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In a first, Boston teachers’ unit opens own pilot school By James Vaznis, Globe Staff  |  September 10, 2009 Like a Hollywood studio promoting what it hopes will be a… Read more »

Obama urges Congress to overhaul health care, spells out details; Denounces misrepresentations, evokes Kennedy’s moral stance By Lisa Wangsness and Susan Milligan, Globe Staff  |  September 10, 2009 WASHINGTON –… Read more »

Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H. In December 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services will present to Congress its first-ever national health security strategy, outlining high-priority activities and areas of… Read more »

Transmission of influenza virus in temperate zones is predominantly by aerosol, in the tropics by contact: A hypothesis by Anice Lowen and Peter Palese,Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY Using… Read more »

John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 8, 2009 Healthcare reform has elbowed out a lot of other major healthcare industry news of late, and that’s understandable. The next few weeks… Read more »

The significance of this is that N95 respirators must be fit-tested to individuals. Each person’s face is different—they must be measured and have a personal mask, fitted to their measurements,… Read more »

DPH has organized a call targeted for schools, school nurses and others interested in H1N1 that anyone may call into: Date: Wednesday, Sep 9 2009Time; 3:30-5pm Dial: 888.469.3306Passcode: Public Health