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Houston health care facilities prepare for patients with infectious diseases - KPRC Houston

Houston health care facilities prepare for patients with infectious diseases
KPRC Houston
WORLD HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN THAT WHILE THIS OUTBREAK HAS BEEN LIMITED TO WESTERN AFRICA, IT IS MOVING FASTER THAN EFFORTS TO CONTROL AND CONTAIN IT. TOMORROW, THE AMERICAN PATIENTS ARRIVE AT AN AIR ...

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World Health Organization chief says latest ebola outbreak is moving too fast ... - The Verge


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World Health Organization chief says latest ebola outbreak is moving too fast ...
The Verge
In a speech to three countries hit hard by an ebola outbreak, the director of the World Health Organization today said that efforts to halt the spread of the deadly virus have not been good enough. "This is an unprecedented outbreak accompanied by ...
health care facilities prepare for patients with infectious diseasesKPRC Houston
Why are so many Ebola health-care workers dying from the virus?Vox
Health official: No threat of Ebola in Riverside CountyThe Desert Sun
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Junk pile has residents concerned about health risks, sidewalk access - fox13now.com

Junk pile has residents concerned about health risks, sidewalk access
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SALT LAKE CITY — Residents are trashing a pile of junk in their neighborhood, and they want the city to clean it up. Not only is it a safety issue but also a possible health hazard. The trash has been at 1592 South and 900 East in Sugar House for days ...

These are the next 5 digital health IPOs (plus one) - VentureBeat


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These are the next 5 digital health IPOs (plus one)
VentureBeat
Motivating those investments: Digital health companies have a $3.8 trillion addressable healthcare market in the U.S., according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Now some of the earliest digital health companies have reached the point where ...

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Ebola outbreak highlights need for IU-Liberia health collaboration - IU Newsroom


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Ebola outbreak highlights need for IU-Liberia health collaboration
IU Newsroom
The Ebola outbreak in Liberia provides a dramatic illustration of the importance of an Indiana University initiative aimed at strengthening the public health and medical infrastructure of the West African country, say IU faculty members and ...
World Health Organization chief says latest ebola outbreak is moving too fast ...The Verge
Ebola 'moving faster than our efforts to control it,' says World Health ...Boing Boing
Health officials: Ebola risk in Minnesota lowAlbert Lea Tribune
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Slipping through the system: Are mentally ill Americans getting adequate ... - PBS NewsHour

Slipping through the system: Are mentally ill Americans getting adequate ...
PBS NewsHour
MARK ISHAUG: “So people with a serious or persistent mental illness in general have been treated very badly by the health care system. Either they haven't had insurance and so they weren't able to get care, or they used emergency rooms in hospitals for ...

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Does More Health Spending Mean Better Health? - Forbes


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Does More Health Spending Mean Better Health?
Forbes
Of these five categories, inflation – both general and medical – made up over one-half of the increase in 2012 per capita health spending. Interestingly, inflation dropped substantially from the previous year when it accounted for 80 percent of the ...
CMS Extends Moratoria For The Enrollment Of New Home Health Agencies And ...Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Research Roundup: Expensive Cancer Therapies; Missed Hospital Handovers ...Kaiser Health News
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Jobs Are Growing. Health Care is Booming. So Why Are Hospitals Flat? - Forbes

Jobs Are Growing. Health Care is Booming. So Why Are Hospitals Flat?
Forbes
And in no surprise, health care employers added thousands of jobs last month: The industry has gained more than 1 million jobs since Obamacare was signed into law back in March 2010, and is working on a 13-year streak of unprecedented jobs growth.
Increasing health care jobs helped economy rebound, but growth beginning to ...Birmingham Business Journal

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State releases Oregon's 2015 health insurance rates for individuals, small ... - The Oregonian

State releases Oregon's 2015 health insurance rates for individuals, small ...
The Oregonian
About 80,000 Moda Health members who buy their own insurance will see their monthly premiums climb an average 10.6 percent next year, while many other insurers are dropping their rates to compete. Insurance rate decisions were issued by the Oregon ...
Health insurance rates decline for 2015Statesman Journal
Oregon releases 2015 health insurance plan ratesThe Columbian

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What Somebody's Mummy Can Teach You About Heart Disease - NPR (blog)


NPR (blog)

What Somebody's Mummy Can Teach You About Heart Disease
NPR (blog)
We think of heart disease as a modern scourge, brought on by our sedentary lifestyles and our affinity for fast food. But a few years ago, a team of researchers discovered something puzzling — CT scans of Egyptian mummies showed signs of hardened, ...

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