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Obama chooses Stephanie Cutter to oversee health overhaul communications strategy

The Boston Globe: "President Obama has chosen Stephanie Cutter, who served as a top aide to Senator Edward M. Kennedy and communications director for Senator John F. Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, to be in charge of getting out the word about the benefits of the new health care insurance overhaul. 'Stephanie is one of the most respected professionals in public affairs and has an innate understanding of the nexus between policy and communications,' Obama said yesterday in a statement."

24 Apr 2010

Federal officials confirm states may lose some Medicaid drug rebate money

"The federal agency that oversees Medicaid confirmed Thursday that some money states receive as rebates from drugmakers will now be redirected to the federal government to help pay for the new health overhaul," Kaiser Health News reports.

24 Apr 2010

CAT may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy: Researchers

As health care professionals continue placing greater emphasis on the quality of life of childhood cancer patients, researchers have found that creative arts therapy may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy.

24 Apr 2010

New hopes to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for children

Motivated clinicians and an Internet connection combined with computers and e-mail access have the power to transform pediatric cancer treatment in the most remote corners of earth, according to a St. Jude investigator writing in a recent issue of The Lancet Oncology.

24 Apr 2010

IBM, athenahealth sign business process services agreement

IBM today announced that it has signed a business process services agreement with athenahealth, Inc. a leading provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices. The engagement will enable athenahealth to focus its resources on simplifying and improving administrative and reimbursement processes while reducing staff workload, allowing physicians to focus on delivering higher quality care to their patients.

24 Apr 2010

Continuous flow mechanical circulatory support devices improve outcomes in patients awaiting heart transplants

New data show improved outcomes, better survival rates and lower costs with the use of continuous flow mechanical circulatory support devices in patients awaiting heart transplants. Research will be presented this week during symposia at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 30th Annual Meeting and Scientific Session at the Hilton Chicago.

24 Apr 2010

BCA encourages people to urge KFC, Komen to to end "Buckets for the Cure" campaign

Breast Cancer Action -- respected watchdog of the breast cancer movement -- is calling out money-making giants KFC and Susan G. Komen for the Cure for their egregious pinkwashing campaign "Buckets for the Cure." This partnership exploits breast cancer and does the most harm in low income communities already disproportionately affected by health issues like obesity, diabetes, as well as breast cancer.

24 Apr 2010

Court upholds Maine's ruling to cut insurance premium hikes; Florida voters to decide whether to amend constitution to fight federal mandate

The Wall Street Journal: "A state court upheld a Maine official's decision to deny a profit margin for a WellPoint Inc. unit in a health-insurance rate request—a ruling that may resonate in other states where regulators are battling premium hikes. Thomas E. Humphrey, chief justice of the Maine superior court, wrote that the approved 2009 rate for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's individual health-insurance product line met the state's legal standard and wasn't 'inadequate'" (Matthews, 4/23).

24 Apr 2010

20 volunteers receive ADAO PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization today announced it has awarded 20 volunteers with the PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, a national honor offered in recognition of volunteer service.

24 Apr 2010

McGill researchers receive $1.7M for 10 cutting-edge research projects

Ten McGill University researchers received an important boost today, by way of the announcement of $1.7 million in new funding awarded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Leaders Opportunity Fund. "CFI investments are critical for our research leaders, to ensure that their research remains innovative and second to none," said Dr. Rima Rozen, Interim Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) at McGill.

24 Apr 2010

Officials continue health overhaul sparring, news outlets examine new law's potential improvements for women

Republicans are continuing to pressure officials at the Department of Health and Human Services on health reform as the focus shifts to implementation of the health care overhaul and the first deadlines are approaching, Politico reports.

24 Apr 2010

New eTransform Initiative to improve healthcare infrastructure in developing countries

The World Bank and Pfizer Inc. today announced they will collaborate to improve the healthcare infrastructure, specifically the supply chain, in developing countries, starting with Africa. The novel public-private collaboration will focus on enhanced use of Information and Communication Technologies' transformative power to improve healthcare delivery.

