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Bangalore becoming global centre for telemedicine Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 2:48PMOn a computer monitor in his office in the high-tech hub of Bangalore, radiologist Arjun Kalyanpur examines a scan of the skull of a six-year-old boy who fell off his bicycle.
Teleradiology paves way for remote medicine Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 12:29PMTechnicians in Bangalore lab diagnose patient X-rays and CT scans sent from overseas hospitals
Teleradiology paves way for remote medicine Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 11:31AM On a computer monitor in his office in the high-tech hub of Bangalore, Indian radiologist Arjun Kalyanpur examines a scan of the skull of a six-year-old boy who fell off his bicycle.
Teleradiology paves way for remote medicine Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 4:36AMBy Kavita Chandran
When drugs bring harm not healing Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 4:07AMWed, Oct 15, 2008 (2 a.m.) Two days before their first wedding anniversary, Andrea Duncan woke up to find her husband, Clint, beside her, dead of a prescription drug overdose.
Teleradiology paves way for remote medical businesses Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 2:46AMOn a computer monitor in his office in the high-tech hub of Bangalore, Indian radiologist Arjun Kalyanpur examines a scan of the skull of a six-year-old boy who fell off his bicycle.
Belluck & Fox Partners Joseph W. Belluck and Jordan Fox named to Super Lawyers Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 2:01AM Belluck & Fox partners Joseph W. Belluck and Jordan Fox have once again been named to the Super Lawyers list of "Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area."
Teleradiology paves way for remote medical businesses Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 7:50PMBy Kavita Chandran
REFILE-FEATURE-Teleradiology paves way for remote medicine Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 7:15PM Source: Reuters (Refiles story adding full title in the last paragraph) By Kavita Chandran BANGALORE, Oct 15 (Reuters) - On a computer monitor in his office in the high-tech hub of Bangalore, Indian radiologist ...
News Categories Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 4:31AMBetween 12% and 13% of people living in the developing world have some form of disability, according to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO). To decrease the number of disabled among future generations and to alleviate the present situation, a medical conference dealing with spinal column injuries and neurosurgery is being held in the Sana’a Sheraton Hotel from October 11th-13th.
1,848 Breast Cancer Diagnoses And 398 Deaths In Kansas During 2002-2006 Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 5:09AMBreast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women but screening and early detection can help identify cancer in its early stages when the disease is most treatable. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and women should become informed about their risks of developing cancer and how effective screening for the disease is.
Election Weekly: A look at whos who and whats what in the campaigns Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 4:24AMDates are set for the two congressional face-offs between Democrat Steve Kagen and Republican John Gard.
IN THIS CORNER Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 3:38AMThe facts and figures are staggering: Nearly 54 million Americans cope with special needs and the rising associated expenses, according to the National Organization on Disability (2007).
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 4:29AMBreast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women but screening and early detection can help identify cancer in its early stages when the disease is most treatable. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and women should become informed about their risks of developing cancer and how effective screening for the disease is.
Tammany court reforged as 5 new judges elected Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 12:42AMBy Benjamin Alexander-Bloch St. Tammany bureau With five seats opening up on the state court serving St. Tammany and Washington parishes, voters Saturday elected five new judges, meaning no runoffs will be need in the November general election....
Tammany court reforged as 5 new judges elected Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 12:42AMBy Benjamin Alexander-Bloch St. Tammany bureau With five seats opening up on the state court serving St. Tammany and Washington parishes, voters Saturday elected five new judges, meaning no runoffs will be need in the November general election....
High court returns next week Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 11:29PMThe Supreme Court will have a slate of cases that could reshape the law for the next administration and for all Americans.
Hepatitis C tests continue in Scotland County Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 2:59PMLAURINBURG — At least 600 people have been tested for Hepatitis C following an outbreak linked to a doctor’s office in Laurinburg, state health officials said Thursday.
