Southwest Airlines Opens Medical Transportation Grant Program Applications
Seeking to lessen the burden of travel expenses for families facing serious illness, Southwest Airlines is taking applications from hospitals and medical transportation charities across the nation for the 2013 Medical Transportation Grant Program.
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Texas Children’s Hospital 4th Among Nations Pediatric Institutions
There are numerous health concerns children face in the world today. Health issues that include: ADHD, cancer, arthritis, allergies, pulmonary, autism and orthopedic. Houson’s Texas Children’s Hospital has once again been named as a national leader among pediatric hospitals in treating children for these and other medical issues faced by Texas children.
Largest Release of Human Cancer Genome Data Helps Researchers Speed Discoveries
The largest release of comprehensive human cancer genome data for free access by the global scientific community has been released to speed progress in research for cancer and other diseases. The information was released by The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project.
Dallas Based StreamVenue Healthcare CEO Named People’s Choice Winner
A Dallas entrepreneur whose medical company provides solutions for minimally invasive surgical procedures across multiple specialties has been named a People’s Choice Winner 2012 by Black Enterprise.
CEO of San Antonio Urology Group Steps Down
The long-serving president and CEO of Urology San Antonio has stepped down as the leader of the 29-doctor group. Dr. Juan A. Reyna will continue to work as a urologist at the medical practice. Under Reyna’s tenure, Urology San Antonio grew to become one of the largest urologic medical practices in the United States.
Squeezing A Medical Deduction For Autism
Studies have shown that Autism and autism-spectrum disorders have profound effects upon both social interactions and sensitivity to sensory stimulation in persons that often make it uncomfortable or impractical for them to turn to other human beings for comfort. In 1965 Temple Grandin, Ph.D.designing the squeeze or hug machine so both she and others could turn to it for sensory relief.
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights ER Partner Chosen
An Austin-based emergency physician partnership expects to hire seven physicians making emergency care more accessible to Harker Heights residents. Emergency Service Partners, L.P. (ESP) has been selected to staff the emergency department at the new Seton Medical Center Harker Heights, scheduled to open in June.
Bloomberg/Businessweek: The Biggest Obstacle to Embracing Big Data? You
Ryan Leslie, Seton Healthcare’s vice president of analytics and health economics, is quote in a recent Bloomberg/Businessweek blog. Leslie who shared the stage with Sprint Innovation and Advanced Labs Director Von McConnell at the IBM event, offered an example of how data led his hospital system to think differently.
Physician Education Training Portal Launched by Kimberly-Clark Health Care
The availability of a new proprietary online learning portal to boost understanding and knowledge of interventional pain management procedures among clinicians and support staff has been announced by Kimberly-Clark Health Care. The portal was built to function as a central repository of educational information for clinicians to review and refresh clinical techniques.
New Rule Cuts Student Health Plans Temporary Breaks
Beginning next school year, student health insurance will fall in line with many of the requirements established under the 2010 health law – with some temporary exceptions in new rules released by the Obama administration
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