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Cancer recommendations create culture clash in medicine
New York Times, November 20, 2009
Two new recommendations, calling for delaying the start and reducing the frequency of screening for breast and cervical cancer, have been met with anger and confusion from some corners, reports this article from the New York Times.
White House backs off cancer test guidelines
Washington Post, November 19, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy.
Many doctors to stay course on breast exams for now
New York Times, November 18, 2009
Despite new recommendations that most women start breast screening at 50 rather than 40, many doctors told the New York Times that they were simply not ready to make such a drastic change.
Atrius Health, Boston-based Beth Israel expand affiliation
Boston Globe, November 13, 2009
Atrius Health, a Newton, MA-based alliance of five community medical groups across Eastern Massachusetts, announced it is expanding its ties with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston in an effort to control costs while maintaining quality.
Doctor sues Burlington, MA-based Lahey Clinic, says stent issue led to firing
Boston Globe, November 12, 2009
A cardiologist at Burlington, MA-based Lahey Clinic said he was fired for resisting pressure from two top physicians at the hospital to use stents made by device giant Medtronic Inc., even though the company's stents might not have been best for some patients.
Mass head-shaving raises $200,000 for Washington, DC-based Children's National Medical Center
Washington Post, November 12, 2009
An event where 80 people had their head shaved to raise money to enhance cancer research and treatment at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, raised more than $200,000 for the facility.
Will transparency keep heart failure patients healthy?
Wall Street Journal Health Blog, November 11, 2009
Nationwide, about one in four Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure is readmitted within a month of being discharged. Now the House bill and the Senate Finance bill both call for docking Medicare payments to hospitals with high risk-adjusted readmission rates for heart failure.
Cedars-Sinai finds more patients exposed to excess radiation
Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2009
Officials at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said that 260 patients had been exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans during an 18-month period, up from the hospital's original estimate of 206 in September.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center nears finish of orthopedic building
Chicago Tribune, November 5, 2009
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center is declaring the end of the first phase of a $1 billion campus renovation with the opening this month of its orthopedic building.
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Associated Press, November 2, 2009
Future doctors and nurses are learning about alternative medicine along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools, the Associated Press reports.
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