24 Apr 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

"What is still needed [to fight malaria] is the only tool that has ever truly conquered any infectious disease: an effective and affordable vaccine. And here, the global malaria community has been too complacent," a Lancet editorial asserts in an article highlighting achievements and drawbacks in attempting to provide universal access to malaria prevention and treatment.

24 Apr 2010

PMI releases 6-year malaria strategy

The U.S. government Thursday released a six-year strategy to address malaria globally, Reuters reports (Fox, 4/22). The plan was issued through the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) in conjunction with World Malaria Day, April 25, and is a "core component of President [Barack] Obama's Global Health Initiative," according to a USAID press release (4/22).

24 Apr 2010

Reuters: Wellpoint targets breast cancer patients for rescission

That tens of thousands of Americans lost their health insurance shortly after being diagnosed with life-threatening, expensive medical conditions has been well documented by law enforcement agencies, state regulators and a congressional committee. ... And a congressional committee last year said WellPoint was one of the worst offenders.

24 Apr 2010

Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

A new evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests will help health workers quickly identify which patients have the disease and need immediate treatment, putting into action recent World Health Organization recommendations to confirm diagnosis of malaria before treatment.

24 Apr 2010

Health IT policy group calls for patient safety oversight program

Modern Healthcare: The federal Health Information Technology Policy Committee is calling for the development of a national program that would monitor patient safety problems in health care IT systems. "The first among the work group's recommendations was a proposal to create 'a national transparent oversight process and information system,' similar to a patient-safety organization, that could receive reports from various sources about patient-safety issues linked to the use of healthcare IT systems."

24 Apr 2010

Federal officials confirm a shift in Medicaid drug rebates

Kaiser Health News staff writer Christopher Weaver writes: "The federal agency that oversees Medicaid confirmed Thursday that some money states receive as rebates from drugmakers will now be redirected to the federal government to help pay for the new health overhaul" (Weaver, 4/22).

24 Apr 2010

LFA felicitates Yale University professor on receipt of US DoD's PRMRP research grant

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) congratulates Insoo Kang, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale University for being selected to receive a $1.2 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Congressionally Directed Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The DoD award will fund a three-year study that will investigate whether and why lupus patients make more of the chemical interleukin (IL-27), which causes decreased generation of T cells and is known to play an important role in autoimmunity and lupus.

24 Apr 2010

News outlets examine H1N1's impact on U.S. vaccine development plans, Mexico's handling of outbreak

"A year after the emergence of swine flu [H1N1], U.S. health authorities and laboratories say the pandemic illustrated the need for new vaccine production techniques that are faster and more reliable," Agence France-Presse writes in an article that examines the challenges associated with current vaccine development practices and plans for future development.

24 Apr 2010

Research News and Research

Obama chooses Stephanie Cutter to oversee health overhaul communications strategy

Federal officials confirm states may lose some Medicaid drug rebate money

CAT may improve QOL in pediatric oncology patients undergoing therapy: Researchers

New hopes to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for children

IBM, athenahealth sign business process services agreement

Continuous flow mechanical circulatory support devices improve outcomes in patients awaiting heart transplants

BCA encourages people to urge KFC, Komen to to end "Buckets for the Cure" campaign

Court upholds Maine's ruling to cut insurance premium hikes; Florida voters to decide whether to amend constitution to fight federal mandate

20 volunteers receive ADAO PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

McGill researchers receive $1.7M for 10 cutting-edge research projects

Officials continue health overhaul sparring, news outlets examine new law's potential improvements for women

New eTransform Initiative to improve healthcare infrastructure in developing countries

Recent releases in Global Health

PMI releases 6-year malaria strategy

Reuters: Wellpoint targets breast cancer patients for rescission

Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

Health IT policy group calls for patient safety oversight program

Federal officials confirm a shift in Medicaid drug rebates

LFA felicitates Yale University professor on receipt of US DoD's PRMRP research grant

News outlets examine H1N1's impact on U.S. vaccine development plans, Mexico's handling of outbreak

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