Articles filed under Health
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shotsJan 12, 2013 5:18 pm - CHICAGO — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down...
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Storm commission urges flood walls for subwaysJan 12, 2013 12:22 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Friday that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airp...
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Cuba to free doctors from onerous travel rulesJan 12, 2013 6:22 am - HAVANA — Cuba is eliminating longstanding restrictions on health care professionals’ overseas travel as part of a broader migration reform that takes effect this week. ...
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Suburban hospitals respond to fluJan 11, 2013 4:55 pm - In light of the burgeoning flu season, Centegra Health System hospitals in McHenry County are imposing a visitor restriction policy that forbids anyone under age 18 to v...
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Agency retracts reprimand to flatulent workerJan 11, 2013 4:25 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal government agency did more than wrinkle its nose at an employee’s flatulence problem, issuing an official reprimand after months of malodors. But ...
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Merck warns docs to stop prescribing TredaptiveJan 11, 2013 9:53 am - Drugmaker Merck & Co. is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive after initial results from a study showed that it wasn’t effective and could raise the ri...
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5 Illinois health networks approved for Medicare programJan 10, 2013 10:00 am - The largest Catholic health system in Illinois has gained approval from the federal government to run a so-called accountable care organization, part of a program aimed ...
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Testimony begins in pregnancy drug caseJan 08, 2013 5:00 am - BOSTON — A lawyer for four sisters who believe their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy says the drugmaker failed to test its effect o...
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House panel OKs Medicaid change for new health lawJan 07, 2013 12:38 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois House committee has approved a plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents. The plan is necessary to implement the nat...
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Northwest Community Hospital names medical chief with business expertiseJan 07, 2013 4:30 am - Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights has named Dr. Eric Benink, who also has a master’s degree in business administration, as its new chief medical officer....