Building on a "longstanding" relationship between two New Orleans institutions, Xavier University and Ochsner Health System have forged a new full-time graduate physician's assistant program, officials have announced. The program will lead to a master's degree in health sciences and will give real-world experience to students studying to become a physician's assistant, one of the medical industry's newest careers that trains health care professionals in general medicine to work under the supervision of a doctor.
At first, officials at the U.S. Indian Health Service overlooked the peculiarities of their unmarried new doctor, including the children’s toys he hoarded in his basement on the reservation. They desperately needed a pediatrician at their hospital in Browning, Mont.
A lawyer and former Obama administration official blasted the doctor who gave President Donald Trump a clean bill of health. White House physician Sean Conley said in a statement on Friday that the president "is in very good health and I anticipate he will remain so for the duration of his presidency, and beyond."
An internal review by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital has found more than a dozen incidents in which children in the hospital’s heart unit were harmed by the care they received. The cases should have been immediately reported to state officials, the hospital’s interim president told employees during private town halls this week. None were reported until recently.
Hacienda HealthCare announced Thursday that it is closing its 60-bed intermediate care facility, where a patient was raped and recently gave birth. The non-profit company said the board of directors, "after a great deal of consideration, has come to understand that it is simply not sustainable to continue to operate" the facility, which is at 1402 E. South Mountain Drive.
President Donald Trump was less than thrilled last year when his personal physician recommended he get on a diet, start exercising and set a goal of losing a dozen pounds. The President famous for his love of fast food was reluctant to change his eating habits or use the White House fitness room that his most recent predecessors had used to stay in shape. But then he tasted the Dover sole prepared by the White House chefs.