US doctor charged with medical misconduct after baby death Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 4:52PMAn American obstetrician has been charged with professional misconduct after a baby he helped deliver died from a brain bleed. Ella Irihapti McMillan-Meager died at Southland Hospital on June 12, 2006 after obstetrician Enrique Tomeu breached guidelines during her birth two days earlier.
US doctor charged with misconduct after baby death Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 3:16PMAn American obstetrician has been charged with professional misconduct after a baby he helped deliver died from a brain bleed.
UK Travellers Warned About Fake Malaria Drugs - Malaria Awareness Campaign, Organised By GSK Travel Health Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:18AMUK travellers are being urged to arrange their antimalarial medication before they leave the country following alarming increases in either fake or poor quality malaria medicines in Southeast Asia and Africa.
President Bush Signs Legislation To Expand Protections Under Americans With Disabilities Act Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 11:06AMPresident Bush on Thursday signed legislation that expands protections under the Americans with Disability Act, the AP/Kansas City Star reports (AP/Kansas City Star, 9/25). Lawmakers introduced the legislation in response to a series of Supreme Court decisions that limited the scope of ADA, which took effect in 1990.
OHSU settles malpractice cases Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 10:22AMPORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that Oregon Health & Science University has settled six medical malpractice cases for $38.5 million after the Oregon Supreme Court lifted the cap on liability claims.
Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Pre-Emption Case That Could Give Pharmaceutical Companies Protection Against Liability Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 2:09PMThe case of a Vermont women who won a $6 million award from Wyeth for failure to adequately warn her of the risk of one of its products is the "latest in a brisk parade of similar ones" in which the U.S.
Spike Maynards e-mails to Don Blankenship released Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 7:46AMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two of the five e-mails West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard sent to Massey Energy chief Don Blankenship criticize one of Maynards challengers in the primary election - Menis Ketchum.The e-mails w...
Mom wins $500,000 award in son’s 1997 death Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 6:10PMSeventeen years after a Naples baby contracted meningitis during delivery, a Collier Circuit Court jury has awarded the boy’s mother $500,000 for her past pain and suffering after his death at age 5. Jurors deliberated about five hours before returning the verdict late Friday in favor of 44-year-old Erin Manhardt, whose son, Christopher, would have been 17 on Monday.
Dawg royalty Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 11:43PMThe Georgia star with Lowcountry ties makes his first college road trip this week as the No. 2-ranked Bulldogs play Saturday at South Carolina. Oh, and A.J. Green, too. But the famed freshman wide receiver from Summerville and every other headliner in the Georgia traveling party — sophomore running back Knowshon Moreno, junior quarterback Matthew Stafford and head coach Mark Richt — take a back ...
Horowitz law offices move to 10 Maple St. Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 6:22PMSanford I. Horowitz has relocated his law practice to 10 Maple Street (between Broadway and First Street West) in Sonoma.
Sheri Fink: Lessons for Hospitals from Hurricane Gustav Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 5:01PMCross-posted with ProPublica As Hurricane Gustav approached the southern Louisiana coastline late last month, an estimated 10,000 hospital, nursing home and home-based special needs...
Texas hospitals continue to reap benefits of tort reform, study shows Thursday, September 11, 2008 @ 3:06PMFive years after the Texas Legislature passed major medical liability tort reform, a new study released by the Texas Hospital Association shows the state’s hospitals continue to see their liability costs drop, allowing them to reinvest those savings.
BONELA shocked at deportation reversal Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 11:02PMThe Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV (BONELA) has learnt with shock about the withdrawal of the appeal against deportation by Mthandazo Sibanda at the Village Magistrates Court.
Experts: Untreated pain as serious a problem drug abuse Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 12:32AMWith the specter of prescription drug abuse looming large, health care workers stressed Friday that untreated pain in Montana is a public health crisis commensurate to that of addiction.
