NEW YORK – For Myrtha Suralie, keeping things rolling at UPS’ New York sales office is no sweat, but keeping her diabetes in check during her pregnancy was another story. She was confined to a hospital bed her entire third trimester, with a blood sugar level of 400, almost four times as high as that of a healthy person, potentially life-threatening to her and her baby. That was when she received a life-changing call from a health coach hired by her company. “She told me that they …

America’s Health Rankings™ Show a Decline in the Overall Health of the Nation
Analysis shows Vermont, Minnesota and Hawaii are nation’s healthiest states; Mississippi and Louisiana rank as least-healthy states
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 5, 2007 – The overall health of the nation declined over the past year, despite progress made in several key health indicators, according to a report launched today by United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association (APHA) and Partnership for Prevention™. The 18th annual edition of America’s Health Rankings™:
A Call to Action for People & Their Communities …

There are so many questions posed to us regarding the differences in an LNC, paralegal, nurse paralegal, or legal assistant. This post was created with the help of Elizabeth Zorn to demistify the subject.
There is absolutely no LEGAL distinction between a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), a nurse paralegal, a paralegal or a legal assistant. This is a myth. Regardless of title, we all play a supportive role to attorneys in the delivery of LEGAL services and we are bound by the ethical canons of the legal profession. The practical …

Will American doctors be a help or a hindrance in efforts to raise the quality and cost-effectiveness of the nation’s health care system? A new, worrisome survey raises doubts about physicians’ willingness to meet their medical and societal responsibilities.
The survey, led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, found a disturbing reluctance among doctors to report incompetent colleagues or serious mistakes by their peers. Although an overwhelming majority of some 1,600 doctors acknowledged that they should make such reports to hospitals, clinics or other relevant authorities, they often flinched when the …