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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Every doctor has gone through it -- the stamina-testing, information-overload experience that is medical school.
It's a trial by fire for students who up until then have had an easy time with academics but who quickly face physical and intellectual demands so intense they have been known to trigger depression, or worse, in some students.
A new book by author Jacqueline Marino gives an insider's look at what getting through medical school really takes in this case, by creating a portrait of students at Case Western Reserve University Medical School.
"You have to be a brainiac, and hard-working, and even then it's very difficult," says Marino, 39, an assistant professor of journalismat Kent State University. "It's a huge commitment and sacrifice, and I wanted to see what that was like."
So she followed three students at Case's medical school over their four-year sojourn. Marino takes readers through nights of students cramming for daunting bio-chemistry exams, days when they first faced the cadavers they'd dissect, and hours caring for patients -- checking pulses, performing CPR on a dying woman, assisting in a birth.
"White Coats: Three Journeys Through An American Medical School," started as a single magazine story by Marino, then a Cleveland magazine staffer, in 2005. Based on reader reaction to that story, and her own interest in the student's challenges, Marino decided to follow the three students beyond the day they received the short white coats bestowed upon medical students, through theiryears of school and training.
The students she chose -- based on their candor and willingness to open their lives to her examination -- were wildly different in background, and in their views toward medical school:
Mike Norton, a Mormon from Utah whose wife was pregnant during his first year of med school and whose father would face a dire diagnosis;
Marleny Franco, born in the Dominican Republic and motivated to be a doctor by the health care disparities she'd seen that were based on language, race and culture;
Millie Gentry, a statuesque half-Taiwanese young woman, who entered medical school with determination to simultaneously have a balanced life that involved part-time modeling, shopping, cooking and friends outside school.
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BOSTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Youth sports organizations and schools appreciate every penny when it comes to shoestring athletic budgets. For many organizations, a lack of funding has resulted in poorly maintained facilities, aged and possibly unsafe equipment, or insufficient resources to enable all families to participate. To address this local need, Liberty Mutual Insurance created the Responsible Sports grants program with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) in 2007, offering organizations and school athletic programs the opportunity to earn funds by championing a community-wide commitment to sportsmanship and responsibility in youth sports.
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Today, Liberty Mutual announces 15 schools and youth sports teams or leagues to each earn $2,500 Responsible Sports grants. These organizations successfully rallied their communities to participate in an online course on mentoring and responsibility in youth sports for coaches and parents at ResponsibleSports.com. Each successful course completion earned a credit for a designated organization and these groups garnered the highest level of participation, based on population size, to earn $2,500 grants:
Large Organizations (100+ players)
Small Organizations (Less than 100 players)
School Athletic Programs
"Liberty Mutual Insurance celebrates these 15 organizations and schools for the values and positive experiences of youth sports they are promoting in their communities," said Greg Gordon, Liberty Mutual Insurance senior vice president, Consumer Marketing. "Responsibility in sports at this level is crucial to shaping youth experiences and teaching life lessons, and we applaud these groups for their commitment and dedication."
Liberty Mutual Insurance now has awarded more than $500,000 in Responsible Sports funding to more than 150 organizations and schools since 2007. Liberty Mutual will make another round of 15 grants available this fall; with youth sports groups eligible to compete for $2,500 in funding beginning September 1.
Nominate a Responsible Sports Moment of 2012
For the second year, Liberty Mutual and PCA are searching for demonstrations of the power, impact and inherent goodness at the youth sports and amateur sports levels with the "Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments" of 2012. Now through November 15, coaches and parents can nominate a moment that celebrate the positive values that sports instill in young people at http://www.ResponsibleSports.com or by visiting program's Facebook page, http://www.Facebook.com/ResponsibleSports.
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Liberty Global, Inc. (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK), the leading international cable operator, today announced its refreshed corporate identity and vision, summarized by Connect. Discover. Be Free. With operations in 13 countries, Liberty Global connects 20 million households to the digital world - a world of quality, convenience and infinite choice.
