Dallas News (blog) |
Baylor Scott and White snags new president from a large midwest health system
Dallas News (blog) Baylor Scott and White has named Peter McCanna as president of the $11 billion non-profit health system. He is currently the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, an academic health system in Chicago. |
NBCNews.com |
FDA Considers Forcing Doctors to Learn About Opioids
NBCNews.com The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether it can and should force medical providers to learn more about the best ways to manage pain as part of a “fresh look” in addressing opioid abuse. The FDA will soon detail the best pain management ... FDA Chief Says Agency Must Do More to Stop Abuse of Opioids FDA plans to use computer modeling to speed up drug, device evaluations FDA Commissioner Seeks New Standards for Some Opioid Prescriptions |
Healthcare IT News |
Georgia health commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald picked to lead CDC
Healthcare IT News She succeeds Tom Frieden, MD, who resigned as CDC director in January at the end of the Obama administration. Bernie Monegain. July 10, 2017. Share. Brenda Fitzgerald to lead CDC. Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, will step up to the position of director of the ... Trump Administration Names Georgia Health Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald As New CDC Director Secretary Price appoints Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, as CDC director and ATSDR administrator CDC's New Chief Led Georgia's Public Health Department |
Providence Health plans cost-cutting campaign
Clay Center Dispatch The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2tGNKZG ) that Oregon's largest private-sector employer saw its financial position weaken in 2016, posting an operating loss of more than $255 million. It's now looking to cut costs across its seven-state ... |
International Business Times |
Cancer Is More Common Than Marriage Or Having A First Baby In The UK
International Business Times British research showed the risk of getting cancer is now higher than getting married or giving birth to a first baby, according to The Telegraph Monday. There were 361,216 cancer diagnoses in 2014 in the United Kingdom, a significantly larger amount ... Being diagnosed with cancer is now more common than getting married or having a first baby Being diagnosed with cancer now more common than getting married or having first baby Cancer now more common than getting married or having a first baby |