Move to phase out GP clinics ‘still stands’
Gulf Times Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00 PM PST
The decision by the Permanent Licensing Committee (PLC) within the Supreme Council of Health to phase out clinics run by general practitioners by next year still holds, the Medical Licensing Department director Dr Kamal al-Khanji has said. |
Calendar of events
Providence Business News Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:00 PM PST
The state should adopt into law provisions for establishment of a health care exchange and, in another matter, must not ignore the threat of casinos in nearby Massachusetts, according to two committees that prepared recommendations for the General Assembly Friday morning at the U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island Economic Summit. |
Rep. Tom Conroy to hold Health Care Forum
Wayland Town Crier Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:52 PM PST
State Rep. Tom Conroy, D-Wayland, invites residents to join him on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at Sudbury Town Hall for a Health Care Forum. The forum will provide participants an opportunity to learn about health care reform proposals being considered at the state level, as well as an opportunity to share their perspectives and ask questions. |
Omnicare Sued by FTC to Block Takeover of Rival PharMerica
BusinessWeek Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:40 PM PST
Omnicare Inc. was sued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to block its $440.8 million takeover of rival drug-supply company PharMerica Corp., a deal that regulators said would hurt competition and increase drug prices.     Omnicare’s unsolicited bid for the Louisville, Kentucky, company would boost medicine prices for Medicare Part D health plans that are responsible for providing drug ... |
N.Y. Philharmonic Seals 2-Year Pact With Musicians Getting 2% Raise in ’12
Bloomberg Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:39 PM PST
Management “dropped its plans for drastic cuts to health insurance and a radical reduction in pension benefits,†according to a Jan. 28 statement from the musicians’ union that didn’t include pay details. Eric Latzky, a Philharmonic spokesman, didn’t return an e-mail for comment. |
NDM-1: The Bacterial Gene That's Resistant to 15 Different Antibiotics [Science]
Gizmodo Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:29 PM PST
# science Standing as the most densely populated city in the world, New Delhi has plenty of public health issues to deal with on a constant basis. But now health officials have some very urgent matters to deal with: new strains of super-bacteria , the most destructive of which contain the gene dubbed NDM-1 and are resistant to 15 widely used antibiotics. More » |
Schools in Missouri receive online program to combat unhealthy lifestyles
Columbia Missourian Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:26 PM PST
WASHINGTON, Mo. â€" An online program provided at no cost by a church-run health care system in four states is helping school districts promote health education. The program, called HealthTeacher, is being provided to districts in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma â€" the four states in which the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System operates. The Washington Missourian reports that ... |
For abortion providers, Texas sonogram law is a complication
KENS 5 San Antonio Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:24 PM PST
Moments after Amy Hagstrom Miller heard the news â€" that a panel of federal judges had directed Texas to immediately enforce the most controversial tenet of the state’s new abortion sonogram law â€" her phone started ringing off the hook. It was the doctors who perform abortions at the five Whole Woman’s Health clinics she founded in Texas, confirming that they must start playing the fetal ... |
Govt forced into major climbdown on NHS plans
Gulf Times Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:07 PM PST
The health secretary will perform a dramatic climbdown over his reforms this week in a desperate attempt to prevent a cross-party revolt among peers who fear that the changes would lead to the fragmentation of the NHS. |
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