As part of this global initiative, all corporate offices, including UPC Broadband in the Netherlands, will operate under the Liberty Global banner. The refreshed corporate identity carries the highly-recognized bloom icon, which is also used by Liberty Globals largest consumer brand in Europe, UPC, as well as by Unitymedia in Germany. This shared identity and vision builds upon the positioning of Liberty Globals operations across its footprint and is consistent with the goal of leveraging scale, invigorating over 20,000 employees, and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurial thinking.
President and CEO Mike Fries said, Digital technology has forever changed the way that consumers communicate with one another, and how they are informed and entertained. Liberty Globals refreshed corporate identity was developed to reflect how our market-leading broadband, voice and video services provide millions of customers with the freedom to connect to and discover their world.
For a closer look at Liberty Globals refreshed identity, please visit http://www.lgi.com.
About Liberty Global, Inc.
Liberty Global is the leading international cable company with operations in 13 countries. We connect people to the digital world and enable them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Our market-leading television, broadband internet, and telephony services are provided through next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connect 20 million customers who subscribe to 33 million services as of March 31, 2012.
Liberty Globals consumer brands include UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet, and VTR.Our operations also include Chellomedia, our content division, UPC Business, our commercial services division and Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund. For more information, please visit http://www.lgi.com.
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Establishment Republicans have been eager to get past the part of the election cycle where Ron Paul has played an outsized role. Rand Paul?s recent endorsement of Mitt Romney divided libertarians, but the Paul heir?s apparent capitulation to business as usual actually underscores how the GOP faces a more complex challenge to the ideological status ...
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From Ron to Rand, the GOP's Paul Problem Isn't Going Away. It Also Isn't a Problem
By AARON LeCLAIR/lbedit7@laramieboomerang.com Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Libertarian Richard Brubaker said he would advocate for the gradual reduction of the federal government and create jobs for the middle class if he is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives this fall.
Brubaker, 59, a truck driver from Riverton, is challenging incumbent Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis for Wyomings lone seat in the House.
The Libertarian concept is something we need to start looking at, he said. We have to stop thinking with our hearts and start thinking with our heads. The heart is not a very good thinking organ.
As the Wyoming Libertarian Partys sole candidate, Brubaker will face Lummis and Democrat Chris Henrichsen of Casper in the general election on Nov. 6.
Brubaker said one of the reasons he chose to run for the House is to work on the gradual reduction of the federal government. He admits that reducing the size of the federal government will not happen overnight.
Its a direction versus something that needs to instantaneously take place, he said. Its going to be up to the next generation, maybe the ones not even voting yet, to figure out all these solutions. I just want to get it started in a direction that we do find solutions.
One way to begin reducing the size of the federal government is to start with high-end government officials, Brubaker said.
We need to start looking at cutting on the top end far more than on the bottom and leave the middle alone, he said. The working class people are already stressed and stretched to the limit.
Another way to reduce the size of the federal government is the budget. If he is elected to the House, Brubaker said he would vote for a federal budget that is no more than 45 percent of estimated revenues.
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson, left, is given a T-shirt by Groundswell Cannabis Boutique co-owner Don Novak on Monday. (Stephen Mitchell, The Denver Post)
Presidential hopeful Gary Johnson's message to voters is that he's better on civil-libertarian issues than Democrat Barack Obama and better on dollars-and-cents issues than Republican Mitt Romney.
In the West, where several states will be crucial in determining who wins in November, Johnson, running on the Libertarian ticket, is an attractive conveyer of that message.
The erstwhile Republican served two terms as governor of New Mexico, a state where he's polling at 12 percent.
He's a strong advocate of state's rights.
And as an added edge in Colorado, he has raced eight times in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain-bike race and has a long string of extreme-athlete bona fides.
Johnson's strengths introduce an interesting dynamic: If the presidential race in Colorado is as close as some pundits predict, Johnson could end up being compared with third-party candidates Ralph Nader in 2000 and Ross Perot in 1992, viewed as spoilers in those presidential races.
Which party would likely benefit from a Johnson surge?
During a campaign swing through Colorado where he marched in the gay-rights PrideFest on Sunday and spoke in favor of a ballot measure to regulate marijuana like alcohol Monday Johnson downplayed such speculation.
"I've never viewed myself as a spoiler because I believe I'm going to take equally from both sides," Johnson said just before a news conference at a Denver medical-marijuana business.
