The News Review:
- ‘Medpedia’ launches; Will wiki work for health information?
- Child’s death spurs rush for flu vaccinations
- Erosion seen in child health
‘Medpedia’ launches; Will wiki work for health information?
San Jose Mercury News USA -
“I couldn’t find anything easy to read explanatory and credible that wasn’t covered with pharmaceutical ads or Botox commercials. “Currier didn’t know much about medicine but he knew a lot about the Internet. So this month he launched “Medpedia” a wiki-style health site where the information is written only by those boasting MDs or PhDs — instead of just anyone with an opinion and idle time. It’s certainly not the first attempt to create a comprehensive health site. The Internet is crowded with a mind-boggling array of health information — not all of it sound — on everything from how to manage diabetes to how lose 20 lbs. To distinguish itself Medpedia has recruited doctors from medical heavyweights like Stanford’s and Harvard’s medical schools and the National Institute of Health to contribute content.
Related from Journowiki: Medpedia: a new online health encyclopedia
Child’s death spurs rush for flu vaccinations
Boston Globe United States -
The West Roxbury office of Harvard Vanguard Medical received 30 calls yesterday and 15 calls came in to the Children’s Hospital Primary Care Center a high number for this late in February Dr. Meanwhile a large pediatric group practice contacted the Boston Public Health Commission looking for vaccine for its patients while elsewhere parents tacked on flu shot requests if they were in the exam room already. In every case medical staff members attributed the uptick to news of the first death of a child from flu this winter. Hunter Pope a seventh grader at Boston Latin Academy died over the weekend of influenza complications. Yesterday public health officials said that the boy had not received the flu vaccine. fficials were still trying to determine which strain of flu killed the boy.
Erosion seen in child health
Faybserver.com NC -
” But there is good news on the horizon he said. Thanks to the recently passed federal economic stimulus package and increases in funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program more children are expected to be insured on state insurance plans he said. From the stimulus package the state will receive $2. 5 billion for a variety of health care initiatives one of which could include funding for Kid’s Care a state program which expands insurance coverage to families who made too much money to be eligible in state insurance program. Kid’s Care was recently passed by the state legislature pending federal funding Vitaglione said. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program or SCHIP will receive about $38 million which will allow more families access to the state’s Health Choice insurance plan he said. ther bright spotsThe report outlined other improvements in children’s health and well-being as well.
