Health Care March 2019

2,200 Quarantined At Immigration Centers

Immigration detention centers located in Louisiana and Colorado are under a 25-day quarantine because more than 2,200 people at these facilities have been exposed to the mumps virus.

Health Care February 2019 Premium

The Physician’s Desk

Written by Dr. Marlene Jacqueline Wüst-Smith

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Dr. Marlene Jacqueline Wüst-Smith

Health Care February 2019

10 New Nursing Scholarships

Rivier University is funding 10 scholarships for nurses working at Catholic Charities’ rehabilitation and long-term care nursing facilities.

Health Care February 2019

New Tuition-Free Medical School

NYU is planning a new medical school that will be tuition free. The Long Island school will focus on primary care training and will offer a three-year study program.

Health Care February 2019

Drug Prices Could Threaten NAFTA 2.0

Democrats in Congress are raising concerns about drug prices under the revamped version of NAFTA. They argue Americans will pay more for prescription drugs.

Health Care February 2019

LSU Given $11.5M Grant

LSU’s vet school is receiving a $11.5 million federal grant, which the university will be using to start a center to help human beings prevent and treat lung disease.

Health Care February 2019

SIU Opens Clinic For Foster Kids

SIU’s Center for Family Medicine has opened a clinic specifically for foster children that offers a variety of services including mental health resources and checkups.

Health Care January 2019

Rutgers Addresses Health Disparities

Rutgers U. is making educating competent Spanish-speaking health professionals in Camden a priority. In a round table discussion eight students spoke about health disparities.

Health Care December 2018

US Navy Hospital Ship Treats Migrants

While docked off Colombia’s coast near Venezuela, the USNS Comfort has taken aboard hundreds of Colombian and Venezuelan patients.

Health Care November 2018

NFL Awards University In NC $14.7M Grant

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a $14.7 million grant from the NFL to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players.

Health Care November 2018

Medical University To Buy 4 Hospitals

Via a unanimous vote by the board, the Medical University of South Carolina is moving forward on buying four hospitals all of which are owned by Community Health Systems.

Health Care November 2018

Is There a Doctor in the House?

The age of the singular general practitioner is quickly coming to an end. For better or worse seeing a doctor these days means seeing a medical group, not an individual physician.

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Mary Ann Cooper