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There's a app for monitoring mothers in labor

Posted Jul 27, 2010
Renee Simpson’s labor wasn’t progressing. She had been induced about 5 a.m., and little had happened. Yet her obstetrician was still able to see 30 patients in the office that morning and... Read more

Miami Children’s aligns with Palms West Hospital

Posted Jul 27, 2010
For the second time in a month, Miami Children’s Hospital is extending its reach. It signed an agreement to provide pediatric emergency care at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. The 175-bed hospita... Read more

Portsmouth doctor to study possible overuse of antibiotics

Posted Jul 22, 2010
Local physician Timothy Pike is out to prove that, sometimes, medicine isn’t the best medicine. In September, Pike will begin to work with nearly 50 other local health care providers in a Cent... Read more

Battle looms over Westside Jacksonville hospital proposal

Posted Jul 20, 2010
Two of the nation’s largest hospital operators are heading to a Tallahassee courtroom once again in a pitched dispute over patients on the First Coast. St. Vincent’s HealthCare, a subsidiary of Catho... Read more

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Alleghany hospital seeks to add 15 geriatric psychiatric beds

Posted Jul 09, 2010
The nearly $1.4 million plan would provide the first treatment unit of its kind in the area. Businesses, mental health advocates, health care providers and the academic community are all backing plan... Read more

Positive Employee Response Earns Bayshore Medical Center Spot on Best Places to Work List

Posted Jun 21, 2010
Bayshore Medical Center has been named one of Houston’s Top 50 Best Places to Work in a Houston Business Journal (HBJ) 2010 survey. At the awards ceremony, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Hol... Read more

Hospital Corporation of America Named to ComputerWorld's Annual List of Best Places to Work in Information Technology

Posted Jun 21, 2010
Nashville, Tenn., June 21, 2010 – Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) announced today that it has been selected as one of Computerworld’s top workplaces for information technology professionals for ... Read more

Heart Healthy Eating and other seminars sponsored by CJW Medical Center, Richmond VA

Posted Jun 09, 2010
Join the physicians and staff from CJW Medical Center in Richmond VA as they host a series of lectures on topics such as Heart Healthy Eating, New minimally invasive approaches to hip replacement, and... Read more

Healthcare TodayRSS

Some trees 'farm' bacteria to help supply nutrients

Posted Jul 30, 2010
Some trees growing in nutrient-poor forest soil may get what they need by cultivating specific root microbes to create compounds they require. These microbes are exceptionally efficient at turning ino... Read more

Key enzyme in DNA repair pathway identified

Posted Jul 30, 2010
Researchers have discovered an enzyme crucial to a type of DNA repair that also causes resistance to a class of cancer drugs most commonly used against ovarian cancer.Full Article : Read more

Best hope for saving Arctic sea ice is cutting soot emissions, say researchers

Posted Jul 30, 2010
Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new study. But, unlike carbon dioxide, soot lingers only a few wee... Read more

Kidney injury prevention may be possible: Watch for the warning signs

Posted Jul 30, 2010
Reduced kidney function and protein in the urine place a person at risk for kidney injury, according to a new study. The results suggest that improved recognition of these warning signs could help red... Read more

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Nursing internship at Huntington Hospital

Posted Sep 04, 2009
Local high school students interested in a nursing career have the opportunity to experience the profession first hand through Huntington Hospital’s Career Exploration Program. Participants are select... Read more

Commencement day comes for 17 nursing students at COTC

Posted Sep 04, 2009
Joanne Nys has worked for JII, Pretty Products, Krafts Foods and Longaberger Co.—and was laid off from all. Finally, she said enough was enough and it was time to pursue her real dream. "I alwa... Read more

Aurora scholarships boost nursing profession

Posted Sep 03, 2009
Aurora-based Dunham Fund will boost local health care by funding medical education Read more

Federal Government Reviving Local Nursing Education Program

Posted Sep 03, 2009
The next time you step inside a hospital room, graduates of Methodist College’s nursing program may be the people taking care of you and your family. And without the student’s nursing instructors, like Echo Koehler, they wouldn’t learn how to do their job right. Read this story online at KPTM TV, Omaha NE. ... Read more
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