Health News

DHBs in New Zealand to develop national Electronic Oral Health Record

An implementation plan for a nationally consistent Electronic Oral Health Record (EOHR) will be presented to the country’s 20 district health board (DHB) chief executives by the middle of this year. Professional services organisation TAS is leading the implementation on behalf of the DHBs after recently signing a contract with the Ministry of Health. Chair… Read More: DHBs in New Zealand to develop national Electronic Oral Health… »

The Super Bowl and hearing loss

It should come as no surprise that football is loud. If you’re lucky enough to have scored tickets to the big game, you’ll enjoy it in the company of thousands of excited, screaming fans at the stadium. More likely, you’ll be watching at a noisy, crowded bar or on your living room couch surrounded by enthusiastic friends. … Read More: The Super Bowl and hearing loss »

As renewed debate over health care reform begins to simmer in Washington, can journalists give the topic the attention it needs?

Dec. 14th’s lower court ruling that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional has again thrust health care back on the national agenda. It also gives journalists a chance to redeem themselves from what I have argued has been poor news coverage that helped fuel the public backlash against the law from the beginning. A lot… Read More: As renewed debate over health care reform begins to simmer… »

From ‘safe, legal, and rare’ to ‘dangerous, imposed, and frequent’

Former President Bill Clinton famously said he wanted to keep abortion “ safe, legal, and rare.” But after the passage of the Reproductive Health Act in New York last week, which allows for abortions to be performed right up to the moment of birth, and with Democrats in Virginia pushing for the same, it is… Read More: From ‘safe, legal, and rare’ to ‘dangerous, imposed, and frequent’ »