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Largest Hospitals in Massachusetts
Boston Children's Hospital, Cape Cod Hospital, Berkshire Medical Center and Saint Vincent Hospital did not respond to survey requests; data was provided by the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA). Total net patient service revenue for Boston Medical Center was provided by CHIA. All data for Tufts Medical Center represents FY2016. Rank Hospital/Prior Rank (*unranked in 2015)/ Total 2015 net patient service revenue FTE employees Avg. no of operating beds Average occupancy rate Average… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 25, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news

Largest Hospitals in Massachusetts
Boston Children's Hospital, Cape Cod Hospital, Berkshire Medical Center and Saint Vincent Hospital did not respond to survey requests; data was provided by the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA). Total net patient service revenue for Boston Medical Center was provided by CHIA. All data for Tufts Medical Center represents FY2016. Rank Hospital/Prior Rank (*unranked in 2015)/ Total 2015 net patient service revenue FTE employees Avg. no of operating beds Average occupancy rate Average… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 25, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cubresa SPECT Scanner Used for Evaluation of Alzheimer ’s Disease...
Cubresa’s SPECT scanner was used in a study by Dalhousie University and Mount Saint Vincent University to determine if a novel molecular label, TRV6001, in development for in vivo imaging of the BChE...(PRWeb November 22, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/cubresa/spect/prweb13872547.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Hurricane Matthew's Strength Is Yet Another Climate Change Indicator
Hurricane Matthew, a record-shattering storm that is unusual for October, is a reminder of climate change’s potential to turn seasonal weather events into extreme, year-round threats. Matthew, which meteorologists downgraded from a rare Category 5 to a Katrina-magnitude Category 3 on Wednesday, could make landfall in southeast Florida as early as Thursday, and threatens northeast Florida and the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina through Saturday. The storm has already claimed at least 11 lives in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The storm has surpassed several ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Nigeria: Nigerian Medical Scholars in Caribbean Take to Stealing
[Vanguard] Sixteen Nigerian medical students studying in St Vincent and Grenadines in the Caribbean, under the Rivers State Scholarship scheme, have resorted to stealing and fraudulent acts to survive, just as they are reportedly being starved of their monthly upkeep allowances and tuition fees for close to two years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 4, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

New Alliance to Shore Up Food Security Launched in Africa
PAP officials attend the workshop for members of the Pan African Parliament and FAO to advance the Food and Nutrition Security Agenda. Credit: Desmond Latham/IPSBy Desmond LathamCAPE TOWN, Aug 2 2016 (IPS)As over 20 million sub-Saharan Africans face a shortage of food because of drought and development issues, representatives of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Pan African Parliament (PAP) met in Johannesburg to forge a new parliamentary alliance focusing on food and nutritional security.Monday’s meeting here came after years of planning that began on the sidelines of the Second Internationa...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Desmond Latham Tags: Advancing Deserts Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Energy Environment Food & Agriculture Global Governance Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Inequity IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Labour L Source Type: news

Community effect of alcoholism: a photovoice study in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Rosenthal AI, Mayott L, Lyons DJ, Providence K, Scott A, Smart Y, Katz CL.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Saint Vincent/Grenadines Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment have been collaborating since 2012 in addressing the plight of alcoholism in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). SVG is a midd... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

University student says he felt forced to sign 'gag order' about mental health struggles
A student at Mount Saint Vincent University says he was forced to sign an agreement that he would not discuss his mental health issues with his friends, or risk being evicted from residence. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news

Zika virus infection – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
On 25 February 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines notified PAHO/WHO of the country’s first case of Zika virus infection. The patient is a 34-year-old female who visited on 16 February a health centre in Union Island after experiencing fever, headache, chills, cough and weakness of the lower extremities. She was kept for observation at the hospital overnight. The patient has no history of travel in the 30 days prior to being admitted to hospital. No clusters of febrile-like illness were noted on the island. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - March 1, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: pesticide [subject], insecticides, fungicides, risk assessment [subject], zika, zika, Disease outbreak news [doctype], Region of the Americas [region], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [country] Source Type: news

Looking To Paris For Our Very Survival
We are now mere days away from what could easily be described as the most important gathering for the year -- the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At the 30th Nov. to 11th Dec. meeting in Paris, it is imperative that parties sign a legally-binding accord to keep human-induced global temperature rise within levels that science says will avert catastrophic climate change. This is important for many reasons. My country, Antigua & Barbuda, and its Caribbean neighbours, already among the most vulnerable of Small States, face an even gr...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Non-urgent accident and emergency department use as a socially shared custom: a qualitative study - Keizer Beache S, Guell C.
OBJECTIVE: We explored attitudes of non-urgent accident and emergency department (AED) patients in the middle-income healthcare setting Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in the Caribbean to understand how and why they decide to seek emergency care and... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

2015: The Year of the Ministry of Wellness?
Co-authored by Renee Moorefield, CEO, Wisdom Works Feel ill? Head to the doctor. Get diagnosed. Treat the issue. (Also known as: Douse with meds. Take a few days off work. Stumble back to the office. Repeat.) Sound familiar? For too long, discussions about wellness have centered on traditional medical treatments, and Western healthcare systems have maintained a focus on illness and disease, making our hospitals and clinics more like "fix-it shops" than agents of prevention. It's time for a change. And it's time governments around the world not only recognize that prevention is the key to wellness but also begin to d...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Upstate to honor Governor-General of St. Vincents and the Grenandines with alumni award
Sir Frederick N. Ballantyne, MD, '63 the Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Robert Kurman, MD, '68, an expert in gynecological cancers; and Kenneth A. Egol, MD, ’93, of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; will be honored during Upstate's Medical Alumni Reunion Sept. 27 and 28. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - September 20, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Highmark and Allegheny Health Network complete affiliation with Saint Vincent Health System
Highmark and Allegheny Health Network have completed their affiliation with Saint Vincent Health System to offer affordable, quality care to north-western Pennsylvania, US. (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - July 9, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news