Provides the latest RSS feeds for Public Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sierra Leone Times.com http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/cat/fb382975d494227f/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:47 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:47 -0400 30 ABUJA -- Aid organization Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended emergency health care in Borno State, Nigeria, - the heart of an insurgency now under assault by government troops. The decision comes after five gunmen hijacked an aid vehicle on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, Doctors without Borders moved into Baga, a town where thousands of homes were burnt to the ground and hundreds ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718268/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:01 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718268/scat/fb382975d494227f He said his court had ';a duty to warn would-be offenders that fraud against employers had to stop and would not be tolerated';. - ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718295/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:42 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718295/scat/fb382975d494227f The World Health Organisation (WHO) voiced deep concern on Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214717911/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214717911/scat/fb382975d494227f WORCESTER, Mass. -- UMass Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 1,100 nurses at its University Campus reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract late Wednesday night, averting a strike that had been scheduled to start Thursday.The sides were stuck on staffing levels, with nurses demanding more of them be on duty at a time, which they said ensures patient safety and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718296/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:23 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718296/scat/fb382975d494227f Venture capital deals for the life sciences industry were down for the first quarter of 2013. Venture capitalists nationwide invested $1.4 billion in 167 life sciences deals during the first quarter of 2013, a decrease in both volume and dollar value from the same time last year, according to a recently released report from London-based Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP and Arlington, Va.-based ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718115/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56:09 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718115/scat/fb382975d494227f Maryland General Hospital will close its maternity unit. Maryland General Hospital is shutting down its obstetrics and gynecology services on June 30 because the department is no longer financially viable. A decline in the number of deliveries at Maryland General paired with high overhead costs for obstetrics departments led the University of Maryland Medical System, which owns Maryland General, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718288/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718288/scat/fb382975d494227f Merck's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. A new agreement between the GAVI Alliance, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline (which makes a similar vaccine, Cervarix) will provide vaccines in Africa at a fraction of their normal commercial cost -- with the goal of vaccinating 30 million women by 2020. Most pharmaceutical companies spend huge money on research and development, with new drugs requiring years ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718276/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214718276/scat/fb382975d494227f Despite changes coming to health care reform and a still uncertain economy, Independence Blue Cross had a good year in 2012. Net income was 191.5 million on 10.5 million in revenue, said President and CEO Dan Hilferty, during a conference call. At end of 2012, Independence Blue Cross served 7 million people in 19 states. The 215,000 new members with medical coverage represented an increase of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214717654/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:57:04 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214717654/scat/fb382975d494227f Forerun founders include, from left, Dr. Larry Nathanson, informatics director in the emergency room at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Dr. Jason Tracy, an emergency room supervisor; and Mark Chalek, technology ventures officer at the hospital. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been working with engineers at Forerun Inc. to find a way to make the flow of patient charts more ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214716707/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214716707/scat/fb382975d494227f Tanveer Patel's company Concert Care has acquired an Indian company called Novel Infosolutions. A small and still relatively new Birmingham firm created to help more modest-sized medical practices improve operations will significantly grow its team and services this year with the acquisition of another firm from Chennai, India. Entrepreneur Tanveer Patel, the CEO of Concert Care, told me ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214716706/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214716706/scat/fb382975d494227f Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent congratulations today to the workers of the national community program of comprehensive rehabilitation of patients, started a decade ago. Since 2003, these services were expanded throughout the island, with 400 wards where about 69 million patients have so far benefited, with high levels of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214715157/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214715157/scat/fb382975d494227f QB3 associate director Douglas Crawford, in the under-construction QB3@953: Helping life sciences startups through the 'valley of death.' A unique real estate partnership including the University of Californias QB3 institute will expand San Franciscos amount of biotech incubator space by 50 percent, providing enough room for 20 to 30 young companies. QB3 and Dewey Land Co. Inc. expect to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214716546/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:22 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214716546/scat/fb382975d494227f STATES show "scant regard for human health" by letting polluting projects with potentially deadly consequences to go ahead, doctors say. A report from Doctors for the Environment Australia points to the Port Augusta power station, the deferred Olympic Dam