State in Brief – Longmont Daily Times-Call
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is out of the hospital and back home recovering from six broken ribs he suffered in a bicycle accident. Aides to the governor said Ritter was released from Denver Health Medical Center and was at home resting

Chinese Experts Tout Basic Health Care – Myfoxdc.com
BEIJING – Improving basic medical services through better training of staff is crucial to fixing and restoring public trust in China’s ailing health system, senior experts said Sunday. The high cost and poor availability of health services are among

Doctors warn of health threat from quake wreckage in Chile – Durango Herald
We need chemical toilets, and when it starts raining, people living in tents are going to get wet and sick. All this is going to cause infections,” said Talcahuano Mayor Gaston Saavedra, whose port city was heavily damaged by the Feb. 27 quake and

Obama to stump for health care reform in Montco – Burlington County Times
President Barack Obama is coming to Montgomery County on Monday to drum up public support for health insurance reform legislation. Obama will headline an 11 a.m. rally that will be held in the Kuch Recreation and Athletic Center at Arcadia University

Health insurer WellCare names Blair W. Todt senior v.p., chief – Washington Examiner
TAMPA, FLA. — WellCare Health Plans Inc. said Friday Blair W. Todt will join the health insurer next month as senior vice president and chief compliance officer. Todt previously served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary for

Report: Medication error caused death at Wadena nursing home – Brainerd Dispatch
Tribune reports that Health Department investigators are placing blame with the home, Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena. During the investigation, officials found a medication error rate of 18 percent. The resident who died was an Alzheimer’s patient.

Obama renews pressure on Dems for health care bill – Denver Post
own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House on Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment in the Oval Office and the Roosevelt Room, Obama

Colo. governor released from hospital – Denver Post
DENVER—Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is out of the hospital and back home recovering from six broken ribs he suffered in a bicycle accident. Aides to the governor said Ritter was released from Denver Health Medical Center and was at home resting

UN chief visits as health concerns mount – WCSH
CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is telling the people of Chile: “our hearts are with you.” Ban visited Concepcion (kuhn-sep-see-OHN’) today. The city was heavily damaged by last week’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake. Ban says

Obama pushes for high-risk vote on health care – Dose.ca
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on health care reform in the East Room of the White House, March idea — favoured by many liberal Democrats — of creating a government-run health insurance program to compete with private providers.