Scott P. Serota, president and chief executive officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services today surrounding "never events" payments
UN Integrated Regional Information Network - April 16, 2008 http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2008/IR080412.htmlJAKARTA, 16 April 2008 (PlusNews) - A visit to the barber's shop ...
The study, authored by Kim Goring, MD, of Johns Hopkins University and Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., was a retrospective chart review of 100 PSGs and medical records of all patients who had PSG while hospitalized at two tertiary
After a stroke, women are more likely to become depressed than men, but despite being depressed, women are more likely than men to take stroke medications.
If you think your parents let your younger siblings get away with everything, you're probably right. A new study concludes that parents punish older children more harshly -- and they're wise to do so. A new mathematical model supports unequal
The researchers say they made the decision because now "when they offer a heartfelt and scientifically reasoned opinion, no one will silently put an asterisk next to their name," according to the Times. Jerome Kassirer, a professor at Tufts School
Researchers have discovered sleep patterns in a type of anesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, nongroggy snooze. The anesthetic used in the study, known as ethyl carbamate or urethane, provides researchers with a tool to more thoroughly
The extra fat we carry around our middle could be making us hungrier, so we eat more, which in turn leads to even more belly fat. Scientists found abdominal fat tissue can reproduce a hormone that stimulates fat cell production.
Speaking at the 2008 Clinical Research Meeting on HIV/AIDS in Jakarta, Djauzi said the Indonesian government has not provided enough funds to keep up with the demand for antiretrovirals, particularly imported drugs. In addition, a lack of general knowledge of
Richardson has met with Senate leaders since the end of the session to discuss elements of a potential agreement. He also has requested greater accountability and efficiencies in the state health care system. Richardson spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos in an e-mail
Stansbury made the request in response to an Associated Press article about the Baltimore study and a similar study conducted on a vacant lot near a predominately black school in East St. Louis, Ill., the Baltimore Sun reports. Also in
Adolescent pregnancy has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with approximately one million adolescent pregnancies each year," says Barbara Moran, PhD, CNM, president of AWHONN. "For many pregnant adolescents, contact with the health care system occurs through a nurse."
Yale University, Marshall University, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the University of Cincinnati will further expand the impact of this initiative, already in place at five medical schools across the country.
