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MHA snuffing out the hiring of smokers

As public awareness has grown over the dangers of smoking, more and more steps have been taken to discourage people from picking up the habit.From...
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North Shore Medical Center receives highest rank from baritatric organization

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) received accreditation as a Level 1A Bariatric Surgery Center from the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN)...
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Medford hospital designated bariatric surgery center of excellence

What is the Lap-Band? Norwood Hospital performs 500th weight loss surgery Life expectancy threat: obesity outweighs smoking Should Lap-Band surgery...
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Bedbugs: Travel Tips to ward off bedbugs plus video

It seems like those blood sucking bedbugs are popping up everywhere. From hotel rooms to dressing rooms and now, news that bedbugs were discovered...
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Social networking growth rate more than 200% in US hospitals but not CT

  • Social Media in Healthcare
  • January 12, 2011
Social Media is having a huge impact in the healthcare industry with over a 200% increase in hospitals using social media tools from November 15,...
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Help for the unemployed

The Unemployment Goddess has arrived at your doorstep. She gave you a pink slip, made you pack all your stuff from your desk into a cardboard box....
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Awakening the imagination of medicine conference

HARTFORD, CTOctober 26, 2009.“Feathers, a Ladder, and a Bowl of Oil:Deepening the Practice of Medicine”Awakening the Imagination of...
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Norovirus cited as leading cause of US hospital infection outbreaks

A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control has concluded that norovirus is emerging as an increasingly common hospital...
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Healthcare: my heart was fine, until I saw my bill

Several weeks after losing my second job in four years due to the economy this past November, I had scheduled a ‘tune-up’ with my...
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Avoid medical mistakes

Did you know that nearly half a million people in the United States die each year from medical mistakes? What can you do to protect yourself and...
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