Medical Services

Antidepressants in primary care: Is this how to treat depression?

2011-08-04 19:50:00

Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the...

Military suicides linked to low Omega-3 levels

2011-08-24 16:59:00

In a finding�suggesting powerful psychiatric benefits�for a component of fish oil, a study published Wednesday has linked military suicides to low levels of docosahexaenoic acid and found that�service personnel�with higher levels of DHA in their blood...

Lillian Mobley dies at 81; South Los Angeles activist

2011-07-21 00:00:00

Lillian Mobley, a prominent community activist who fought to establish and keep open the doors of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center and pushed to create a companion medical school, has died. She was 81. Mobley, who had been in failing health for...

Therapy dogs make the rounds in more healthcare settings

2011-07-18 00:00:00

"Pets are embedded in the soul of our humanity," says Dr. Edward Creagan, an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as he describes the special fondness and respect he has for a certain other member of the clinic's staff. That would be Dr....

Dr. Charles Edwards dies at 87; led Scripps foundation

2011-08-18 00:00:00

Dr. Charles Edwards, a major figure in public health issues as a federal official and later as president of the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in San Diego, died Aug. 7 at his home in La Jolla after a lengthy illness. He was 87. Edwards, the...

John Mackey dies at 69; NFL Hall of Famer revolutionized tight end position

2011-07-08 00:00:00

John Mackey, who helped revolutionize the NFL's tight end position and whose post-football struggles with dementia became emblematic of the brutality of the game, has died. He was 69. Mackey died Wednesday in Baltimore after a 10-year battle with frontal...

A difficult lesson in hiring a caregiver for mom

2011-07-09 00:00:00

My friend's phone call numbed me. Twice in the last week, she said, she'd seen my mother sitting in a car in a neighborhood near her home. "Today she was there for more than two hours in the heat," she added. My stomach churned. Mom suffered from...

Dr. Max Harry Weil dies at 84: pioneer in critical care

2011-08-06 00:00:00

Dr. Max Harry Weil, an influential pioneer of critical-care medicine and the founding president of the Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine in Rancho Mirage, has died. He was 84. Weil died of prostate cancer July 29 at his home in Rancho Mirage, said...

Social welfare groups call for Amazon boycott

2011-08-15 16:34:48

Homeless vets sue VA alleging inadequate housing and treatment at West L.A. campus

2011-06-08 16:35:35

Alejandro Stephens dies at 67; controversial labor leader

2011-06-20 00:00:00

Alejandro Stephens, a longtime Los Angeles County union leader who went to prison for misusing funds from a labor nonprofit, died June 13 of complications of prostate cancer. He was 67. Stephens, who worked for the county for more than three decades...

Blue Shield of California to give $167 million back to some customers

2011-06-07 16:35:06

In this 2010 file photo, President Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

2011-08-12 17:34:17

Paul Smith has joined the Chicago-based audit, tax and consulting firm Blackman Kallick to lead the expansion of its health care services practice. Smith is a a public accounting professional with over a decade of focused health care expertise, the firm said.

2011-08-05 00:00:00

Water Street Healthcare Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, announced today that it has expanded its team of senior executives and investment professionals.

2011-08-02 00:00:00