Julia Raneri, Acupuncturists Without Borders’ Haiti operations manager, performs a treatment for a patient in Port-au-Prince’s General Hospital. Waves of medical teams have poured into Haiti since a powerful earthquake… Read more »
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Globe Feb 24 2010 Acupuncturists join Haiti relief effort
Democrats lead the charge in attack on health insurers
By Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press | February 25, 2010 WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to repeal the health insurance industry’s exemption from federal antitrust oversight,… Read more »
Doctors group to focus on 1 hospital
By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff | February 25, 2010 The state’s largest independent doctors group is curtailing referrals to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a move it says is… Read more »
NY Times Feb 25 2010 Disaster Awaits Cities in Developing World’s Quake Zones
Johan Spanner for The New York TimesIstanbul has a program to secure its schools against earthquakes. Above, construction at the Atakoy Lisesi school.
One last big try on health
Obama offers plan for summit, envisions way to bypass GOP By Lisa Wangsness and Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | February 23, 2010 WASHINGTON – President Obama launched a final drive… Read more »
March 22nd H1N1 Conference
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MGH death spurs review of patient monitors
Heart alarm was off; device issues spotlight a growing national problem By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff | February 21, 2010 A Massachusetts General Hospital patient died last month after the… Read more »
In devastated Haiti, a wary look to the sky
WHO picks pandemic strain for next seasonal flu vaccine
As demand for care swells, many states cutting Medicaid
By Kevin Sack and Robert Pear, New York Times | February 19, 2010 WASHINGTON – Facing relentless fiscal pressure and exploding demand for government health care, virtually every state is… Read more »
