denver Post (subscribe) Explore : Abortion, George W. Bush, US, US President |
| 02/12/08 | Laid-off UTMB professionals in high demand at job fair (Houston Chronicle) | |
Published 02/12/08 07:30:00
Hospitals hired health professionals, especially nurses, on the spot Monday during the first day of a two-day job fair for the 3,000 employees laid off by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Source : Houston Chronicle (subscribe) Explore : Allen, Cities and Towns, Hospitals, Texas |
| 02/12/08 | Arrogant, abusive and disruptive ? and a doctor (International Herald Tribune) | |
Published 02/12/08 05:59:10
Text SizeIt was the middle of the night, and Laura Silverthorn, a nurse at a hospital in Washington, knew her patient was in danger.The boy had a shunt in his brain to drain fluid, but he was vomiting and had an extreme headache, two signs that the shunt was blocked and fluid was building up. When she paged the on-call resident, who was asleep in the hospital, he told her not to... Source : International Herald Tribune (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive ? and a Doctor (New York Times) | |
Published 02/12/08 03:55:39
It was the middle of the night, and Laura Silverthorn, a nurse at a hospital in Washington, knew her patient was in danger. Nola lopezRelated (December 2, 2008) The boy had a shunt in his brain to drain fluid, but he was and had an extreme , two signs that the shunt was blocked and fluid was building up. When she paged the on-call resident, who was asleep in the hospital, he told her not... Source : New York Times (subscribe) Explore : Sciences |
| 02/12/08 | Mennonite College of Nursing wins award (The Daily Vidette) | |
Published 02/12/08 03:53:01
For its excellence in conveying an initiative aimed at providing high-quality care for under served older adults through Internet and print-based communications, the Mennonite College of Nursing was awarded the Outstanding School of Nursing Communications Award. Source : The Daily Vidette (subscribe) Explore : Health, Nursing |
| 02/12/08 | Abusive doctors: 'Health care equivalent of road rage' (Star Tribune) | |
Published 02/12/08 03:32:17
It was the middle of the night, and Laura Silverthorn, a Washington nurse, knew her patient was in danger.The boy had a shunt in his brain to drain fluid, but he was vomiting and had an extreme headache, two signs that the shunt was blocked. When she paged the on-call resident, who was asleep in the hospital, he told her not to worry.After a second page, Silverthorn said, "He became... Source : Star Tribune (subscribe) Explore : US |
| 02/12/08 | Students experience health care careers (pjstar.com Tri-County RSS) | |
Published 02/12/08 01:42:37
Deciding what to be when you grow up can be a tough decision for young people. A few dozen local high-schoolers got some help Monday, when Methodist Medical Center hosted its 2008 Healthcare Career Encounter. Source : pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (subscribe) Explore : Peoria |
| 01/12/08 | Bradley joins D2Hawkeye (The Boston Business Journal) | |
Published 01/12/08 22:59:11
Deb Bradley has joined D2Hawkeye, a health care information services company. Source : The Boston Business Journal (subscribe) Explore : Business |
| 01/12/08 | Days and Night (mitchieville) | |
Published 01/12/08 20:03:20
You get to talk to people more when you are homeless. And alot of the people I talk to are social workers who write reports for each other to read, street nurses who you never see on the street, and food bankers battling obesity. To find a cure for our social problems is not going [...] Source : mitchieville (subscribe) Explore : Health, Homeless, Obesity |
| 01/12/08 | Nurses union: The mask comes off (America's Finest Blog) | |
Published 01/12/08 18:58:59
Even more than the California Teachers Association, the California Nurses Association has carved out a positive image for itself. Instead of being seen as just another self-interested union, the CNA is seen as an enlightened bunch trying to help the... Source : America's Finest Blog (subscribe) Explore : California |
| 01/12/08 | Struggling mother can't afford to go back to abuser (Miami Herald) | |
Published 01/12/08 18:01:00
Struggling mother can't afford to go back to abuserA Coral Springs mother is studying to be a nurse and raising her two children as she picks up the pieces from a battered relationship.BY ELINOR J. BRECHERWhen a pizza for your kids is an extravagance you later regret, and your big Christmas wish is socks and underwear for them and new hospital scrubs for yourself, you know that money is... Source : Miami Herald (subscribe) |
| 01/12/08 | Bush Administration Pushing Controversial Health Rule That Could Adversely Affect Women, Families (VitaBeat) | |
Published 01/12/08 17:50:01
With the clock ticking down on his administration it looks likely that President George W. Bush will use his clout to introduce a new rule that will make it easier for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers to refuse to participate in any medical procedure they view as morally "objectionable." If President Bush approves the new rule by Dec. 20, it will be... Source : VitaBeat (subscribe) Explore : George W. Bush, US President, White House |
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