My time at Sheridan

If I had to narrow it down to one thing I learned these past two years, it was the key to persistence. Second half of first we were on the Sheridan Sun/Ezine, where we had to contact our own sources for  our original story ideas. It started giving me a feel of what I wanted to pursue as a career. After contacting my own sources for a year, I slowly started realizing that some people WILL NOT get back to you. Also, during my years here I have realized that I may want to lean more towards the layout aspect of magazines/newspapers, more than the writing. Persistence is vital when it comes to writing a feature or even laying out a page. I thank those people who never got back to me and challenged me further. I also thank those people who can't work InDesign and forced me to re-design your whole page. Again, thank you.

Cheers,
Emily Poulin

Grants!

The states are now getting new ways of figuring out grants for the hospitals. The Bloomberg Business posted an article today about hospitals getting new grants and how they have to go about getting them. "Awards of as much as $11.5 million are available to hospitals that demonstrate “meaningful use” of the equipment, under preliminary rules issued yesterday by the Obama administration," The Bloomberg Businessweek.

Maybe Canadians could get higher grants. Americans don't have the best health-care to begin with, so this is a big step for them. Something to think about.

To read the full article, go here: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-24/hospitals-face-more-tests-to-access-u-s-medical-records-grants.html

Free Health Care?

Imagine a world where you get the same health care benefits but don't have a pay a dime. That's right, free. An article in New Straits Times talks about how the new 1Care system in Malaysia (which has yet to implemented) might leave people not paying anything. It was also ensured that all of the community would have access to higher medical care as well as private health care. Seeing as how nothing has been official yet, should the people get their hopes up? Read the article for yourself and let me know what you think.
Article:

http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/no-fees-medical-plan-under-study-1.44569

What's up doc?

Having an overweight doctor may not be the healthiest option for you after all. The U.S. News reported that overweight doctors will most likely avoid talking to you about weight issues you may have. Apparently the "fit" doctors will talk more about your weight issues, although not as openly as you might think. You would think that your doctor would be the one you could count on, right? Not in this case, as the study shows. Obesity is becoming more a problem for people every single day, many have died from it and it is considered a disease. Although it may lower your your self-esteem, isn't it more important to lower your weight?

To read more about this go to The U.S. News and read the article here:

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/diet/articles/2012/01/30/chubby-doctors-could-be-bad-for-your-health

Uprise in Nurse Practitioners!

There has been a recent study done that shows the rise in Nurse Practitioners in Canada. In the past five years there are more NPs than ever. NPs usually tend to "replace" the position of family doctors in rural areas as well as move to places with more job security. There has to be some concerns though, right? NPs are leaving community practices and moving on to hospitals and long-term care. Benefits and higher security are the main reasons for moving. For more information and a better sight on the NPs, check out this article in The Globe and Mail.


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/nurse-practitioners-in-canada-more-than-double-in-five-years/article2316265/

Abortion

Although abortion is one of the most controversial topics, it's still one of the most talked about. After reading an article on a study about the decrease of abortion, it becomes more clear why it's decreasing and why it the decreasing has stalled. Take a look at the article and let me know your take on it, the article is courtesy of Medical News Today.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240535.php