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UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...
Tags: Strikes, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Davis, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace
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Most unionized UC hospital workers go to jobs despite strike
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many others chose to come to work. More than three-quarters of union members who had been scheduled to work...
Tags: Strikes, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Unions, AFSCME
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Strikes, Pension and Welfare, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Staffing, pay at issue in UC medical center strike
University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...
Tags: Strikes, Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics, Breast Cancer, Career and Workplace
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How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...Tags: Diabetes, Dwayne Johnson, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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California ranks 11th in hospitals with A grades for safety
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center improved slightly from an F to a D in a national hospital safety report released Wednesday, while Cedars-Sinai Medical Center stayed at a C grade. Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare quality organization, based the...
Tags: Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Jackson used vocal aid in concerts, choreographer says
Michael Jackson sometimes sang during concerts accompanied by his own recorded vocal track to help him perform the most physically strenuous numbers, the choreographer for what was to be his comeback shows in London testified Monday. What is known as...
Tags: Michael Jackson Comeback Tour (2009), Conrad Murray, Procedural Sedation, Entertainment Events, Body Mass Index
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Area hospitals show little progress in safety scores
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center improved slightly from an F to a D in a national hospital safety report released Wednesday, while Cedars-Sinai Medical Center stayed at a C grade. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare quality organization,...
Tags: Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, AEG, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Supreme Court considers gene patents; scientists react
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case against Myriad Genetics, scientists who are skeptical of the idea of patenting genes said they were hopeful that the justices would overturn the Utah company's claims. "I was on pins and needles...
Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, National Institutes of Health, Science and Technology, U.S. Supreme Court, Cardiologists
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Blue Shield quick to demand action from policyholder over its mistake
Health insurers don't exactly enjoy a reputation for timely payouts when people submit claims. They've been known to make policyholders jump through all sorts of hoops before coming across with a little cash. But when you owe them money, that's...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance
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Pope Francis has only one lung. Is it enough?
His predecessor was the first pope to retire due to deteriorating health -- a condition no doubt exacerbated by frequent world travel and a demanding schedule. Yet at age 76, Pope Francis arrives at the Vatican with his own medical history....
Tags: Tuberculosis, David Geffen School of Medicine, The Pope, Flu, Lung Cancer
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UCLA student faces assault charges after frat party
L.A. NOWUCLA student faces assault charges after frat party...
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