Barack Obama's election might have put renewed focus on health care reform at the national level, but plans to expand health coverage to Pennsylvanians languished in Harrisburg this year, and there are no signs the stalemate will end soon.

AUCKLAND - 1 December 2008 – Dr Peter Didsbury has become the new chairman of the board of ProCare Health Limited (PHL) – New Zealand’s largest primary health organisation.

Emphysema is a common pulmonary disease for which there is no cure, and which has very dramatic health consequences when severe. Harvey O. Coxson (Vancouver General Hospital, Canada) and colleagues are reporting results from a pilot study of a bronchial v

General practice leaders look forward to having more input into health matters affecting general practice and primary care services after a constructive introductory meeting between the General Practice Leaders’ Forum (GPLF) and new Minister of Health H

Metropolitan King County Council members Jane Hague and Kathy Lambert want county workers to pay a share of their health-care insurance premiums as workers for most employers already do.