Enter your search terms
Submit search form
Web
www.greenspun.com
Health Care Threads
in the
Grassroots Information Coordination Center (GICC) question and answer forum
Red Cross collected unneeded blood; resources lacking to freeze surplus
If you thought your flu was bad ...
Uganda: Two Hundred Suspected Witches Slain
Data-entry error blamed for cancer deaths
MN: Nursing homes eye crisis if state shuts down
Utah Officials Study Medical Errors, Propose New Safety Rules
Polio virus hybrid kills brain tumors
Drug firms woo doctors with perks
Canada to Legalize Marijuana?
Six New Mad Cow/CJD Clusters Suspected In Britain
Hospitals warn of more cuts to patient care
Ontario Hospital Disease Scare (vCJD)
Vaccines expected to be free of mercury derivative this year
Health Canada Warnings Too Slow
Alert: New Hoof & Mouth cases in Britain
England: Man shows signs of foot-and-mouth
CO: Tetanus vaccine shortage prompts school waiver
PA: D.A.'s Rx: Ignore this agency's bill
Ottawa Approves Medicinal Use of Marijuana
Anesthesia drug shortage shrinks margin of safety
Anesthesia drug shortage shrinks margin of safety
Africa: US Drug Giant Injects N$3m Into Aids Drive
Guidant Halts Aorta Patch Sales
Plague Kills 11, Sickens 30 in Eastern Zambia
The Durban Declaration of HIV as the Cause of AIDS
UK Blood Products From vCJD Victims Sold Abroad
Mold Forces Another Family Out of Their Home
Just a little bit.......
Texas cattle quarantined over mad cow rules
Two more diagnosed with meningitis in suburban Houston
Scientists seek pollution link in border birth defects
Meningitis vaccinations urged for young New Caney residents
RCMP Investigates Tainted Arkansas Prison Blood in Canada
Mad Cow Threat to U.S. Blood Supply
Asbestos
Biologist says it's germs not genes to blame
U.S. Draws Attention to Information Warfare Threat
Saudi Arabia, Yemen: Virus Leaves Hundreds Dead
Russia-The Crisis to Come
U.S. -- shortage of adult tetanus/diphtheria toxoid ("Td vaccine")
Ebola death toll rises to 113 in Uganda
Brazilian Mayor Considers Quarantine After Illness Kills Seven
UK to spend B#25m to stave off condom shortage
Uganda Ebola Toll Reaches 103, Survivors Shunned
Cost of flu shot soars in shortage
Canada: Flu Pandemic "Will Kill Thousands"
Breakthrough as scientists discover cure for arthritis
Russian population in steep decline
Flu shots going to businesses before doctors
World Health Organization to Investigate Mystery Fever in Uganda as 30 Dead
Contaminated arthritis drug recalled, could endanger lives
Louisiana: Vaccine delays put flu shots on hold for at least a month beyond normal
Delay in U.S. Flu Shots Seen After Vaccine Glitch
MI - Numbers error delays Bay Med projects
New York: One killed, six overcome when gas leaks into room adjacent to hospital --apparent pump failure
Minn:State officials prepare for super-flu outbreak
US: Flu vaccine shortage this winter
MA: New England Health Associates Pays $493,465 to Resolve Allegations Of False Claims
Quebec Hit By Malaria Outbreak
PSN Unveils Free Calculator
Norplant Maker Cannot Assure Effectiveness of Some Batches of Contraceptives
Update Norplant Maker Cannot Assure Effectiveness of Some Batches
Nursing mistakes kill, injure thousands
Los Angeles County: Ailing Trauma Network on the Verge of Collapse
AZ: Dwindling Supplies of Snakebite Venom
Influenza claims two lives as virus sweeps Sydney
On Martha's Vineyard, concern about rare disease
Spokane: Y2K problem: Health district failed to collect $190,000
US running short of rattlesnake anti-venom
Many U.S. schools forced to do without a nurse
VHD Confirmed in USA:Outbreak in Iowa puts rabbit owners on alert
Jet-setting mosquitoes pose widespread malaria risk
US Norplant Batches May Be Ineffective
Oregon Company Recalls Eyedrops
FDA panel OKs drug for anthrax
Tuberculosis cases show epidemic's closeness
Glitch delays flu vaccine release
Snakebite Serum Shortage Warned
air quality warnings
portal for epidemic
Delays, shortages in flu vaccine expected
AU, Heart pacemaker alert: fault may cause death
need help in identifing illness outbreak in glendale Ca
Micronesia Cholera Outbreak
KY - Insurer blames computer woes for late payments
medical product recall
SACRAMENTO - (Health Care Topic) CA ER Rooms Stained to Breaking Point
S. CAROLINA - Several Spartanburg Medical Center Staff Say Computer Malfuncrions That Store Medical Records are Jeopardizing Patient Care
HEALTH - Air Pollution Linked to Heart Problems, Deaths
France - Montpellier Univ researchers help man to walk, then computer/implant chip fail
MEXICO--Five Deaths Result From Carbon Dioxide Mislabeled as Oxygen
MINN. (St. Paul)--Notification of Potential for Malfunction in Pacemakers
Costs of HIPAA compliance could dwarf Y2K
Company Warns Doctors of Possible Pacemaker Problem
UW Hospital Temporarily Loses Power
Defribrillators found to have flaws
Washington D.C. - General Hospital's new financial system inadequate; major problems
Drug shortage y2k hoarding?
Florida - Winter Prk, Orange Co ; hospital computers at rollover
Y2k May Hurt U.S. Homecare
Several I.V. pumps found non-compliant, Mercy Hospital, Iowa
Outbreak of gastro-enteritis and cholera in India.
Cholera kills 17 people in Somalia over weekend
Contractors' Mistakes Disrupt D.C. Medicaid
Pacemaker programmers, reminder to verify date/time
Sri Lankan Electrocardiogram Monitoring Unit Will Not Accept Year 2000 as Date
Y2K Alert issued for dialysis machines
Y2K's Blessing in Disguise:Medically Fragile'" Population Included in CountyEmergency Database
Rite Aid Pharmacy Computers out (San Bernardino, CA)
Report from the ICC on Gambro Analyzers (from Leon Kappelman through Cathryn Wellner)
Health Care Error reports from ECRI
No Clinical Equipment Failures Yet per Rx2000
GICC Thread Category: Health Care
Moderation questions? read
the FAQ