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Social workers oppose leader
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 »
Doctors urge a focus on geriatrics
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 »
Citizen, heal thyself: Get the swine flu vaccine
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 »
Nov 13 2009 Guidance for School nurses on H1N1
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 »
Nurses Rally in Support of Veterans and the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
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 »
Nov 16 09 Washington Post Another way to save a ton of health care dollars: defund mammographies
Federal task force makes radical change in breast cancer screening guidelines By
Nov 16 09 Boston Children’s Hospital research shows uninsured trauma victimes die at a rate 89% higher than insured
Laboring to unite
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
On health care, many in House spoke with lobbyists’ voice
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 »