Medical Specialization

Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...

Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...

Court limits number who can strike at UC medical centers

2013-05-20 16:05:00

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that about 450 employees cannot participate in this week's�planned walkout at the University of California medical centers. The�unions�must maintain�a minimum�level of staffing�among certain units,...

DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?

2013-05-20 05:30:00

Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...

Hedda Bolgar, renowned psychoanalyst, dies at 103

2013-05-18 14:04:00

Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103. Her mind was sharp, her zest for work keen, and her social...

Letters: Dying but not wanting to know

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...

Letters: Jolie's choice

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Re "Why Jolie's surgery? It's for the kids," Column One, May 15 My story is similar to Angelina Jolie's, though there are some differences. Ten years ago, at the age of 43, I had a prophylactic double mastectomy because I was the single mother of two...

Jaron Lanier takes a hard look at the wired world

2013-05-16 14:15:00

Jaron Lanier has a research job with Microsoft. He won't go into specfics, but it has something to do with imagining the future and asking questions. Lanier is a longtime Silicon Valley insider whose primary occupation has been to imagine, think and ask...

Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'

2013-05-18 00:00:00

As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...

Christopher Shinn's plays explore what victims do next

2013-05-11 10:00:00

NEW YORK — David Mamet has his hustlers, Edward Albee his domestic warriors, Tony Kushner his brilliant self-flagellators. If playwright Christopher Shinn has a signature character, it is the manipulative victim — the half-sympathetic, half-...

Could giving newborns formula help with breast-feeding?

2013-05-13 05:00:00

One of the first warnings new mothers hear is that offering babies formula soon after birth can lead to problems with breast-feeding.� Sating infants' hunger with formula can prevent them from nursing vigorously, interfering with milk production;...

Saying no to surgery

2013-05-10 21:27:00

Thom McDaniels is no stranger to surgery. As a longtime athlete and high school football coach, he's spent years putting his knees through the wringer. After injuring his right knee again during football practice, he was told by an orthopedic surgeon that...

Pictured from left are Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer Donna Clews; Rose Boarman (fifth floor), Outstanding LPN Award; Julia Lark (orthopedics), Medical Surgical Nursing Excellence Award; Brittany Cole (sixth floor), Critical Care Nursing Excellence Award; Tina Aaron

2013-05-19 20:00:00

The DSM-5 is released at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Assn. The so-called bible of psychiatry has been a matter of heated debate among mental health professionals.

2013-05-18 18:33:35

Air transportation took on a new style in 1930 when the first stewardesses, dressed in uniforms resembling nurses' outfits, began serving passengers their meals with china dishware and silver coffee pots.

2013-05-16 10:21:00