CMA Press Clips
Daily reports on health care policy and medicine from newspapers and magazines throughout California and around the nation.
Lode hospital's ER going digital
Stockton Record - 8/5/10 - An effort by community advocates has brought digital technology to the emergency department at the 25-bed Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital sooner than anticipated.
Mercy Medical Center emphasizes safety in CT scans
Merced Sun-Star- 8/5/10 - With about 25 patients a day going through Mercy Medical Center's CT, or computerized topography, scanners, the hospital said it puts safety above all else.
Council OKs high-tech tablets for paramedics
Los Angeles Daily News - 8/5/10 - A divided Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to equip paramedics with high-tech computer tablets to enhance patient treatment while streamlining billing for emergency medical services - ultimately boosting revenue for the Fire Department.
Genes Hold the Key to Our Heart
Los Angeles Times - 8/5/10 - Heart health depends in no small part on diet and exercise, but genes are also crucial. Now, scientists involved in a massive genetic study have come a step closer to understanding the role of the latter, identifying 95 DNA regions associated with cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Missouri vote cited as proof that public dislikes health-care overhaul
Washington Post - 8/5/10 - A day after Missouri voters rejected a key component of the nation's new health-care overhaul, Republicans seized on the result as conclusive evidence that Americans don't like the law.
Board looks at doctor in 2nd death
Sacramento Bee - 8/5/10 - State medical regulators have begun another investigation into the Rancho Cordova doctor who has faced two wrongful death lawsuits in the past four years, according to an attorney involved in one of the cases.
S.F. considers fee on alcoholic beverages
San Francisco Chronicle - 8/5/10 - Adding a new fee to alcohol sold in San Francisco would generate an estimated $16.3 million a year to help cover city-funded public health and paramedic costs associated with alcohol abuse. But purveyors of beer, wine and hard spirits say that new charge would drive away business and hurt their bottom line.
Prognosis guarded for Medicare and Social Security
Associated Press - 8/5/10 - Medicare and Social Security — the foundation of a secure retirement — are facing strains from an aging population and an economy that can't seem to get out of low gear.
Vote Sets Stage for New Health-Plan Challenges
Wall Street Journal - 8/5/10 - Opponents of the Obama administration's health-care overhaul said Missouri voters' rejection of a key plank could re-energize the push in other states to challenge the measure.
Pregnant women who gain too much weight may raise child's obesity risk
USA Today - 8/4/10 - Women who gain a lot of weight during pregnancy are more likely to have high-birth-weight babies, which may increase the children's risk of becoming obese later in life, a new study suggests.
