Cardiology group disputes pacemaker implantation report
Maryland physicians challenge a consumer group study that backed 25 percent of recent permanent pacemaker implants as unnecessary. They cite face sheet errors and incomplete charts, noting only 26 of 576 cases seemed unjustified and alleging high data flaws from hospitals and records access limits. Public Citizen ally counters bias and data gaps.
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Donald Dembo
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Maryland Cost Review Commission
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And More by Andy Rooney collection review
Deborah Gibson summarizes a compilation of Rooney’s syndicated newspaper columns titled And More by Andy Rooney. The intro highlights his knack for finding significance in the insignificant and notes Atheneum’s publication price.
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Deborah Gibson
American Library Assn
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Rooney on Words and Wry Political Picks
A satirical column riffs on hangers and dictionaries, interjecting sports quips and TV weather gripes. It gleans that readers want clear guidance, not jargon, and muses on alternative government forms, including a tongue in cheek king solution.
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Andy Rooney Returns With Witty Reflections on Everyday Life
Rooney scores with humor about everyday concerns. He opposes quick judgments and questions the 55 mph limit while expressing mixed feelings on tips and colors. He jokes about directions, recalls his last bestseller, and admits caring what others think of his work.
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Public Service Award winners named by APME
The Chicago Sun-Times and Rockland Journal-News won 1942 Public Service Awards in their circulation classes. Sun-Times investigated late Cardinal Cody’s financial dealings in the 50,000 plus category, while Journal-News led under 50,000 winners with reporting on failures to remove unsafe practices in operating rooms.
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Silence Ordered For Baltimore Mayor Schaefer
Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer is ordered to stay home and keep quiet while recovering from laryngitis caused by voice strain. A City Hall spokeswoman said he cancelled all appointments for the week and was doing paperwork at home, expected to return to City Hall Monday.
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