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Monthly Archives: February 2013
PCORI Invites Public to Research Workgroups:Treating Asthma in African-Americans, Hispanics Tomorrow
Involving patients in a meaningful way in research that matters to them is a daunting process. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has been trying. Yesterday, I received notice that PCORI is about to launch workgroups in five priority topics. You … Continue reading
Judge to SUNY/Downstate: Halt Long Island College Hospital Closure
State University of New York Trustees were ordered in no uncertain terms to put a temporary stop to the closing of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in North Brooklyn. The order came down from a Brooklyn judge earlier today, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Downstate, Long Island College Hospital, SUNY
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NAPWA Folds, Leaving $700K in Debt
The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) has closed down and it has filed for bankruptcy and liquidation. People familiar with NAPWA knew that more than $700,000 was unaccounted for or missing, according to media reports. NAPWA’s President Frank … Continue reading
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Repeating Koch’s Biggest Blunder
Few people remember Mayor Edward Koch regretting anything, much less anything he fought tooth and nail for, and belligerently. Tucked into the New York Times obituary Feb. 1 was a little-known fact that Koch, who championed the closure of Harlem’s … Continue reading
We Need to Recognize ConscienceIn Provision of Reproductive Services
The Obama Administration made a concession to Catholic leaders yesterday, bowing to conscience-based refusals to subsidize contraception coverage. At the same time, a compromise was struck enabling women who work for Catholic nonprofit institutions to use separate insurance plans independent … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, contraception, HHS, Obama, women's health
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