Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Raymond Johnson was due for some good news. Earlier this month, he was denied Medicaid coverage after being diagnosed with breast cancer. But he just got the call he was waiting for: South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services is granting him coverage, after all.
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed that a 50-year old man from Hamilton Township, Mercer County is the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the state. The patient has not been admitted to hospital and is recovering satisfactorily at home. New Jersey authorities ...
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing some new regulations aimed at improving the safety for human subjects in scientific experiments. The current regulations, known as The Common Rule have not been changed since 1991. The HHS says it is seeking feedback from the public ...
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
The HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) has introduced its proposal - Affordable Insurance Exchanges - the aim being to have state-based competitive marketplaces where people and smaller businesses can buy private health insurance at reasonable prices. The HHS claims individuals would then have the same health insurances ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
A record number of people in Minnesota were infected with tick-borne diseases in 2010. With the arrival of the 2011 tick season, authorities are urging people to be especially careful to protect themselves from the black-legged tick. The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick, carries the three most ...
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