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Occupational therapists serve vital role
I am an occupational therapy student at Towson University, and I wanted to express my opinion concerning Kevin Rector's article, "Hospitals join to find beds for mental patients" (Feb. 19). Throughout the article, I saw reference to health professionals...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Hospitals and Clinics, Psychiatry, Towson University
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Few saw warning signs in case of Hopkins doctor accused of secretly taping patients
Fanya O'Donoghue had just learned she was pregnant when she happened to meet a group of nurses at a social gathering. She was looking for an obstetrician, and asked them whom they would recommend. "All six of them said, 'Dr. [Nikita] Levy,'" she...
Tags: State University of New York, The Cosby Show (tv program), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization
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Proposed legislation would allow midwives to conduct home births
Supporters of home births are trying to convince legislators to create a pilot program that could eventually lead to the licensing of midwives without nursing degrees. The three-year pilot would allow certified professional midwives to deliver babies...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Montgomery County (Maryland), Nursing
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Area restaurants aim to make healthy eating easier
Knowing the right way to eat is one thing, but doing it is not always easy, especially when dining out. But some Baltimore-area restaurants are making heart-healthy dining easier and more attractive for their diners. Restaurants like Zia's in Towson are...
Tags: Overweight, Heart Healthy Diet, Diseases and Illnesses, Diets and Dieting, Restaurants
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End the 'doc fix' charade, once and for all
Doctors are breathing a collective sigh of relief because we again escaped a cut in Medicare payments. But this whole recurrent charade underscores, once again, the unresolved issue of how to pay doctors. The fiscal cliff rescue included the usual "doc...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Medical Association, Health Care Reform (2009), New York City, Internal Medicine
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Will Ravens' Flacco be hurt by Sports Illustrated cover?
The Baltimore Ravens proved last week that they could beat not just the Denver Broncos but the Las Vegas oddsmakers who had predicted their defeat. But can they now beat the Sports Illustrated jinx? The magazine — whose prestigious cover image is...
Tags: Psychiatrists, Super Bowl, Sports Illustrated, Cal Ripken, Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers
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Center for simulated medicine opens in Anne Arundel County
A surgeon enters the operating room, offers his hands to a nurse and watches as she helps him into his rubber gloves with a snap. He glances at the patient on the table. A cloth covers the man's torso but for one area. Three trocars — tubes into...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Medical Specialization, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Research
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Gay quarterback coming out on 'Necessary Roughness' matters, analysts say
The Baltimore SunGay characters coming out in prime time is nothing new. In fact, “Coming-out narratives are cliches,” according to Ron Becker, author of “Gay TV and Straight America” (Rutgers University Press, 2006). “They were big in...Tags: Super Bowl, Dowling College, Minority Groups, Homophobia, Gays and Lesbians
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Predatory physician case shows why patients must be vigilant
I am alarmed about the accusations that Johns Hopkins gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy surreptitiously photographed and videotaped his patients ("Hopkins patients stream forward over recordings," Feb. 20). He was working at a Hopkins' East Baltimore...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing
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Guns and mental illness
Bowing to pressure from some fellow Democrats in the legislature, Gov. Martin O'Malley has signaled a willingness to compromise on at least one element in the package of new gun restrictions he proposed in the aftermath of last year's school shooting in...Tags: Mental Illness, Regional Authority, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Andrew Cuomo
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How common is eclampsia today?
A popular "Downton Abbey" character died in childbirth from eclampsia in a storyline that shocked audiences. But what exactly is eclampsia, and does it kill modern-day moms? Barbara Deller, a nurse-midwife and senior maternal and newborn health adviser...
Tags: Downton Abbey (tv program), Dietary Supplements, Diabetes, Mineral Supplements, Abdominal Pain
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Cowherd: Hey Ozzie, Ravens fans are ready for Flacco to get his contract
Ozzie Newsome, you can make it stop. All this talk about Joe Flacco's contract that's consuming Ravens Nation? As the Ravens' general manager, you can make it all go away. Just pay the man. Get a deal done so Ravens fans can go back to their lives....
Tags: Football, Ozzie Newsome, Joe Flacco, Physical Therapists, Injuries and Wounds
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