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States have made progress in planning for the public health aspects of coping with a major flu pandemic, but have a long way to go in thinking through many of the other aspects.
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Contrary to popular wisdom, communities with heavy use of hospital emergency departments (EDs) have fewer numbers of uninsured, Hispanic, and noncitizen residents.
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The Guttmacher Institute says the experiences of states that have expanded Medicaid family planning programs during times of budget strain prove that cuts to family planning would end up costing money in the long run.
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New York will require all hospitals to provide skilled translators amid fears that family members can be unreliable translators for non-English-speaking patients.
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Research reported by the CDC says the lack of unified national direction for states to follow in developing pandemic flu plans is leading to disparate and confused state efforts and could result in "a patchwork of plans that will not adequately detect and control this or other respiratory disease pandemics."
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Changing doctor office processes as part of the North Carolina Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Project has resulted in a significant increase in screening rates to more than 70% of the designated well-child visits.
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While the Plan B controversy has dominated emergency medicine news lately, there are several other ethical issues that arise in the ED from time to time and can create conflicts for ED physicians and nurses.