Chattanooga: Litigation fears halt eye checks for infants Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 11:16PMFear of enormous liability costs has led a Chattanooga eye specialist to halt his weekly stops at local neonatal intensive care units to perform retina screenings on premature babies
Healthcare Faith Opt-Out Sought Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 5:35PMJennifer C. Pizer, senior counsel at Lambda Legal, has litigated cases in which health service providers have refused service to gay and lesbian prospective clients.
• September 2008 FEATURE ARTICLES • Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 3:13PMA children’s healthcare system utilizes educational video modules to bolster the informed consent process.
Botswana: Bonela Shocked At Deportation Reversal Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 7:44AMThe Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV (BONELA) has learnt with shock about the withdrawal of the appeal against deportation by Mthandazo Sibanda at the Village Magistrates Court.
Physicians Say Insurers Intrude on Treatment Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 1:44AMAug. 24, 2008 -- When a patient steps into a doctor"s office, he trusts that the only thing on his physician"s mind is how to make him better. But physicians across the United States fear that increasingly stringent insurance rules and the frequent second-guessing of doctors" orders are eroding the doctor-patient relationship.
A Face Not Even a Plastic Surgeon Could Love Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 9:08PMPlastic surgeons are learning to spot difficult patients and then turn them away.
Framing Technique Can Be Used As A Public Relations Strategy In Cases Of Sexual Assault Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 9:08AMIn Spring 2006, when three White Duke University lacrosse players were charged with raping a Black female student from nearby North Carolina Central University, Duke University officials framed the crisis in terms of institutional reputation rather than the rape issue at hand.
News in brief: CAMC to pay $11.5M to settle legal fight Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 11:13PM CHARLESTON -- A four-year battle between Charleston Area Medical Center and a surgeon over malpractice insurance is over.
Bad Newz Kennels and Legal Issues in Animal Abuse Cases Subject of American Bar Association Seminar Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 2:50PMCHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2008 – When law enforcement found 49 abused pit bull terriers in a raid on football star Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels, they faced many challenges. Were the dogs suitable for adoption and training? Who would oversee the process to determine the health and well-being of the dogs?
UCR Extension instructor offers nurses new career Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 9:56AMInstructor Penelope Brown relishes the opportunity to rejuvenate burned-out nurses. A registered nurse for 32 years, Brown teaches courses for UCR Extension in a growing subspecialty of nursing that bridges the medical and legal worlds: legal nurse consulting.
ERs look skyward to shuttle patients Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 9:37AMWhen an ambulance took Danny Poston to Gateway Regional Medical Center in summer 2006 reeling from a ruptured pancreas, staffers there made a quick decision that probably saved his life: They radioed in a medical helicopter.
Business Briefs Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 4:06AM Glen Ellyn resident named to CFO post
JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 4:52PMPolice will investigate medicine-related cases ‘‘carefully’’ in the wake of Wednesday’s ruling that acquitted an obstetrician over the death of a woman in a cesarean operation in 2004, the head of the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Acquitted of negligence Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 4:08PMThe Fukushima District Court has acquitted an obstetrician charged with professional negligence in the December 2004 death of a 29-year-old woman from blood loss during a Caesarean operation. This case was different from typical medical malpractice. The indictment of an obstetrician over what is regarded as a standard medical procedure spread fear among doctors that their practices might easily ...
Pharmacist fined for role in 3-year-old’s death Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 11:39AMA pharmacist who filled a prescription that led to the death of a Florida boy will pay a $1,000 fine, according to an agreement a state board approved Wednesday.
Cleaveland: Canadian health care has plusses Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 11:11PMMy next two columns will examine health-care systems in Canada and Germany. I will look for ideas that might have relevance as the United States searches for answers to complex issues in health-care access and affordability.
Mellow: Blue Cross post will benefit constituents Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 7:42AMState Sen. Robert Mellow vowed Thursday not to recuse himself from legislative votes involving Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania despite his new board seat. He also explained how the post will benefit constituents.
Bangladesh holds first elections since crisis Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 5:56AMBangladesh held its first elections since the army seized control of the government last year as voting began in local polls – part of a road map to restore "full democracy" in the country by December this year