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Text service provides more than a Band-Aid for rural health service (CNN)

For some, "telemedicine" brings to mind remote-controlled surgery, or x-rays from Houston being read by radiologists in Bangalore.

Health protests from Merimbula to Bondi (Thursday Magnet)

At the same time as over 2,000 concerned members of the public marched in Merimbula to “Save Pambula Hospital”, over 100 rural doctors drew a human line in the sand at Bondi Beach to protest the state of the health service in NSW.

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency (AP via Yahoo! News)

Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.

Rural health-care concern - Future of small town hospitals in jeopardy, says Beaverlodge doctor (comment welcome on ... (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)

Not everyone is on board with the provincial government’s new Vision 2020 report. The initiatives may seem good, but many are more focused on [...]

Cuts target Stateline, Lake Tahoe mental health (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

Proposed cuts to Nevada's rural mental health clinics have prompted concerns in a county reported to have the highest suicide rate in the state, including the Lake Tahoe end of Douglas.