expansion and the Port Pirie lead smelter as examples of industrial developments approved without adequate checks. Environment Minister ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214715159/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214715159/scat/fb382975d494227f In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of an Ohio baby who used to stop breathing nearly every day. Because of a birth defect, Kaiba Gionfriddo's airway kept collapsing, causing his breathing - and often his heart - to stop. Doctors in Michigan had been researching artificial-airway splints but had not implanted ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214715165/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214715165/scat/fb382975d494227f Wall Street liked Kindred Healthcare Inc.s (NYSE: KND) investor day. Early Wednesday, Business First reported that the company had elected new directors. The Associated Press later reported that the Louisville-based companys shares jumped to an annual high at the close of yesterdays stock market, gaining $1.13, or 9.1 percent, to $13.60. An analyst tells AP that Kindred expects solid cash flow in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713667/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:08 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713667/scat/fb382975d494227f Louisville-based Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will open a mail order pharmacy call center and support operation in Irving, Texas that is expected to to create more than 620 new jobs over the next three years. Business First, citing a story in The Dallas Business Journal, reports that RightSource, Humanas pharmacy-management company, will operate the facility that is expected to open in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713827/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:03 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713827/scat/fb382975d494227f DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713817/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713817/scat/fb382975d494227f The Massachusetts congressional delegation reportedly held an emergency meeting Wednesday to try to save a patient, whose prognosis isn't good a $250 million annual subsidy to Massachusetts hospitals, paid out of other states' pockets. The "Bay State Boondoggle," as critics have labeled it, flows into Massachusetts hospital coffers due to a Medicare rule enacted under ObamaCare ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713808/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713808/scat/fb382975d494227f The Mayo Clinic didn't get all that it asked for during the legislative session, but the state committed $327 million to help build the health-care giant's "Destination Medical Center." There's still little known about what a Destination Medical Center is, though. Minnesota Public Radio reports on the celebration thrown in Rochester at the Mayo Clinic for legislative backers ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713713/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713713/scat/fb382975d494227f WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- UMass Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 1,100 nurses have reached a tentative contract agreement that staves off a scheduled strike. The deal reached Wednesday with nurses at the hospital’s University Campus means nurses will not strike on Thursday, as had been ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214712498/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:21 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214712498/scat/fb382975d494227f Federal health officials have met and exceeded their goal for 50 percent of doctors offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have electronic health records by the end of 2013. More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records, federal health officials announced ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713807/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 07:15:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214713807/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr Mona El Farra is a physician now working as a public health advocate in Gaza. Her particular focus is on women and children. 6pm. RMIT, Building 80, Swanston St, Level 2, Room 7. Sponsored by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network & Australians for Palestine. For more info ph Michael Shaik 0431 573 ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214708280/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 02:53:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214708280/scat/fb382975d494227f On May 17, over 3,100 nurses and technicians in the California Nurse's Association (CNA) began a strike scheduled to last seven days at five out of eleven Northern California Sutter Health hospitals. Some 1,400 nurses at two Hospital Corporation of America-affiliated San Jose hospitals will join the strike May 23 and 24. A sixth hospital in San Leandro called off the strike after Alameda ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214706277/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:51 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214706277/scat/fb382975d494227f Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214705225/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214705225/scat/fb382975d494227f The BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- pledged in a joint communiqu on the sidelines of the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to strengthen intra-BRICS cooperation in promoting health of their peoples.According to the communiqu released to Xinhua Wednesday, the BRICS decided to continue cooperation in the sphere of health through the Technical ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214704248/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214704248/scat/fb382975d494227f More than half of doctors' officers and 80% of hospitals that provide Medicare or Medicaid will have electronic health records by the end of the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701953/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701953/scat/fb382975d494227f The Hawaii Department of Health has given the green light to Sunrise Capitol Inc., doing business as Kauai Clams, to become the first Hawaii company in 26 years to farm and sell shellfish. The company, whose operation is in Kekaha on Kauai, is currently growing clams, and it plans to introduce locally-grown oysters in the near future. Gov. Abercrombie asked the department to help bring a thriving ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701952/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701952/scat/fb382975d494227f