Mr John Eliasu Mahama, Programmes Officer for Alliance For Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), an NGO has stressed the need for integration of HIV/AIDS services and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) activities for the effective and efficient utilisation of resources provided by Global Fund Proposal for Ghana.
He said such integration would also provide clients with a holistic [...]
May is National Mental Health Month, with the theme “Get Connected.” Mental Health America, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives, founded Mental Health Month more than 50 years ago to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental health for everyone.
Due to a long-standing stigma [...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed Monday, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an impasse over expanding a state health insurance program.
Gov. Ed Rendell supports a bill that passed the Democratic-led House on March 17 that would tie [...]
WASHINGTON - What do former patients think about the care they received at your local hospitals? The government wants to make it easier for you to find out.
Federal health officials in recent years have made strides to improve transparency in health care. But measuring how well hospitals do their job can be technical. New patient [...]
PHILADELPHIA - For the first time, it takes only a couple of mouse clicks to access information on how Pennsylvania hospitals stack up against each other.
The Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance is starting a new Web site , http://www.phcqa.org/ , that has quality reports that compare performance and outcomes of all 162 primary acute care [...]
Here�s a list of classes and events in Douglas County during the next week.Ongoing:Children�s Bereavement Support �Wings of Hope� � Grief and loss support group for children and their caregivers. Information on meeting dates and registration: 677-2384.Mammography Screening Services � Mercy Outpatient Imaging, 1887 W. Harvard, by appointment only. Information: 677-4418.Outpatient Diabetes Education � Mercy [...]
Here�s a list of classes and events in Douglas County during the next week.Ongoing:Children�s Bereavement Support �Wings of Hope� � Grief and loss support group for children and their caregivers. Information on meeting dates and registration: 677-2384.Mammography Screening Services � Mercy Outpatient Imaging, 1887 W. Harvard, by appointment only. Information: 677-4418.Outpatient Diabetes Education � Mercy [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday unveiled a quality tool for patients and health care providers to access hospital patient satisfaction information and compare hospitals on the Internet.
The Hospital Compare Web site — www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov — allows the public to compare hospitals based on specific medical conditions or surgical procedures or by [...]
Then Richard had to leave his job as an executive in the high-tech field to care for his wife.
COBRA insurance — at a cost of $977 a month — is getting the Simpsonville couple through now. But they worry what will happen once that runs out. Will there be a new job with insurance, and [...]
Folks, a week or so ago my wife and I watched a segment of the “60 Minutes” show on CBS. It was about an organization that gave free medical help to anyone who showed up at their two-day, free health clinic.
This organization, Remote Area Medical (RAM), was established to bring medical services to very remote [...]