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Solomon Islands striker Benjamin Totori made such an impression on Ricki Herbert at the recent OFC Nations Cup that the coach has signed him for the Wellington Phoenix.Totori tormented the All Whites' defence, scoring superb goals...
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Even with the tourists and locals on the islands, the animals still have relatively little fear of humans.
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18-06-2012 10:53 On Sunday morning's Q&A, Christopher Buser from the VA Maryland Health Care System discusses the care that returning vets need, how they can enroll to get their benefits and how they can prepare to pay for bills they can't afford. To enroll for benefits, vets can visit or call 877-222-VETS.
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18-06-2012 14:35 (Highlights) HHS Secretary Sebelius gathers with women in Madison, Wisconsin, to hear their stories as the economic decision-makers for their families and discuss changes in health care made available by the Affordable Care Act. Learn more about Women and the Affordable Care Act: Covered Preventive Services for Women: Sign up to receive email updates from HealthCare.gov: -- Take health care into your own hands. US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http We accept comments in the spirit of our comment policy: HHS Privacy Policy
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By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press
One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama's health care overhaul isn't who the law will cover, but rather who it won't.
If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured people, according to government figures. But an estimated 26 million U.S. residents will remain without coverage a population that's roughly the size of Texas and includes illegal immigrants and those who can't afford to pay out-of-pocket for health insurance.
"Many people think that this health care law is going to cover everyone, and it's not," says Nicole Lamoureux, executive director of the Alexandria, Va.-based National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics, which represents about 1,200 clinics nationally.
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To be sure, it's estimated that the Affordable Care Act would greatly increase the number of insured Americans. The law has a provision that requires most Americans to be insured or face a tax penalty. It also calls for an expansion of Medicaid, a government-funded program that covers the health care costs of low-income and disabled Americans. Additionally, starting in 2014, there will be tax credits to help middle-class Americans buy coverage.
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision this month on whether to uphold the law completely or strike down parts or all of it. If it survives, about 93 percent of all non-elderly, legal U.S. residents will be covered by 2016. That's up from 82 percent this year.
Still, millions of illegal immigrants won't qualify for coverage. This population will account for roughly 26 percent of those who will remain uninsured, according to Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
And many legal U.S. residents will go without insurance, too. About 36 percent of the population that remains uninsured will qualify for Medicaid but won't sign up for various reasons. Others likely will make too much money to qualify for assistance but be unable to afford coverage.
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Got a cold, a weight problem or pain that wont go away? Theres an app for that.
The surge in smartphone use is spilling over into the mobile health market with consumers using apps to maintain their health by using apps to do everything from check their blood pressure, log calorie intake and even monitor sugar levels. The trend has caught on, and doctors and hospitals are increasingly embracing mobile apps as an effective way to treat certain conditions.
Its a huge market. Its gone from zero before the iPhone and other mobile devices launched to around a $700 million market, says Chris Wasden, PwCs global healthcare innovation leader. Now hospitals are setting up their own app stores and youve got the [National Health Service] in the U.K. recommending doctors prescribe apps rather than have an office visit.
According to a recent survey and study of the mobile health market (mHealth) for PwC Global Healthcare by the Economist Intelligence Unit, among consumers who use mHealth services, 59% report the services have replaced some doctor office visits.
Survey respondents ranked more convenient access to their health-care provider, the reduction of out-of-pocket health-care costs and having greater control over their health as the top three reasons to use mHealth.
Visit one of the mobile app stores and chances are you will quickly stumble on a mHealth app. According to Wasden, there are 12,000 mhealth apps on the market and number that is only expected to grow.
Some studies have shown apps to be more effective than more traditional treatments. According to a study commissioned by PwC, a clinical trial of the WellDoc diabetes management system has shown users of a diabetes management app see their sugar level decrease over a point and a half. By comparison, the FDA considers a new drug that is able to reduce sugar level by half a point as clinically significant.
Diabetes wont be solved with a pill. Its a behavior problem, says Wasden. If you have a tool that transforms a patients behavior they will be more compliant regarding what they eat and what type of activity they do. According to Wasden, 75% of all health-care costs are associated with chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity. If people change their behavior it eliminates the cost, he says.
