Houston Medical Center builds a world renowned hub
The Texas Medical Center near Houston has grown from pasture to prominent in a single generation. It hosts 35 buildings on 210 acres with four general hospitals and five specialized hospitals, two medical schools, a dental school, and a public health program. The center employs 20,000 people and handles 1.7 million patient visits yearly. Its facilities, research, and education attract global attention.
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Houston
Medical Center
Senate Health Subcommittee
Gulf
Texas Medical Center
Richard Eastwood
Prescription feeds spark dairy farm debate in Cedar Rapids
The FDA proposal requiring veterinarian written prescriptions for livestock feed draws sharp reaction from manufacturers and farmers. Critics warn about possible antibiotic resistance transfer to humans while noting potential benefits in reducing indiscriminate antibiotic use and lowering costs. Experts cite limited cases of resistance transfer and emphasize ongoing uncertainty as FDA hearings proceed.
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Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Small town doctor may leave Blanchardville Wisconsin
In Blanchardville Wisconsin the town staff and residents celebrate Dr Erika M Voss who after 12 years has become the town s doctor yet the federal grant funding her salary may run out in a year or so and there are too few patients to keep her practice self sufficient. The piece notes the nationwide struggle of rural communities to attract and keep physicians and the irony that this town s careful search for a physician faces an uncertain future.
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Blanchardville
Wis
Marshall’s
Main Street
Wisconsin
Erika M. Voss
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Africa
Gordon Elden
Dr. Voss
America
Politics and culture an awkward alliance
Editor Andrew Hacker argues that politics and popular culture form an uneasy mix where candidates resemble entertainers and campaigns feel like athletic contests, but voters should judge character and competence, not media-friendly personalities. Popular culture serves relaxation while political issues require seriousness.
C R proposes auxiliary police force for city
City officials consider an ordinance to create a volunteer auxiliary police force of 25 officers at about 1000 dollars for training badges and gear. The plan would keep regular officers’ roles intact while handling traffic warrants and other nonessential duties to ease workload and fund private security jobs.
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Gareth Clift
Floyd Bergen
Clift
Bergen
Iown
Clift and
Civic Center
Five Seasons
Cer
Doctor aims to keep people from the doctor with self help manual
Blanchardville Wisconsin doctors including Dr Erika Voss publish a 40 page self help health manual offered for $1.25 postpaid. The guide advises exercise over dieting and includes home tips for fat measurement scrubbing floors stairs running and remedies for constipation diarrhea heartburn hemorrhoids and urinary infections. It urges venereal disease patients to confide in the physician.
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Blanchardville
Wis
Erika Voss
Blanchardville Clinic
Voss
Phillip M. Young
Jo Ann Swenson
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University of Iowa
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Des Moines
National Park Council
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Robert Lounsberry
U.S
Lounsberry
By Chris Angelo
Associated Press
Entertainment
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National Endowment For the Humanities
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University of California
C.R. May
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