Displaying items 49-60 of 166
» View wsbtradio.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-14
•
Next >
-
Andover woman told to get tested for Hepatitis C
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAn Andover woman recently learns she may have been exposed to Hepatitis C while being treated at Hays Medical Center. The Hays hospital sent Linda Ficken a letter telling her to get tested for Hepatitis C. Ficken is one of 460 patients Hays Med is...Tags: Cirrhosis, Cardiac Catheterization, Hepatitis C , Hepatitis, Hospitals and Clinics
-
1,750 had possible contact with technician with hepatitis C
Four Maryland hospitals are offering free hepatitis C testing to at least 1,750 patients who may have been exposed to the viral disease by a traveling medical technician, as state officials launch a broad regulatory review in response to the case. The...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Cardiac Catheterization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maryland General Hospital, Theft
-
New Hopkins hospital takes an artful approach to health care
When Johns Hopkins Hospital officially opens its new, $1.1 billion building Tuesday, sick children will find a cobalt cow with legs the color of grass and a butter-colored head floating above their heads, poised to jump over a fanciful "moon." The new...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Health Insurance, Healthcare Provider, Financial Aid, Cancer
-
How often do you really need dental X-rays?
Every six months like clockwork, Melissa O'Brien takes her two children, Alexandra and Evan, to the dentist for a cleaning. They're nearly perfect patients — Alexandra, 13, has no cavities, and Evan, 10, has had only one — but O'Brien suspects...Tags: Surgery, X-rays, Dentistry and Dental Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University
-
University of Maryland Medical School to open proton center
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has begun construction of a $200 million proton center that will bring the latest in cancer treatment to the region and double investment in the University of Maryland's growing BioPark in West Baltimore....Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland Medical School
-
The fight that counts: Breast cancer survivors help coordinate local Relay for Life
ben@theinteriorjournal.comEditor's note: A previous version of this story listed incorrect dates and location for the 2012 Lincoln County Relay for Life event. The event is June 8-9 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Mary Ann May and Judy Atwood Jones are both breast cancer...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health, Medical Research, Human Interest, Relay for Life
-
Carilion Clinic's collection agency mistakenly sends old bills to 9,000 people
A collection agency forNew River Radiology mistakenly sent out 9,000 letters to its patients. New River Radiology is a part of Carilion Clinic. According to a statement on Carilion Clinic's website, an old disk that had a list of uncollected accounts on...
Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
-
Dr. James W. Backstrom, named a 2012 Top Doctor by Pittsburgh Magazine
Chief Medical Officer of Foundation Radiology Group, Dr. James W. Backstrom, was named one of the top radiologists in his field by Pittsburgh Magazine in its annual "Top Doctors" issue. Only 13 radiologists made the 2012 list out of the more than 300 in...
Tags: Health, Pediatrics, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Navy, Women's Health
-
Magellan President Karen Rohan To Take Aetna VP Position
The Hartford CourantThe president of Magellan Health Services Inc., who worked with Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini at Cigna Corp. a decade ago, has been recruited to oversee the same Aetna business segments that Bertolini first headed up when he started in 2003. Magellan Health...Tags: Health, Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance, Dentistry and Dental Health, Companies and Corporations
-
Fun Facts About New Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital
Construction is underway on the new 263,000-square-foot Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. The five-story building with an additional floor below ground will be built adjacent to the Medical Center's main entrance. The facility will include pediatric...
Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Health, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Healthcare Provider, Pittsburgh
-
Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures
Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis? In most cases, no. But patients get these commonly used tests and procedures — and many...
Tags: Allergies, Physical Conditions, Heart Attack, Angiograms, General Practitioners
-
Tips to help you decide on an urgent care or emergency room
South Florida ParentingIt’s a Saturday afternoon, and your daughter turns an ankle on the soccer field. Or the earache your son has been fighting all week is suddenly worse, and now he has a fever. It’s a predicament almost every parent has found themselves in at...Tags: Allergies, Heart Attack, Broward County, Family, General Practitioners
Aug 1, 2012
|Story| KWCH
Aug 12, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 5, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2012
|Story| Interior Journal
May 25, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Jun 3, 2012
|Story| Daily American
Jun 7, 2012
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 1, 2012
|Story| WPMT-LTV
Apr 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 19, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Original site for Radiology topic gallery.