In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701956/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701956/scat/fb382975d494227f Kaiser Permanente Hawaii officials said talks to buy 10 acres of land from the Moanalua Golf Club adjacent to its Moanalua Medical Center for $4 million are in the very preliminary stages. The opportunity [to buy the land] presented itself this year, Kaiser spokeswoman Laura Lott said Wednesday. At this time we dont have any specific plans for the land. There are a lot of things that have to be ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701845/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701845/scat/fb382975d494227f IN a medical first, US doctors have used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance in the booming field of regenerative medicine - making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701955/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:40 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701955/scat/fb382975d494227f This is not the place if you are dieting, looking for romantic intimacy or elitist dining. It is, however, a place for inexpensive ribs. Foodies in New York City crave Per Se, Nobu and Daniel where dinner for two can set you back $250 to $300. But for working-class and middle-class New Yorkers, one popular and growing chain of restaurants is more affordable: Dallas BBQ. Dallas BBQ recently opened ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701790/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:14:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214701790/scat/fb382975d494227f WASHINGTON - The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and other home medical supplies to Medicare recipients who may not need or want them. Jon Letko of U.S. Healthcare Supply LLC, based in Milford, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700572/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:59 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700572/scat/fb382975d494227f English: Logo of Ranbaxy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) One week after Ranbaxy Laboratories agreed to pay $500 million to resolve civil and criminal charges stemming from a long-running manufacturing scandal that involved substandard products and providing fraudulent data to the FDA (back ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700361/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:19 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700361/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr. Margaret Chan, of director-general of the World Health Organization told the World Health Assembly currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, "10 years ago, this assembly met under a cloud of anxiety -- SARS was spreading explosively along the routes of international air travel, placing any city with an international airport at risk of imported cases. "Less than four months after ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700579/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:30 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700579/scat/fb382975d494227f Rancho Cordova city officials think a new assisted housing project for disabled homeless veterans near Mather Airport could be months away from breaking ground, after the city council approved a pair of needed entitlements for the Mather Veterans Village this week. Reed Flory, housing services administrator for the city of Rancho Cordova, said a 3.69-acre parcel for the project will house both ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700484/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700484/scat/fb382975d494227f David Gallitano The board of directors of WellCare Health Plans Inc. elected David Gallitano as chairman. Gallitano, a WellCare director since 2009, succeeds Charles Berg, who stepped down from the board at the end of todays annual shareholders meeting. Gallitano has been president of Tucker Advisors Inc., a private investment firm, since 2002. Gallitanos operational experience and financial ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700586/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:54 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700586/scat/fb382975d494227f FRANKFORT, Ky. - The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage could exacerbate the state's shortage of physicians, according to a report released Wednesday.Deloitte Consulting, a technology firm that's helping to set up the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, unveiled the report showing Kentucky's 10,475 ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699204/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:26 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699204/scat/fb382975d494227f Michael Kamdar has been named president of Cellana Inc., a Hawaii-based developer of algae-based bioproducts for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, fuel and animal feed industries, the company said Wednesday. Kamdar will be primarily responsible for commercialization, business development, research and development and operations. His track record of success in building, funding and leading ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700585/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:28 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214700585/scat/fb382975d494227f Here is the intervention by the Holy See delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly. The meeting is under way in Geneva, Switzerland. The address by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, the representative of the Holy See, was given ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214698959/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:35 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214698959/scat/fb382975d494227f Britain's chief medical officer says physicians must stop prescribing antibiotics for routine coughs and colds. Sally Davies said in remarks prepared for delivery told the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, this week that without urgent action British healthcare will return to 19th-century levels, with common operations proving potentially lethal as germs become resistant to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/fb382975d494227f UC Davis researchers have received a $3 million grant to conduct the first long-range study of mental and psychological decline that accompanies an age-related neurological disorder associated with Fragile X Syndrome. By bringing back participants over time, researchers can watch the progression of the syndrome and track gradual changes in patient brains. UC Davis researchers have received a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699226/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:27 