UMass researchers get $10M grant to study opioid treatment
AP - AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Researchers at the UMass-Amherst campus and UMass Medical School have received a $10 million grant to help research the effectiveness of opioid addiction treatment in jails...
View ArticleMinnesota Blue Cross CEO defends tougher review of medical procedures
Minneapolis Star Tribune - CEO says use of contractor is an effort to rein in rising costs, unnecessary care.
View ArticleDuerson attends medical immersion camp
Muskogee Phoenix - OSU Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS) hosted a free, three-day camp designed for Native American and FFA students, and a Muskogee resident attended.
View ArticleGirl Scouts evacuated from BWCA in overnight rescue
Minneapolis Star Tribune - The nine girls and their leader, who are from the Chicago area, are back at their base camp after having received medical attention. None was seriously hurt.
View ArticleA La Carte: Jefferson, Wabash hot spots for restaurant expansion
State Journal-Register - SMOOTHIE KING opened its second Springfield location Thursday, ending a three-year hunt for a perfect home for the New Orleans-based health food chain.The new store at 605 W....
View ArticleGreat Moments In Medical Self-Experimentation
Forbes - Sometimes you have to do literally "bet on yourself" even if everyone else thinks you're wrong.
View ArticleState officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital
AP - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaire's disease in people who were patients at Rush Oak Park Hospital. State authorities are...
View ArticleDefense seeks lesser sentence in school sex abuse case
AP - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Court records say law enforcement officers did not pursue charges in an eastern Montana school sex abuse case despite the suspect's confession 17 years ago. The previous...
View ArticleHealing Medical Herbs -Their Uses and Preparation Download
ZDNet - Herbalism (also herbal medicine) is the study of botany and use of plants intended for medicinal purposes. Plants have been the basis for me
View ArticleAtrium Medical Center gets New tumor-fighting technology
Hamilton Today's Pulse - A new linear accelerator at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown gives area cancer patients access to...
View ArticleHudson Headwaters moving out of its last leased building in area
Glens Falls Post-Star - QUEENSBURY ? Hudson Headwaters is poised to move out of its last leased medical center in the area next week.
View ArticleBridgeport Hospital burn center debuts 'spray-on' skin
Connecticut Post - BRIDGEPORT - The idea of spray-on skin-in-a-can sounds futuristic, maybe even supernatural. But at Bridgeport Hospital's Connecticut Burn Center, this seemingly far-out concept has...
View ArticleCivil War reenactment at Massena
- MASSENA ? Union and Confederate soldiers battled amid cannon fire this weekend at Robert Moses State Park, Massena. The reenactment, featuring dozens of soldiers dressed in Civil War era uniforms,...
View ArticleAll Clark County designated medical marijuana facilities operating
Springfield News-Sun - All of Clark Counties medical marijuana facilities are up and operating, including newly opened dispensaries in Springfield.
View ArticleOregon could soon have nation's most progressive paid family leave law, will...
USA Today - The U.S. is one of only two industrialized nations in the world without a national paid family medical leave act. Advocates want to change that.
View ArticlePolice: Woman's death in Sauk Rapids suspicious
AP - SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - Police in Sauk Rapids say the death of a woman is suspicious. Officers were called early Saturday to a Sauk Rapids home where a woman was reported to be unconscious and...
View ArticleRural Maine medical residencies plan gets boost
AP - Maine is also one of the most rural states in the country, and the senators say providing high-quality health care access can be challenging.
View ArticleMcClure Health Sciences High School provides students with cutting edge...
Gwinnett Daily Post - Students, faculty and staff at McClure Health Science High School will be greeted by a muscular mannequin named "Duke" when they enter the school's front doors Aug. 5.
View ArticleHomer Medical Center offering free measles vaccinations
Homer Tribune - The Homer Tribune - Offering news of the people, places and events of Homer and the lower Kenai Peninsula
View ArticleER Doc 411: Be still my racing heart - atrial fib, heart palpitations and...
Daily Kos - Author's note: This is the 7th diary in a series that I will post monthly, on medical topics related to emergency care. If you want to check out the first diary in the series, you can find...
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