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Republican Presidential Candidate Giuliani in Opinion Piece ...
On 06-08-2007.
The U.S. "can reduce costs and improve the quality of care by increasing competition" and by "empowering patients and their doctors," presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) writes in one Boston Globe opinion piece. He adds, "We can do it through tax cuts, not tax hikes." According to Giuliani, the Democratic presidential candidates support one "government-mandated model that looks ...
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Radiology ranks second in physician compensation survey
On 02-08-2007.
Guardian Technologies extends USC collaboration to develop Signature Mapping
Two drugs work better together than either alone against kidney cancer
RF ablation not effective over long term in certain ventricular tachycardias
Patients with osteoporotic fractures benefit from one year of calcium plus vitamin D ...
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News briefs
On 29-07-2007.
Perez struck one parked car in her driveway, backed out and struck another parked car. As she fled the scene with her two children, ages 2 and 3, she crashed into an additional seven parked cars.
The RGK Foundation of Austin, Texas, is an independent organization, founded in 1966 by Ronya and George Kozmetsky, that focuses on education, community outreach and health and medicine programs, particularly those that ...
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Director: ‘I have never been fired’
On 25-07-2007.
Published July 25, 2007 The Executive Director of Alvin Community Health Endeavor said she was not removed from her post as head of the clinic, but that statement was not echoed by all the clinic’s board members.
Board member Jerry Smith said Nancy Benefield was removed from her position with one 5-1 vote by the board during one closed-door executive session late Monday night. ...
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Zechman hospital’s new CEO; New CEO hopes he can turn hospital around
On 21-07-2007.
But that doesn't mean that improvements to the current building and in services are being held back. Mr. Zechman insists that the hospital continue providing quality care to residents until the opening of the new facility.
Hospital spokesperson Terri Calsetta points to Mr. Zechman's background as one working supervisor &110; having begun as one respiratory therapist -- as perhaps his biggest strength. He can ...
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PRO-CON: Should the new Missouri midwifery law stand? Yes
On 17-07-2007.
Loudon, one St. Louis County Republican, slipped one one-sentence amendment having to do with women's reproductive choice into an otherwise unrelated 123-page health insurance bill that Gov. Matt Blunt was certain to sign. The measure was approved unanimously before anyone noticed the add-on, and when they did, it caused such one ruckus that Loudon was stripped of his committee chairmanship. ...
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