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699226/scat/fb382975d494227f Mark Cloutier has been named CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. San Francisco Foundations Mark Cloutier has been named CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. Cloutier will leave his position as program director for public policy, community health and civic engagement at the San Francisco Foundation, where he served for two years. Before that, he was a principal at Sellers ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699225/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214699225/scat/fb382975d494227f Mission Bay seems like such a simple move for the VA Medical Center and its productive research operations. But let's face it: This is a government agency in a city where it's tough to do much of anything construction-wise. Nothing is easy. As the VA in the coming weeks gets a closer look at a Bay Area Council Economics Institute study on where the medical center could move and how it ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697801/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:14 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697801/scat/fb382975d494227f Saint Luke's Health System and Samuel U. Rodger's Health Center announced Wednesday that they are in negotiations about the future of Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center. The center is a nonprofit member of Saint Luke's Health System and, like Samuel U. Rodger's, provides primary medical and dental services for patients who are uninsured or underinsured. According to a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697800/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 16:04:47 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697800/scat/fb382975d494227f Greg Divis, president and CEO of KV Pharmaceutical Bridgeton-based KV Pharmaceutical reported a net loss of $3.5 million for the month ended April 30, on revenue of $8.3 million, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company files monthly operating reports to comply with its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Despite the loss, KVs single-most ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697799/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:09 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697799/scat/fb382975d494227f Parkland Hospital is built to take a beating, its construction team says. The new Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is being built to withstand wind speeds of 350 mph -- stronger than those in the EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., and surrounding areas earlier this week. The hospital building was designed three and a half years ago, shortly after Hurricane Katrina, and is being ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697790/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697790/scat/fb382975d494227f South Lake Hospital is partnering with Southern Growth Partners LLC to build a 30-bed skilled nursing unit at the Clermont campus. Here at Orlando Business Journal, weve been following the deal at South Lake Hospital to build a $12.3 million skilled nursing unit on the campus. The two-phased plan will start with 30 beds and, eventually, expand up to 60 beds. Today, South Lake Hospital and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697780/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697780/scat/fb382975d494227f NewCourtland is closing its nursing school in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. The nonprofit organization opened the school in 2010, which has graduated 40 students, in large part to supply licensed practical nursing homes to its group of nursing homes, but as NewCourtland has sold off the majority of its nursing homes to focus on other services to seniors the need for its own nursing ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697798/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:44 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214697798/scat/fb382975d494227f Houston hospitals, overall, performed well on a recently released hospital safety review. University General Health System Inc.'s flagship hospital near the Texas Medical Center is the only Houston-area hospital to receive an F safety score rating in a recent report. The rest of the area's hospitals fared better, but some more so than others, according to Washington, D.C.-based Leapfrog ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696351/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:14 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696351/scat/fb382975d494227f File photo: John Moore, president of South Lake Hospital in Clermont, speaking at an event in March. South Lake Hospital earned $6.4 million in profit in its third quarter. South Lake Hospital earned $6.4 million in profit in its second quarter that ended March 31, a 21 percent increase from the year-ago period, according to documents filed May 17. The 122-bed Clermont hospital, which is 50 ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696350/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:12 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696350/scat/fb382975d494227f Cambridge Major is a provider of intermediates and ingredients for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. this month is unveiling its expanded active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility in Germantown. The expansion, which The Business Journal reported in September 2012, was partly funded through a loan from Economic Development of Washington County. The ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696358/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:01 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696358/scat/fb382975d494227f A rendering of the new entry of 2100 Ross Avenue -- once it goes through its makeover -- in downtown Dallas. It's been a long time coming for 2100 Ross Ave., one of downtown Dallas' skyscrapers in the Dallas Arts District: A much-needed multimillion dollar makeover. There have been plans for repositioning the 33-story, 844,000-square-foot skyscraper since it was purchased at foreclosure ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696172/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 14:38:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214696172/scat/fb382975d494227f Australian health experts have reassured anxious parents about the safety of CT scans, after new research found a single test in childhood increased the risk of cancer by 24 per cent.Doctors and cancer groups argue that the absolute risk remains low, amounting to an extra cancer case for every 1400 computed tomography scans.But they say the findings, published by the British Medical