richard saltman and antonio duran take up the challenging issue of governance in their article “governance, government and the search for new provider models,” and use two case studies of health policy changes in sweden and spain to shed light on the subject. in this commentary, i seek to link their conceptualization of governance, especially its interrelated roles at the macro, meso, and micro...

The Kathryn Milier Memorial Plaque was unveiled at Central Islip State Hospital. From left. Dr. Francis J. O'Neill, director of the Hospital, and Frank O'Neill, brother of Kathryn Miller. The plaque is dedicated to employees of the hospital who have rendered meritorious service to the CSEA chapter. A L B A N Y , Aug. 11 — John F. Powers, president of the Civil Service Employees Association, hai...

A 45-year-old otherwise healthy male from an endemic region for Leishmania braziliensis infection in Bahia, Brazil, presented with three erosive hemorrhagic infiltrated plaques on the left shin accompanied with lymphadenopathy in the groin since one month. A Leishmania skin test performed on the left forearm was strongly positive (20 × 18 mm). Two days later, the patient felt sick and feverish....