By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff | September 8, 2009 More than 1,000 advocates for a new national health care system rallied on Boston Common yesterday, shouting slogans and holding… Read more »
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Rally demands a sweeping change in health system
At a crucial juncture, union leader is retiring
Sweeney exiting amid new optimism By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times | September 8, 2009 LOS ANGELES – He came to power as an insurgent vowing to shake up… Read more »
Health overhaul may ride on tactic
Seldom-used rule could thwart GOP Democrats would need only 51 votes By Lisa Wangsness and Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent | September 2, 2009 With bipartisan efforts to… Read more »
What the end-of-life conversation can bring
By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff | September 2, 2009 PLYMOUTH – Ed and Catherine Pratt are fierce rivals. Their battlefield is a cribbage board, and competition is in full swing… Read more »
Health care savings with single payer
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Bold risk for teachers union
THE BOSTON Teachers Union is trying to turn the tables on its critics by opening a pilot school that removes layers of bureaucracy between students and their teachers. Randi Weingarten,… Read more »
Relief in state health plan sought
Governor looks to ease burden small businesses pay to cover workers By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff | September 11, 2009 President Obama’s vision for overhauling the nation’s health care looks… Read more »
Sept 11 09 DPH Weekly Stats Flu Update
NEJM re single dose of H1N1 Vaccine Studies
Attached are two studies just published in the NEJM that indicate that one dose of the H1N1 vaccine may be sufficient to elicit sufficient antibody response. A third study is… Read more »
OSHA Citations On a hospital re to H1N1 Exposure And Respiratory Protection
Attached is a federal OSHA citation issued to a hospital that failed to follow the CDC guidelines for respirator use among healthcare workers who were treating patients with confirmed, suspected, or… Read more »