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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: David Axelrod, Freedom of Religion, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), Health and Safety at Work
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Seeing more than just blurred vision in your eye exam
When people come to the Reisterstown office of Drs. Eickhoff & Rowe for eye exams, the optometrists do more than simply ask which line of letters they can read on the eye chart.
Like other eye doctors, James Eickhoff starts with a "complete case history,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at Work, Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Disease, Medical Research
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Auditors claim inmates had access to patient Social Security numbers
A Maryland corrections division that provides inmate labor has backed out of a data entry contract with the health department after state auditors found that prisoners had access to some patients' personal information, which was supposed to have been...Tags: Social Security, Health and Safety at Work, Government Health Care, Interior Policy, Health Insurance
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Health secretary Sebelius talks to women in Roland Park about medical issues
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius came to a private house in Roland Park on Thursday to "get the word out" about women's health care issues and promote the Obama administration's controversial health care reform act. "We...Tags: Genetic Condition, Health Care Reform (2009), Health and Safety at Work, Government Health Care, Labor Legislation
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Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
At the new $1.1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital there will be Xboxes and a basketball court for kids, sleeper-sofas for families, single rooms for all patients, an improved dining menu and extensive soundproofing.
It's part of an effort to make the...Tags: Finance, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), Health and Safety at Work, Government Health Care
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O'Malley budget seeks to close Springfield Hospital's assisted living unit in Sykesville
Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed 2013 budget aims to close the assisted living unit at Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville, where 40 patients currently live and 40 employees currently work. But the plan doesn't leave either group out in the cold,...Tags: Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, Annapolis, Martin O'Malley
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Free enterprise on trial -- who bears the risks?
As Newt Gingrich lashes out at "liberal elites," Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as "free enterprise on trial" -- and Mr. Romney defines free enterprise as achieving success through "risk-taking." U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue,...Tags: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers
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Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups
Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), Health and Safety at Work, Government Health Care, Colleges and Universities
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Pact would give Balto. Co. school workers job security for 3 years
Baltimore County school employees have reached a tentative agreement with the school system that would raise the contributions employees make to their health care plans over the next five years in exchange for guarantees that there will be no layoffs or...Tags: Unemployment, Health and Safety at Work, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unions, AFSCME
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Experts offer safety measures at Perkins hospital
A pair of expert consultants and leading officials from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center told a state legislative panel Thursday what steps they think are necessary to make the facility safe after three patients were killed in 14 months and three...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at Work
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UCLA Professor Charged in Fatal Lab Fire Due in Court
KTLA NewsWESTWOOD (KTLA) -- A chemistry professor charged in connection with a deadly lab fire at UCLA is expected to appear in court Wednesday. Patrick Harran, 42, faces up to four and a half years in prison in the death of 23-year-old research assistant...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Punishment, Labor Legislation, Fines, Trials
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Reports: Stage in Indiana Fair Collapse Not Up to Code
CNNScaffolding that collapsed during a storm and killed seven people during the Indiana State Fair last year was not up to standard, and the fair's commission did not have adequate emergency planning in place, according to two investigative reports presented...Tags: The National (music group), Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Employment, Punishment
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