Year: 2009

By Claudia Meininger Gold  |  November 16, 2009 AS A pediatrician, I received my swine flu vaccine without a moment’s hesitation. I wanted to be available to treat the onslaught… Read more »

Prod medical schools as population ages By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff  |  November 16, 2009 Doctors who specialize in treating the elderly are calling on the nation’s medical schools to… Read more »

MNA members from across Western Massachusetts rallied in the rain on Saturday, November 14, 2009 with hundreds of veterans, family members, staff, and concerned community members to demand the immediate… Read more »

After years of feuding and raiding each other’s ranks, more healthcare unions are joining hands so they can work together on a common pro-labor agenda By Joe CarlsonModern Healthcare

Federal task force makes radical change in breast cancer screening guidelines By

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Public Health 2009-2010 Guidance for Schools Facing High Absenteeism due to Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) Updated November 13, 2009… Read more »

Union musters no confidence in state agency chief By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff  |  November 16, 2009 The union representing 2,700 social workers and staff for the state’s child-protection agency… Read more »

Some statements ghostwritten by biotech company By Robert Pear, New York Times  |  November 15, 2009 WASHINGTON – In the official record of the historic House debate on health care… Read more »

By Renee Loth  |  November 13, 2009 WELCOME TO Washington, where 60 is the new 51.As important legislation from health care to climate change moves through Congress, the conventional wisdom… Read more »