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Michigan Legislation

HB 5765 of 2010

Health; occupations; number of board members for licensing of physician's assistants, acupuncturists, and respiratory therapists; modify, and modify membership on health profession subfields task force. Amends secs. 16521, 17025, 17903 & 18705 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16521 et seq.).

Last Action:2/9/2010 - REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

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SB 0689 of 2009 (PA 0003 of 2010)

Health; pharmaceuticals; validity of certain schedule 2 prescriptions; extend to 90 days. Amends sec. 7333 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333).

Last Action 2/9/2010 - ASSIGNED PA 0003'10 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

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SB 0528 of 2009

Health facilities; patients; reuse of single-use medical devices; prohibit under certain circumstances and prescribe remedies for violation. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20153.

Last Action: 4/13/2010 (Expected in SJ 29) ASSIGNED PA 0025'10 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

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SB 0605 of 2009

Health facilities; other; policies and procedures applicable to operating rooms during surgical procedures; require, and clarify requirements regarding circulating nurses. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20135.

Last Action: 3/23/2010 - referred to second reading

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Medical & Health News


April 27, 2010

Flexible Pacemaker

Using flexible circuit technology to wrap around organs and allow many more sensing points

Link to Story


April 18, 2010

The Brain Connection

New probes utilize silk

Link to Story


March 21, 2010

Nepalese Doc Is God Of Sight To Poor

Master Surgeon Offers Services For Free - HETAUDA, Nepal -- Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing.

For nearly a year, cataracts have clouded out all sight from the 70-year-old grandmother's world. With no money, she assumed she'd die alone in darkness. But now she waits quietly outside the operating room for her turn to meet Nepal's God of Sight.

Link to Story and Slides


March 20, 2010

Boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery

"It is the first time a child has received stem cell organ treatment, and it's the longest airway that has ever been replaced."

Link to Story


Feb17, 2010

Busting Blood Clots with Sound Waves

New technology being tested could provide a noninvasive approach to treating stroke.

Link to MIT Technology Review story



Feb 26, 2010

Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial

Angioplasty and carotid stenting appears to be as safe, effective, and durable as endarterectomy for treatment of patients with both symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

Link to Medpage story


February 2, 2010

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine achieves milestone

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has awarded preliminary accreditation to the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Classes are expected to begin in 2011.

website http://www.oakland.edu/medicine