Journal, are ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694657/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:33 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694657/scat/fb382975d494227f Manama-May-22(BNA)The Health Ministry has today denied claims posted on social media websites, alleging cases of Sars-like Coronavirus had been discovered in Bahrain. In statement today, the ministry said that it had no cases to report, pledging utmost transparency in dealing with the issue. Responding to the social media allegations, the ministry said that it deals with the issue of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694666/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:21 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694666/scat/fb382975d494227f Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 million to the man's two daughters.Dale Whyte, 37, never woke up after going into cardiac arrest while undergoing the controversial outpatient procedure at the Atlantic Surgical Center ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694673/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:07 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694673/scat/fb382975d494227f Sutter Health CEO Pat Fry. Sutter Health, which runs many of the Bay Area's biggest hospitals and medical groups and is under fire in the East Bay from a California Nurses Association strike said Wednesday it has donated $150,000 to Oklahoma tornado relief. The donation was made "this morning" to the American Red Cross's Capital Region Chapter in Sacramento, Sutter said in a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694668/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694668/scat/fb382975d494227f Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has decided the best choice for his department when its comes to electronic health records is the commercial marketplace, rather than adopting the Veterans Affairs Department's own system, VistA, according to Federal News Radio. "A competitive process will allow DOD to consider commercial alternatives that may offer reduced cost, reduced schedule and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694695/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:03 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694695/scat/fb382975d494227f Some of the 400 positions Via Christi Health plans to cut in the coming months are already vacant. Some of the 400 positions Via Christi Health plans to cut in the coming months are already vacant, the organization says. Via Christi estimates that about 80 jobs that are currently open wont be filled. I discussed the pending cuts with CEO Jeff Korsmo on Tuesday. Korsmo says Via Christi is trying ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694694/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:36 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694694/scat/fb382975d494227f Veronica Edwards, CEO of InGenesis, leads one of the fastest-growing Inner City firms in the country. Two San Antonio companies have been ranked among the fastest growing inner city companies in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). InGenesis, a staffing and management consulting company founded in 1998, ranked No. 4 on the list while the Alamo ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694576/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694576/scat/fb382975d494227f Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is reportedly looking to buy 10 acres of land from Moanalua Golf Club for an expansion of its Moanalua Medical Center. KHON reports Moanalua Golf Club members were told Tuesday night of the plan, which is in the early stages, to sell 10 acres of land to Kaiser for $4 million. KHON reports members will vote on the idea next week. Kaiser recently undertook a major expansion ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694544/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:18:25 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694544/scat/fb382975d494227f Mayo, biotech firm create cancer-diagnostics venture Mayo Clinic has teamed up with a New Jersey company to create a joint venture that aims to create diagnostic cancer tests that use gene-sequencing technology. The venture, called OncoSpire Genomics, will be based in Rochester, Minn., where Mayo's headquarters are located. Mayo and its partner, Cancer Genetics, will initially focus on ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694667/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:14:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694667/scat/fb382975d494227f Humana plans to open a mail-order pharmacy in August, which is expected to create 620 jobs in Irving. Louisville, Ky.-based health and wellness company Humana Inc. announced Wednesday it plans to open a mail order pharmacy call center and support operation in Irving that is expected to create more than 620 new jobs over the next three years. RightSource, Humana's pharmacy management company, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694538/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:13:36 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214694538/scat/fb382975d494227f GRAPHIC CONTENT: In this picture provided by the Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland, a 33-year-old Polish man whose face was torn off by stone-cutting machinery is shown after undergoing a total face transplant. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214693111/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:46 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214693111/scat/fb382975d494227f After more than a decade at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Eric Olson has joined Syros Pharmaceuticals in Watertown as its new CSO. Syros Pharmaceuticals, a life sciences company focused on treatments of cancer and other diseases, has named a long-time veteran of Vertex Pharmaceuticals to be the companys new chief scientific officer. The Watertown, Mass.