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B.C. and Ontario ranked top in health report card

British Columbia has the healthiest population in Canada, and along with Ontario ranks higher than most advanced countries in The Conference Board of Canada's first How Canada Performs: Health report card that compares the health performance of Canada, the provinces, territories, and 15 peer countries.

12 Feb 2015

Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care receives CoC accreditation

Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, a premier cancer center that provides patient-centered care for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, today announced that it has received Three-Year Accreditation with Silver Level Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.

12 Feb 2015

Vanderbilt's Stacey Kendrick suggests nine simple steps for healthier heart

In observance of Heart Month in February, Vanderbilt health educator Stacey Kendrick has compiled a list of steps everyone can take for a healthier heart.

12 Feb 2015

Tips to help manage migraine in children

Although we may think of migraine as a disease of adults, it can also affect children of all ages. Some studies show migraine affects 6% of children and up to 28% of adolescents ages 15-17. To assist parents whose children suffer from migraine, and to help the children themselves, the American Migraine Foundation and its Chair, David W. Dodick, MD, FRCP (C) are offering a number of tips to help manage childhood migraine and minimize its impact.

12 Feb 2015

Expert panel makes new sleep-time recommendations

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researcher Lydia DonCarlos, PhD, is a member of an expert panel that's making new recommendations on how much sleep people need.

12 Feb 2015

Despite growing shortage of donor hearts, surgeons, transplant centers reject marginal hearts

Surgeons and transplant centers nationwide increasingly have rejected hearts donated for transplantation despite a growing need for them, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

12 Feb 2015

Space travel may contribute to temporary or permanent vision problems

An international partnership between Florida State University and a team from the Russian Academy of Sciences has found that space travel may severely impair the body's ability to regulate blood rushing to the brain, which could contribute to the temporary or permanent vision problems experienced by astronauts.

12 Feb 2015

Positive relations between youth and parents can prevent adolescent suicide attempts

Positive relations between youth and their parents can be key to preventing adolescent suicide attempts, according to the University of British Columbia research.

12 Feb 2015

Experts question use of hospital quality measures in CMS’ pay-for-performance programs

A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine® experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its pay-for-performance programs.

12 Feb 2015

NHPCO forms new council to address underutilization of hospice care in diverse populations

As Americans celebrate Black History Month, hospice professionals acknowledge that hospice utilization within African American communities is disproportionately low.

12 Feb 2015

Houston woman gets $4,300 SNAP grant for necessary home repairs

Wanda Richardson has been living on disability income since first being diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis 15 years ago. The high cost of covering her health care has made it difficult for her to finance needed home repairs.

12 Feb 2015

Minister Bergen celebrates grand opening of the House of Hope complex in Manitoba

The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, today congratulated the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Central Region for the grand opening of the House of Hope complex in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

12 Feb 2015

Sanford Health wins LocumTenens.com's Best Places to Practice Locum Tenens contest

Sanford Health, the nation's largest rural, not-for-profit healthcare system, has been named the winner of LocumTenens.com's Best Places to Practice Locum Tenens contest.

12 Feb 2015

UT Southwestern gets NCI grant to establish Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy Research Center in US

UT Southwestern Medical Center is leading a Texas consortium of researchers to establish the country's first National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy that could provide clinical care and research using heavy particles for innovative new cancer treatments.

12 Feb 2015

HCLA supports reintroduction of Good Samaritan bill that protects patients’ access to critical care

The Health Coalition on Liability and Access today pledged support for the newly introduced Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act and applauded Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) for her leadership in reintroducing this bill in the 114th Congress.

12 Feb 2015

SanovaWorks announces presiding faculty for Skin of Color Seminar Series conference

SanovaWorks, Inc., the leading provider of educational programs, publications and services for dermatology education, announced today the presiding faculty for the Skin of Color Seminar Series conference in New York, NY, May 2-3, 2015.

12 Feb 2015

OIB Program helps older Californians with blindness to live and work independently

More than ever, older Californians are facing the threat of blindness from age-related eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.

12 Feb 2015

GGEC opens new Endoscopy Center in Gastonia, NC

Four physicians, Sam Drake, MD; Bill Watkins, MD; Neville Forbes, MD; Austin Osemeka, MD and staff of the Greater Gaston Endoscopy Center (GGEC) joined by Physicians Endoscopy are pleased to announce the opening of their new Endoscopy Center in Gastonia, NC.

12 Feb 2015

HealthMine survey reveals consumers want more guidance on their health care plan

While the healthcare industry focuses on consumer confusion about benefits, it's the ability to understand and interpret personal health information that may be the larger issue.

12 Feb 2015

Government of Canada finalizes new regulations to improve protection for workers

Today, the Government of Canada finalized new regulations related to the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for workplace hazardous chemicals.

12 Feb 2015

Healthcare News

B.C. and Ontario ranked top in health report card

Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care receives CoC accreditation

Vanderbilt's Stacey Kendrick suggests nine simple steps for healthier heart

Tips to help manage migraine in children

Expert panel makes new sleep-time recommendations

Despite growing shortage of donor hearts, surgeons, transplant centers reject marginal hearts

Space travel may contribute to temporary or permanent vision problems

Positive relations between youth and parents can prevent adolescent suicide attempts

Experts question use of hospital quality measures in CMS’ pay-for-performance programs

NHPCO forms new council to address underutilization of hospice care in diverse populations

Houston woman gets $4,300 SNAP grant for necessary home repairs

Minister Bergen celebrates grand opening of the House of Hope complex in Manitoba

Sanford Health wins LocumTenens.com's Best Places to Practice Locum Tenens contest

UT Southwestern gets NCI grant to establish Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy Research Center in US

HCLA supports reintroduction of Good Samaritan bill that protects patients’ access to critical care

SanovaWorks announces presiding faculty for Skin of Color Seminar Series conference

OIB Program helps older Californians with blindness to live and work independently

GGEC opens new Endoscopy Center in Gastonia, NC

HealthMine survey reveals consumers want more guidance on their health care plan

Government of Canada finalizes new regulations to improve protection for workers

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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