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Health Care Needs A Hero

By MIKE MAGEE Health care needs its heroes. I came to that conclusion this week through a roundabout route. First I read Maureen Dowd’s interview entitled “Dara Khosrowshahi, Dad of Silicon Valley”, in which she, with some affection, gives the reader a look behind the scenes at the personal life of the current Uber CEO.… Read More »

How Do I Know If My Child Needs a Tutor?

How Do I Know If My Child Needs a Tutor? As parents, we want our kids to deliver the best efforts in their academic subjects at school. Sometimes, buckling down and studying just isn’t quite enough to see them excel and your child may need an extra helping hand. Take math, for example. Some students can… Read More »

To revamp ‘antiquated’ EHR system, VA needs more specialty docs involved, GAO says

Dive Brief: The Government Accountability Office in a new report said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could be more inclusive as it makes efforts to revamp its “antiquated” electronic health records system, in particular when handling stakeholder input on how its system should be deployed and operated. Of particular concern is that workshops held… Read More »

Yes, minister: Lobby group meets health boss to discuss Bathurst’s needs

REPRESENTATIVES of the Bathurst Health Services Action Group have met with the Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, to discuss the ongoing issues surrounding the provision of clinical services. The meeting last week was arranged by Member for Bathurst Paul Toole at the group’s request, and he sat in for the chat. Bathurst Regional councillors Warren… Read More »

Your Heart Needs More Than Six Hours of Sleep Nightly

When you think of methods to boost your heart health, you probably think about diet and exercise, but there’s another component that’s also important: sleep. Getting enough sleep each night, and quality sleep at that, has previously been associated with cardiovascular risk, and recent research also found that sleep is connected with subclinical atherosclerosis.1 Atherosclerosis… Read More »