Year: 2010
Health care plan for immigrants given a lifeline
Mississippi Governor Orders Kidney Donation
The following describes medical orders issued by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour for 2 sisters who had received life sentences in prison for an $11 armed robbery committed as teenagers. He… Read more »
Hospital chief apologizes for donor recruitment method
Health plans for high-risk patients lag
New antibiotics — stat
Mass. MDs snub state’s health reform
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition For the first time the Massachusetts Medical Society has asked doctors what they think about health reform in its annual “Physician Workforce Survey”… Read more »
Coming home from Minnesota: a note from Betsy Prescott
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition What a journey these last months have been! A change of leadership … joint-negotiating sessions … the sale of the Catholic health care… Read more »
NNU is major player in key national races
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition National Nurses United was also active and successful this election season, with three key wins that will likely have a very positive influence… Read more »
Executive Director’s Column: The movement has begun
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition
Study shows people suffer more severe strokes in hospitals on weekends; staffing key
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition People admitted to the hospital on a weekend after a stroke are more likely to die compared to people admitted on a weekday,… Read more »