News tagged with 'healthcare'. Found 160 tagged news.

Irish Examiner: Patients group condemns health insurance increases

Dublin :: Ireland | 3 days ago

Irish Patients Association spokesperson, Stephen McMahon, said the price increases when taken against the current inflation rate of 4% and the present economic climate had to be seen as a major cause of concern. He warned that with so many people losing...

Tags: healthcare, public health, children, VHI, jobs, health insurance, Quinn Healthcare

MedPlus plans cardiac care

Hyderabad :: India | 4 days ago

The company will open five centres at its clinics in Hyderabad on December 1. According to the deal, Wockhardt would send its doctors to MedPlus clinics, which are expanded form of its drug retail outlets, to serve patients. The deal, however, does not...

Tags: healthcare, MedPlus Healthcare Services, Wockhardt Hospitals, cardiac care

New Healthcare-NOW Video Released

New York City :: NY :: USA | 9 days ago

Posted by counterheg

The single-payer healthcare group Healthcare-NOW has just released a slick new year-in-review video.  Find out about last years organizing and join the movement to win healthcare as a human right! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7N3GOpDgIs  ...

Tags: healthcare, activism, social justice, HR 676, John Conyers, healthcare-now

BANGLADESH: Global financial crunch set to cut remittances

Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 10 days ago

Bangladesh, where approximately 38 percent of inhabitants live below the poverty line.    While there are no exact figures on how many people will be affected, throughout Bangladesh at least one family in every village is dependent on regular remittances...

Tags: healthcare, Gulf, healthcare services, provide healthcare

Governor Paterson's Budget Cutting Machine

New York City :: NY :: USA | 16 days ago

Posted by counterheg

by Billy Wharton http://counterhegemonic.blogspot.com/2008/11/govenor-pattersons-budget-cutting.html   Blighty wounds were a serious problem for British military commanders during World War I. Faced with the prospect of extended tours on the front...

Tags: budget cuts, healthcare, social justice, New York City, transportation, education, participatory democracy

Buffalo News: State legislators need to cut spending now

Albany :: NY :: USA | 17 days ago

How can it be that when the governor sends a directive to the State Legislature to find ways to trim another $2 billion from the budget, it’s OK to just ignore it?...Albany, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, dismissed the directive like it was an annoyance.

Tags: Paterson, healthcare, budget cuts, Albany

The Healthcare Blog: At Kaiser, "The EMR is the Foundation of Everything We Do"

Denver :: CO :: USA | 24 days ago

I started out with Kaiser Permanente 23 years ago as a health educator. I was fortunate to be able to transition into the interactive technology unit that was created in the mid 1990’s...However, things have dramatically changed since then and we now...

Tags: healthcare, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, commercial health, U.S, world report, America

Hospitals join life-saving campaign

Monterey :: CA :: USA | 25 days ago

The campaign, led by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, ends in December, and the institute held one of eight statewide meetings in Monterey on Thursday to help local hospitals improve patient care. "Everyone is working together," said Dr. Eric...

Tags: healthcare, campaign, care, medicine, john mccain, improvement patient

Market Wire: MonoGen to Report Financial Results on November 14

Lincolnshire :: IL :: USA | 25 days ago

the "Corporation") today announced plans to release financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, after the market closes on Friday, November 14, 2008. MonoGen will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast that afternoon...

Tags: healthcare, credit suisse

US election: Obama presidency could impact make-up of supreme court

London :: United Kingdom | 26 days ago

Obama presidency could impact make-up of supreme court Up to three justices are likely to retire in the next four years, giving Obama an opportunity to nominate liberal justices Barack Obama could have an influence on the American legal system that far...

Tags: healthcare, uninsured, Barack Obama