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Inside Medical Marijuana: More Alaskans Using Cannabis for Treatment
More Alaskans are turning to medical marijuana and the state's medical marijuana registry has grown significantly in the past year. Larry Yingling, says he uses medical marijuana to relieve the lingering pain from a broken neck, fractured spine, and other...
Tags: Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Roundtable Discusses Health Care Alaska Impact
Channel 2 NewsSen. Lisa Murkowski held a roundtable health care reform event Wednesday at the University of Alaska Anchorage to discuss the Affordable Care Act. The event consisted of three panelists and a roomful of people who came together to discuss how the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Lisa Murkowski, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Alaska "Do-Not-Resuscitate" Law Contested by Hospital
![Lawmakers on Monday debated whether language in the state's "do-not-resuscitate" law includes the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and if not, whether that should be spelled out more clearly.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/252101320-20082045.jpg "Lawmakers on Monday debated whether language in the state's "do-not-resuscitate\" law includes the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and if not, whether that should be spelled out more clearly.")
Austin BairdLawmakers on Monday debated whether language in the state's "do-not-resuscitate" law includes the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and if not, whether that should be spelled out more clearly. Sen. Fred Dyson, R-Eagle River, was approached last...Tags: Internal Medicine, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Emergency Health Procedures
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Commentary: Hoag is committed to women's health
The recently completed affiliation between Hoag Hospital and St. Joseph Health (SJH) was the result of a thoughtful process by both organizations and their boards of directors. Our combined purpose was to create a collaborative network of care —...Tags: Social Issues, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Women's Health, Family
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Demolition begins at vacant downtown Jewel
Bulldozers have arrived at the former Jewel Osco site in downtown Wheaton, demolishing the building that has been vacant for several years. It'll make way for a new DuPage Medical Group building, which is expected to bring in new jobs and more activity...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals
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LETTER: State Must Untie Advanced Practice Nurses’ Hands
With 400,000 new patients expected to enroll in health insurance plans in Connecticut under the Affordable Care Act, it's imperative for the legislature to pass a measure to untie the hands of advanced practice registered nurses to allow them to keep...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Drugs and Medicines
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Hospital systems plan to cut jobs
INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indiana hospital systems say they're both cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health and Evansville-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Labor Legislation, Memorial Day, Migration, Career and Workplace
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Woman on trial in slaying of aspiring model does not testify
Defense attorneys for a woman charged in the 2008 killing of an aspiring model and actress found strangled in a Santa Monica apartment rested their case Wednesday without calling their client to testify. Closing arguments were expected to begin...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Lawyers, Murder, Prosecution
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Navigators Educate, Assist And Support Cancer Patients
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutIf you or a loved one has been recently diagnosed with cancer you might have been offered the services of a patient navigator. Navigators are specially trained staff who work one-on-one with patients and their loved ones to guide them through diagnosis,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemotherapy
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May 22, In History: Los Angeles physician was arrested by sheriff's deputies in Bombay
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — As the activities and responsibilities of the Air Force’s 6511th Test Group (Parachute) increase so must the activities and responsibilities of the civilian contractor who do much of the technical work at...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Prisons
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READER SUBMITTED: House Republicans Win Honors From State Orthopaedic Society
StatewideHouse of Representatives Dr. Prasad Srinivasan (District 31) and Mr. Dan Carter (District 2) Recipients of Honorary Membership from the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society Dr. Prasad Srinivasan and Mr. Dan Carter received honorary membership awards from...Tags: Danbury, Glastonbury, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), U.S. House of Representatives
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