U.S. legislators from PA discuss state’s medical emergency preparedness
The congressional hearing discussed how the federal government can help local hospitals prepare for mass emergencies, especially man-made disasters.
Healthcare leader: Obama should compromise on reform in order to get it done
The Philadelphia Inquirer today published an op-ed by Dr. Stuart Shapiro, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association. Dr. Shapiro says that in order to move forward on reform, Obama must compromise Kennedy-style.
Thyroid cancer rates high in Phila. area
The Philadelphia Inquirer Reports:
Rates of thyroid cancer are well above the national average throughout the Philadelphia region.
But why?
They may be related to broader statistics that show high rates of many types of cancer in the Mid-Atlantic states, for reasons that scientists do not understand.
Or, some experts suggest, they may be the result of all the [...]
Hospitals round-up for 1/20
The latest on Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Evangelical Community Hospital, Community Medical Center and UPMC.
Ben Avon mother’s phone calls set off dramatic rescue mission
Last Wednesday morning, Jamie and Alison McMutrie’s mother, Diane, called Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators, representatives and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, touching off a weeklong rescue effort that reached from Western Pennsylvania to Port-au-Prince in Haiti, and back.
Brown wins Mass, Threatens Healthcare Overhaul in Senate
Scott Brown’s decisive Senate victory in Massachusetts has cost Democrats their razor-thin advantage.
FDA Slams Tylenol Maker’s Delay in Tainted Pill Recall
ABC News/Health Reports:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration slammed Tylenol manufacturer McNeil Healthcare LLC during a media briefing Friday morning for what it called a slow response to problems at a facility in Puerto Rico that led to consumers becoming sickened by tainted pills.
“McNeil should have acted faster,” said Deborah Autor, director of the FDA’s [...]
Hospitals round-up for 1/15
The latest on UPMC, Bradford Regional Medical Center, Lebanon VA Medical Center, and Carbon County’s nursing home.