Mhealth apps go beyond managing diseases. There are medical devices, including an EKG, that connect to your smartphone to check vitals and lenses that can detect skin cancer.
While medical apps are booming in popularity, their potential in the diagnosis and treatment processes are still just taking off. Experts say that in the future patients will be to talk to other apps and sensors will collect data from a user that can be sent to a doctor to monitor a condition. Even car makers are getting into the game: Wasden says some automobile companies are looking at how to use cars as health pods that passively collects biometric information like heart rate and blood-sugar level.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama's health care overhaul isn't who the law will cover, but rather who it won't. If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured people, according to government figures.
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Health care overhaul's plan to expand coverage leaves millions behind
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 3.1 million young adults have gained health insurance because of the health care law. Without the health care law the Affordable Care Act these 3.1 million young adults would not have health insurance. As a result of the law, the proportion of insured adults ages 19 through 25 has increased to nearly 75 percent.
The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to allow young adults to remain on their parents family plans until their 26th birthday, even if they move away from home or graduate from school. This policy took effect on September 23, 2010.
Today, because of the health care law, more than 3 million more young adults have health insurance, said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. This policy doesnt just give young adults and their families peace of mind, it also gives them freedom. It means that as they begin their careers, they will be free to make choices based on what they want to do, not on where they can get health insurance.
Before the Affordable Care Act, young adults were the age group least likely to have health insurance. Not only were young adults more likely to be uninsured, they were also more than twice as likely as older adults to lose private insurance coverage once they had it. Some young adults lost coverage when they became too old to qualify as a dependent on their parents plans, and others lost coverage as they graduated from school or changed jobs.
A similar report released in December 2011 showed that 2.5 million young adults who would otherwise have been uninsured had gained coverage through June 2011. Using the most recent information on insurance coverage from the National Health Interview Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, todays report finds that from September 2010 to December 2011 the percentage of adults ages 19 through 25 with insurance coverage increased from 64.4 percent to 74.8 percent. That translates to 3.1 million young adults with coverage. This increase continues the steady upward trend in insurance coverage among young adults since the Affordable Care Act went into effect.
Starting in 2014, there will be even more health coverage options available to young adults when Affordable Insurance Exchanges, premium tax credits, and the Medicaid expansion go into effect.
To see the new HHS report, please visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/aspe/gaininginsurance/rb.shtml
To see the National Center for Health Statistics Report, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
To learn more about young adults, like Abby Schanfield, who are helped by the under 26 provision, please visit: http://www.healthcare.gov/blog/2012/04/mycare_abby.html
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One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama's health care overhaul isn't who the law will cover, but rather who it won't.
If it survives Supreme Court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured people, according to government figures. But an estimated 26 million Americans will remain without coverage -- a population roughly the size of Texas and includes illegal immigrants and those who can't afford to pay out-of-pocket for health insurance.
"Many people think that this health care law is going to cover everyone, and it's not," says Nicole Lamoureux, executive director of the Alexandria, Va.-based National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, which represents about 1,200 clinics nationally.
To be sure, it's estimated that the Affordable Care Act would greatly increase the number of insured Americans. The law has a provision that requires most Americans to be insured or face a tax penalty. It also calls for an expansion of Medicaid, a government-funded program that covers the health care costs of low-income and disabled Americans. Additionally, starting in 2014, there will be tax credits to help middle-class Americans buy coverage.
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision this month on whether to uphold the law completely or strike down parts or all of it. If it survives, about 93 percent of all non-elderly, legal U.S. residents will be covered by 2016. That's up from 82 percent this
Still, millions of illegal immigrants won't qualify for coverage. This population will account for roughly 26 percent of those who will remain uninsured, according to Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
And many legal U.S. residents will go without insurance, too. About 36 percent of the population that remains uninsured will qualify for Medicaid but won't sign up for various reasons. Others likely will make too much money to qualify for assistance but be unable to afford coverage.
Here's a look at some of the groups that will likely remain uninsured if the law survives:
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
More than 11 million unauthorized immigrants live in the United States, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research center. That amounts to nearly 4 percent of the total population. But there are no provisions that address illegal immigrants in the health care law.
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