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The official $1.1 trillion price tag for the House Democrats' health care bill excludes dozens of unfunded programs that could drive up costs when future congresses look to fund them.

Archie flips through the pages of a National Geographic magazine, looking for photos that remind him of favorite faraway places.

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's top nursing executive has been recognized with nursing's highest honor.

With a public expression of regret, Cooley Dickinson Hospital on Monday laid off employees for the second year in a row in an effort to bolster sagging finances.

Unknown Source: Hartford Courant Wordcount: Nov. 9--BRISTOL -- As federal lawmakers struggle to design an overhaul of the health insurance system, Bristol Hospital President Kurt Barwis wants to be sure they don't shortchange hospitals and physicians.

The Clermont County General Health District will begin taking appointments on Monday, November 9, 2009 for certain groups of adults who need to obtain the H1N1 vaccinations.

Published on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 12:10PM EST Last updated on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 12:12PM EST S tatement from George Smitherman, MPP : Yesterday I advised Premier McGuinty of my decision to resign from his Cabinet.

Colonel Kimberley Kesling had a unique position Thursday, minutes after gunfire erupted on the world's largest military installation.

Word on the street: College grads, dismayed by fruitless job searches, are flooding into graduate programs to ride out the recession.

For the first time, emergency room services meeting international standards will be a part Tanzania's public health system, thanks to the opening of a new Emergency Medical Department building and extensive training being conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital.

In a newly-published special supplement, the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing calls for new hospital policies to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism , a major cause of death and disability in hospitals throughout the world.

Ontario's Liberal government has raised the idea of unpaid days off for public sector workers to deal with a record $24.7-billion deficit - so-called Dalton Days - but there are differing opinions on whether or not the province would be able to re-open existing contracts.

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System, a hospital in Florida, plans to deploy iPhones to its nurses, to replace audible alarms and alerts, bringing peace and quiet-- and improved performance--to the healthcare provider.

WADSWORTH - When Silvia Reed left Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital with her new baby in her arms, bittersweet tears streamed down her face.

Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment.

Quebec's health minister has criticized preferential access to H1N1 vaccines that have been brought to light across the province.

Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible tattoos.

Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation:Good afternoon, everybody.

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Primary Care / General Practice ; COPD Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST New Formula Calculates More Accurate 'Lung Age' in Smokers A new formula more accurately calculates a smoker's "lung age," which researchers hope will help persuade patients to quit the ...

Nurses Charge Public Endangered as Hospital Management Unlawfully Rations Nursing Care to Patients Registered Nurses at multiple units within the University of California Davis Hospital have filed a series of Department of Public Health charges against the facility, alerting the state to what risk of public endangerment.