-based company, which says it has found a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214693133/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:40 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214693133/scat/fb382975d494227f WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.A report Wednesday from Health and Human Services says more than 50 percent of doctors' offices and 4 in 5 hospitals have transitioned from paper to electronic records, thanks partly to more than $14 ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691448/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:43 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691448/scat/fb382975d494227f The National Institutes of Health awarded $475,076 to OsteoGeneX Inc., a Kansas City, Kan., private pharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment for osteoporosis. The award is a Small Business Innovation Research grant from a division of NIH called the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. It will be used to continue developing an oral treatment for ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691470/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691470/scat/fb382975d494227f St. Louis-based GeneriCo LLC is in the middle of a $2.5 million fundraising round, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Generico develops and markets generic pharmaceuticals. It focuses on generics that have been neglected by mid and large generic companies and also have an embedded drug delivery technology making the formulation challenging and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691469/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:21:03 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691469/scat/fb382975d494227f Dayton officials say theyre prepared in the event of a large-scale disaster such as the tornado in Oklahoma this week. Dayton officials say theyre prepared in the event of a large-scale disaster such as the tornado in Oklahoma this week. In fact, local responders were already gearing up for a major disaster preparedness drill Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon on the campus of the University of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691468/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:44 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691468/scat/fb382975d494227f Stephane Bancel, president and CEO of Moderna Therapeutics, has joined Flagship Ventures as a senior partner. Cambridge-based Flagship Ventures on Wednesday announced that Stephane Bancel, president and CEO of Flagship-founded Moderna Therapeutics, has joined the venture capital firm as a senior partner. Bancel will provide strategic counsel and support to portfolio companies at Flagship, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691467/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:23 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691467/scat/fb382975d494227f Inova Labs Inc. has completed a $12 million round of financing from six investors. Austin-based Inova Labs Inc. has completed a $12 million round of financing. The medical device developer collected the capital from six investors, according to a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Inova Labs, which launched in 2002, is an affiliate of International Biophysics Corp., ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691450/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:09:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691450/scat/fb382975d494227f Kinetic Concepts Inc. has released a new medical device that should help patients recovery from surgery faster with fewer infections. The device is known as the Prevena Peel and Place Dressing with V.A.C. Therapy Connector. The company cited two recently published independent studies on the Prevena system that showed favorable clinical outcomes in patients at risk for post-operative ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691305/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691305/scat/fb382975d494227f Sounds as if AmeriHealth New Jersey may be close to adding a North Jersey health system to its plans for a statewide accountable care organization in New Jersey. Last month, Cooper University Health Care and AmeriHealth New Jersey formed a business venture under which the two organizations plan to create co-branded health insurance products for employers and consumers. As part of the arrangement, ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691466/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:08 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214691466/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr. Min Ahn, founder of DiscoverBeauty, says he wanted to connect potential patients with cosmetic surgeons in a way that was convenient and comfortable. After he spent a decade running his own practice, Dr. Min Ahn wanted to give patients a way to find and connect with plastic surgeons and dermatologists in New England and to give doctors a way to be selective of which cases they wish to ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689763/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 09:49:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689763/scat/fb382975d494227f The University of Maryland Medical System acquired St. Joseph Medical Center last year. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center plans to spend $1.7 million on upgrades to a patient floor in the Towson hospital. The project would add privacy to patient rooms and treatment areas, improve infection control and add new resources to the west side of the hospitals seventh floor. The project ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689872/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:32 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689872/scat/fb382975d494227f Research suggests that too much sitting is bad for the body, and thats led GlaxoSmithKline employees at the Navy Yard to invest in treadmill desks, Newsworks reported. They idea is to get employees more energized during the day, said Bob Carr, senior VP in charge of the well-being of GSK ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689891/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 09:28:09 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689891/scat/fb382975d494227f By Scott Gottlieb, MD Medicare has sharply changed the way it pays for diagnostic tests, cutting payment rates and curtailing coverage for some new tests altogether. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688325/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 09:07:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688325/scat/fb382975d494227f A Seattle-area jury is set to determine the fate of a surgical robot after it caused injuries and brought on at least 26 lawsuits to date, Bloomberg reports. Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s da Vinci robotic system is under the spotlight in the case of Fred Taylor, who died soon after having his prostate gland removed in 2008 by the robot. It was his urologists' first patient using the robot ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689729/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:30 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214689729/scat/fb382975d494227f The branch of a Wichita hospital is helping out victims of the EF-4 tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., in a unique way, the Wichita Business Journal reports. Hospitals of Hope branch Clinic in a Can sends out the relief package in the form of a 20-foot container but instead of containing clothes or food, the container actually turns into a self-sustaining field medical clinic. Versions of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688350/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:18 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688350/scat/fb382975d494227f Milwaukee-based Ministry Health Care, which operates hospitals in Marshfield, Stevens Point, Oshkosh, Appleton and the Wausau area among its 15 hospital locations, said it will lay off the equivalent of up to 250 full-time positions because of declines in federal reimbursement rates and the effects of ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688327/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:22 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688327/scat/fb382975d494227f In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency medical helicopters, REACH Air Medical Services has bought a new Eurocopter EC135. In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency medical helicopters, REACH Air Medical Services has bought a new Eurocopter EC135. This is the first of three state-of-the-art aircraft being built for REACH this year. The ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688355/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16:54 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688355/scat/fb382975d494227f Florence Nightingale from Carte de Visite (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I can't imagine being placed in this situation. After caring for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, nurses at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital were called upon to care for one more patient: the surviving bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Liz Kowalcyzk reported ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686947/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:04 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686947/scat/fb382975d494227f A University of Kentucky pharmacy professors start-up company has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to test and market a nasal spray that counteracts opioid overdoses. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that AntiOp Inc., started by professor Dan Wermeling, will receive the money over three years to continue his work on naloxone. The drug is currently used in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688213/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214688213/scat/fb382975d494227f WARSAW, Poland - Doctors in Poland say they have performed an urgent total face transplant on a 33-year-old man whose face was torn off in an accident which also crushed his jaws. Doctors at the Oncology Center in Gliwice said the 27-hour operation was performed May 15, just weeks after the accident. The head of the team of doctors, Adam Maciejewski, said it was the world's first ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687318/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:45:26 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214687318/scat/fb382975d494227f Centerville Development Group wants the 65-acre plot of land bound by Social Row Road, Sheehan Road and Paragon Road in south Centerville to be an expansion to the senior community at Yankee Trace. Developers hope to expand the Yankee Trace senior community following a rezoning decision by Centerville City Council Monday night. Centerville Development Group wants the 65-acre plot of land bound ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686948/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:25:05 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686948/scat/fb382975d494227f UC Health CEO Jim Kingsbury is giving the go-ahead for an expansion. UC Health is planning to spend as much as $135 million to add a second tower to its West Chester Hospital, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Along with regular patient beds, the new tower would include obstetrics and maternity services. The hospital opened in 2009 with 160 rooms. UC Health's board will vote on the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686831/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:15:18 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686831/scat/fb382975d494227f Yousuf Ahmad, chief transformation officer for Mercy Health since 2011, has been promoted to CEO. Mercy Health has promoted Yousuf Ahmad, its chief transformation officer since 2011, to replace James May as CEO, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Ahmad's appointment is effective June 15, as May shifts focus to his executive vice president role with Mercy parent Catholic Health ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686929/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:13:10 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686929/scat/fb382975d494227f UC Health could expand West Chester Hospital with a $135 million second tower. UC Health could expand West Chester Hospital with a $135 million second tower. The proposed expansion will go before a board of approval in June. It would include inpatient beds, maternity services and obstetrics. According to the Cincinnati Business Courier, the hospital was built with 160 rooms when it opened in ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686943/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 07:12:04 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214686943/scat/fb382975d494227f Get a hip replaced at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Medicare will pay the small, doctor-owned hospital $15,585, or about 13% of what Olympia charged in the bills it ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685764/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685764/scat/fb382975d494227f Get a hip replaced at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Medicare will pay the small, doctor-owned hospital $15,585, or about 13% of what Olympia charged in the bills it ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685643/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 06:39:10 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685643/scat/fb382975d494227f The Baltimore City Council's Finance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony Thursday on a proposal by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to require thousands of municipal employees to begin making contributions to their pensions, the Baltimore Sun reported. The 87-year-old Employee Retirement System, which covers about 19,000 city workers and retirees from nearly every city agency except the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685770/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214685770/scat/fb382975d494227f