by JKF Foundation | Sep 23, 2008 | Articles of Interest
3 Marylanders are among 25 selected for $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grants Published in: Baltimore Sun Issue/Volume: September 23, 2008 Written by: Frank D. Roylance and Tyeesha Dixon 9/23/2008 – The so-called “genius grants,” which were announced...
by JKF Foundation | Sep 23, 2008 | Articles of Interest
Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: September 23, 2008 Written by: Patricia Cohen 9/23/2008 – Candidates in every conceivable field are eligible, though the largest cluster of awards this year went to scientists (13), with those in the arts (8) a close...
by JKF Foundation | Sep 15, 2008 | Articles of Interest
Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: September 15, 2008 Written by: Laurie Tarkan 9/15/2008 – In a new study, researchers followed 140 English-speaking patients discharged from emergency departments in two Michigan hospitals and measured their...
by JKF Foundation | Sep 7, 2008 | Articles of Interest
Published in: Afrique en ligne Issue/Volume: 09/07/08 9/7/2008 – Ms. Kaitirimba, who is the national coordinator of the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation, told PANA on the sidelines of the just-concluded 58th session of the World Health Organisation...
by JKF Foundation | Sep 5, 2008 | Articles of Interest
Published in: Afrique en ligne Issue/Volume: September 5, 2008 9/5/2008 – The call coincided with the signing, in Yaounde, Cameroon, of a pledge by African Ministers committing their countries to certain actions to reduce health care-associated infections. Dr....
by JKF Foundation | Sep 1, 2008 | Articles of Interest
Published in: Associated Press Issue/Volume: September 1, 2008 Written by: Lauran Neergaard 9/1/2008 – Last week the influential group opened a Web-based tool to let consumers and doctors easily check if they’re using or prescribing any of these...