The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Exeter Hospital began testing some employees and medical staffers Aug. 27. Fewer than 100 are now recommended for testing, and it is voluntary.
H.R. 6352, a bill introduced in Congress on Aug. 6, would increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots by 15,000 within five years.
Developed jointly by the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the World Heart Federation, the new document will be used worldwide.
Decided on free speech grounds, the 2-1 decision blocks FDA from requiring tobacco companies to include stark warnings and photos of people fighting diseases caused by smoking.
It will be the publication's fourth specialty journal when it debuts in early 2013. The journal's website launched Aug. 18.
Their two leading health agencies agreed to launch the partnership Sept. 7 in Beijing. The partnership aims to bring attention to employers' role in addressing secondhand smoke risks.
Some of the authors are investigators with the Harvard Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing, one of four NIOSH Centers of Excellence.
The association's executive board will take this action during the 2012 national conference in October.
The number of people potentially exposed to hepatitis C by an infected contract worker is expanding.
The design firm Perkins+Will released it Aug. 8, with a leader of the firm's sustainability efforts calling the asthmagens a "lurking public health threat."
The state Department of Public Safety announced the initiative Aug. 2.
On Aug. 3, the agency reported 12 new cases in Hawaii, Ohio, and Indiana.
The National Academy of Social Insurance reported it resulted mainly from a 2.1 percent drop in medical benefits for injured workers.
The new program will award up to 1,000 CPR Anytime kits to each of five cities, the American Heart Association announced.
The World Health Organization has published a report on public health challenges from mass gatherings, focused mainly on the UK health system's preparations for the London games. The NHS also offers tips for visitors.
"The magnetic field of the MR scanner creates a very hazardous environment, and it is important that all personnel have a basic understanding of MR safety," said Russell Blanchard, media manager at Falck Alford Productions.
Expanded testing would include 6,000 people who were treated in operating rooms or ICU at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire, where a medical technician faces charges. He worked at hospitals in seven states, CNN reported.
The company announced it has been awarded the Medicare Advantage contract by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
Hospital staffs did not report 87 percent of errors, although they were required to, according to the inspector general's report.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) program supports research that addresses issues states face as they work to improve health coverage and access.