Updated 4:49 p.m. Oct 7 2009 By Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray A health-care reform bill drafted by the Senate Finance Committee would cost $829 billion over the next decade… Read more »
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Wash Post Oct 7 09 CBO Says Senate Health Bill Would Reduce Federal Deficit
Oct 7 2009 Biolabs: Who’s Minding the Store? Lies from BU, BMC and NIH
As most of you know, MNA has a formal position of opposition to the BSL4 lab which BU has constructed on its BMC campus in downtown Boston, and MNA has… Read more »
TOMORROW! CDC COCA Conference Call: H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance – October 7, 2009
Continuing Education Credits/Contact Hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES) are available for this COCA Conference Call! COCA Conference Call: H1N1 Pediatrics Update and Overview of CDC’s Child Care Guidance… Read more »
Oct 6 09 IOM Report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”
The IOM (Institute of Medicine) has issued a report: “Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations”. A pdf of the Report is attached and you… Read more »
Oct 6 09 ACEP: Prolonged Stays in ED Translate to Long Stays in Hospital; Expert says penalize hospitals for boarding!
ACEP research investigator recommends penalizing hospitals for boarding (scroll down) Mary Crotty Prolonged Stays in Emergency Department Translate Into Long Stays in Hospital Fran Lowry October 6, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts)… Read more »
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Jan 6 06 Nurses Win Federal Court Decision on Virginia Mason’s Mandatory Flu Vaccination Policy
SEATTLE — The United States District Court ruled in favor of the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 600 registered nurses at Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC), in… Read more »
Oct 5 09 Debate Rages over Mandated Flu Shots: MA story
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Oct 5 09 NYTimes Room for Debate: America Takes On Swine Flu
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