More independence for top health officer
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TORONTO -- Ontario&#39;s chief medical officer of health will be more independent and assume some ministerial powers under proposed legislation, the provincial health minister said Thursday.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong health chief Yeoh Eng Kiong, who resigned over his much-criticised handling of Sars, said he knew all along there would be &#39;recriminations&#39; but, in retrospect, would not have done things much differently.
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WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Paul Martin was in Winnipeg Friday to introduce Dr. David Butler-Jones as the country&#39;s new chief public health officer.
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Patients in the UK's four nations are getting different services following devolution, say health chiefs.
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Seven health trusts may merge in a move the Welsh health minister claims will reduce bureaucracy and deliver better patient care.
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The Labor leader who heads the Scottish government has made the state of his country's health a priority.
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The NHS has appointed its first ever champion to tackle inequalities in the health of people from ethnic minorities.
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Modest salary for Leeds IT gig The "Essential &amp; Specialist IT Skills Service Co-ordinators" among you will be delighted to learn that, if you're feeling charitable, NHS Connecting for Health is offering a seven-month gig up in sunny Leeds:â¦
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Â· Former head of Ofcom to be political chief of staff  Â· Policy supremo will help get key messages across
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Hong Kong's former health chief said she has secured support from &quot;some countries&quot; for the top job at the World Health Organisation (WHO), hours before the nominations process was to end.
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After dealing with one public health crisis after another, the chief health officer for Maricopa County is quitting. Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch on Wednesday said he will retire as of Dec. 31.
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The Massachusetts Hospital Association yesterday selected Lynn B. Nicholas , former head of the American Diabetes Association, to be chief executive of the statewide organization, which lobbies for hospitals and other healthcare providers.
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WASHINGTON -- The nation&#39;s largest health management organization is considering changing how it prescribes Vioxx after a government study showed that high doses of the arthritis drug tripled patients&#39; risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac death.
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By Jose Pagliery, The Miami Herald Feb. 8--After 10 years wading through bureaucracy in the healthcare industry, Mario Yanez had had enough. He longed to separate himself from what he considered the dull business world and connect to a life outside of the city's concrete buildings.
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Montgomery County ponders investment needed to expand health care initiative.
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Doctors always talk about how it&#39;s important to eat right, exercise, quit smoking and steer clear of drugs. The new chief of the Cleveland Clinic, home of the nation&#39;s top-ranked heart center, thinks the health system has a duty to lead by example.
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He copes with budget shortfalls, accidental deaths at King/Drew hospital and demands for his ouster. By Jia-Rui Chong. Dr. Thomas Garthwaite, the embattled director of Los Angeles County&#39;s Department of Health