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Medicare to cover sex-change surgery

The ruling, handed down Friday by a Department of Health and Human Services appeals board, reverses a Medicare policy in place since 1981. It covers surgery, but not other treatments like hormones.

3 Jun 2014

Medical errors most likely to occur among patients with limited proficiency in English

Despite widespread public and professional attention devoted to medical errors and ways to prevent them, few efforts have focused on addressing a leading cause of errors -- communication problems involving patients with limited proficiency in English.

3 Jun 2014

Oncologists urged to consider financial impact of treatments

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is developing a system to rate drugs for advanced cancer based on their likely benefits and side effects, as well as on their price. Meanwhile, better long-term care is urged for the millions who survive the disease and a report details how drugmakers are tailoring treatments to individuals' genetic makeups even though that may affect only small numbers of people.

3 Jun 2014

Regular exercise in old age helps reduce symptoms of physical decline, find researchers

The majority of adults aged 65 and older remains inactive and fails to meet recommended physical activity guidelines, previous research has shown.

3 Jun 2014

GOP candidates expanding their campaign-trail messages beyond the health law

Increasingly, it appears that Republican candidates are focusing their assaults on more than just the Affordable Care Act. News outlets examine how the overhaul is playing on the campaign trail.

3 Jun 2014

FDA grants OsteoSymbionics 510(k) clearance for sterile processing of ClearShield cranial implant product

OsteoSymbionics, innovative designer and manufacturer of patient-specific craniofacial implants, is pleased to announce FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 510(k) clearance for sterile processing of its signature ClearShield™ cranial implant product, utilizing a novel room temperature peracetic acid/hydrogen peroxide (PAA) vacuum vapor sterilization process.

2 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 2, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about state health law implementation activities as well as the next steps regarding the difficulties at the VA health system.

2 Jun 2014

New cancer panel holds promise in detection of previously undetected viral, cancer mutations

Researchers from Sanford Health and Chronix Biomedical today announced that results from a pilot study demonstrating the utility of a new cancer panel to detect previously undetected viral and cancer mutations are to be reported in a poster presentation titled "Detection of novel HPV mutations and chromosomal number imbalance (CNI) in oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer using next-generation sequencing (NGS)" (Abstract #6072) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO 2014) being held from May 30 through June 3, 2014 in Chicago.

31 May 2014

Experts from ProfNet network available to discuss timely issues in coverage area

Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. If you are interested in interviewing any of the experts, please contact them via the contact information at the end of the listing.

31 May 2014

ASCO Expert Panel develops treatment guidelines for cancer-related fatigue

Fatigue is a debilitating problem for cancer patients undergoing treatment; however, it also poses a huge detriment after treatment and can significantly affect quality of life.

31 May 2014

UTHealth’s professor receives highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award

Anil Kulkarni, MSc, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award for Academic and Professional Experience to travel to India this fall to teach immunonutrition and functional foods in the global health era.

31 May 2014

Eisai announces results from Phase III SELECT trial of lenvatinib evaluating PFS in patients with RR-DTC

Eisai Inc. announced today results from the Phase III SELECT trial of investigational agent lenvatinib evaluating progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with progressive radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC).

31 May 2014

VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster

One day after a preliminary Inspector General report confirmed secret waiting lists at a Phoenix veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pledged to keep VA hospitals open nights and weekends if necessary to see veterans who have been unable to get care.

31 May 2014

State highlights: Mo.'s declining Medicaid caseload; N.C. budget would cut Medicaid rolls; Calif. paid sick leave

Missouri is seeing a bigger decline in its Medicaid rolls than nearly any other state, a ranking that the Nixon administration attributes to an improving economy and critics blame on application snafus.

31 May 2014

American College of Gastroenterology develops new podcast for World Digestive Health Day

For World Digestive Health Day, the American College of Gastroenterology, along with World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), observes the 2014 focus on the human gut microbiome and its impact on health and disease. Scientific understanding of the gut microbiome - the diverse and complex microbial community that resides in the intestine - has rapidly evolved in recent years.

31 May 2014

Research roundup: End-of-life preferences; surviving trauma when older; ACA's big waiver for states

Policies and practices that promote advance care planning and advance directive completion implicitly assume that patients' choices for end-of-life (EOL) care are stable over time, even with changes in health status.

31 May 2014

MedPage Today launches Video Conference Reporter for real-time coverage of major oncology meetings

MedPage Today, a property of Everyday Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVDY), announces the launch of "Video Conference Reporter," to provide recorded real-time video coverage of major oncology research presented at leading scientific sessions worldwide.

31 May 2014

Lawmaker pushes mental health reform bill in the wake of recent Calif. shooting

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., held a forum Thursday in an effort to build momentum and consensus around this legislation.

31 May 2014

Palliative care can reduce pain and other distressing symptoms

When three-year-old Rachel was diagnosed with cancer, it was one of the worst days of her mother's life. Tests, medications, surgery—young Rachel's life turned upside down.

31 May 2014

Valeant, Pershing Square make revised proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Allergan

Allergan, Inc. ("Allergan" or the "Company") today acknowledged that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. ("Valeant") and Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. ("Pershing Square") have made a second revised, unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for a combination of 0.83 of Valeant common shares, $72.00 in cash per share of common stock of the Company, and a Contingent Value Right (CVR) related to DARPin® sales (the "Re-Revised Proposal").

31 May 2014

Health Care News and Research

Medicare to cover sex-change surgery

Medical errors most likely to occur among patients with limited proficiency in English

Oncologists urged to consider financial impact of treatments

Regular exercise in old age helps reduce symptoms of physical decline, find researchers

GOP candidates expanding their campaign-trail messages beyond the health law

FDA grants OsteoSymbionics 510(k) clearance for sterile processing of ClearShield cranial implant product

First Edition: June 2, 2014

New cancer panel holds promise in detection of previously undetected viral, cancer mutations

Experts from ProfNet network available to discuss timely issues in coverage area

ASCO Expert Panel develops treatment guidelines for cancer-related fatigue

UTHealth’s professor receives highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award

Eisai announces results from Phase III SELECT trial of lenvatinib evaluating PFS in patients with RR-DTC

VA Chief Shinseki vows changes Amid calls for his ouster

State highlights: Mo.'s declining Medicaid caseload; N.C. budget would cut Medicaid rolls; Calif. paid sick leave

American College of Gastroenterology develops new podcast for World Digestive Health Day

Research roundup: End-of-life preferences; surviving trauma when older; ACA's big waiver for states

MedPage Today launches Video Conference Reporter for real-time coverage of major oncology meetings

Lawmaker pushes mental health reform bill in the wake of recent Calif. shooting

Palliative care can reduce pain and other distressing symptoms

Valeant, Pershing Square make revised proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Allergan

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