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Obama administration to delay requirement for mid-sized employers to provide health insurance to workers

Officials announced Monday that the government will not enforce the mandate for businesses with 50 to 99 workers until 2016. In addition, larger employers will also be allowed to cover just 70 percent of workers in 2015, instead of the 90 percent originally required.

12 Feb 2014

FDA approves two drugs for long-term weight loss

Options are limited in America's battle of the bulge. While diet and exercise can help in the short term, they are frustratingly ineffective in the long run.

12 Feb 2014

New imaging technique can predict common congenital heart abnormality

A new imaging technique for measuring blood flow in the heart and vessels can diagnose a common congenital heart abnormality, bicuspid aortic valve, and may lead to better prediction of complications.

12 Feb 2014

Researchers discover that bladder cancer shares genetic similarities with two forms of breast cancer

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis of invasive bladder cancer tumors to discover that the disease shares genetic similarities with two forms of breast cancer.

12 Feb 2014

Arkansas lawmakers could retreat from innovative Medicaid expansion plan

The legislature may reverse course just at Republicans in other states are weighing whether to follow the Arkansas proposal to use federal funds to buy private insurance for some of the state's low income residents.

12 Feb 2014

Study: Gays and lesbians face several health disparities relative to heterosexual peers

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people face several health disparities relative to their heterosexual peers, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

12 Feb 2014

St. Joseph's Hospital opens new $20 million Heart Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital entered the next era of cardiac care by opening a new $20 million Heart Institute on Feb. 10, 2014. St. Joseph's Hospital Heart Institute is one of the most advanced and comprehensive centers for cardiovascular medicine in Florida, performing more than 50,000 adult cardiac catheterizations. It is also has the only pediatric catheterization program in Hillsborough County.

11 Feb 2014

UAB's Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics reaccredited with Center Of Excellence designation

The National Association For Continence has reaccredited the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics as a Center of Excellence for Continence Care.

11 Feb 2014

Political cartoon: 'The Healthy Alternative?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "The Healthy Alternative?" by Jimmy Margulies.

11 Feb 2014

Henry Schein net sales increase 4.9% to $2.5 billion in fourth quarter 2013

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended December 28, 2013.

11 Feb 2014

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

Meanwhile, Maryland officials say the problems with that state's enrollment website are unlikely to be fixed before the March 31 enrollment deadline. Elsewhere, California is hiring more call center workers, and Illinois is reaching out to young adults with ads in the satirical online newspaper, The Onion.

11 Feb 2014

Concussions account for 5.8% to 8.6% of injuries in soccer games

Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field.

11 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 11, 2014

Today's headlines include detailed coverage of the Obama administration's announcement that it will delay a health law requirement that mid-sized employers provide health insurance to workers while also allowing larger employers more flexibility.

11 Feb 2014

Triple-S announces consolidated revenues of $587.7 and net loss of $1.7 million for Q4 2013

Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS), the leading managed care company in Puerto Rico, today announced consolidated revenues of $587.7 million and a consolidated net loss of $1.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013.

11 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: The debate at AOL about a baby's medical costs; Gov. Jindal says economy's verdict on health law is not good

Late last week, Tim Armstrong, the chief executive officer of AOL, landed himself in a media firestorm when he held a town hall with employees to explain why he was paring their retirement benefits. After initially blaming Obamacare for driving up the company's health care costs, he pointed the finger at an unlikely target: babies. Specifically, my baby. ... ... She weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces. ... I take issue with how he reduced my daughter to a "distressed baby" who cost the company too much money. How he blamed the saving of her life for his decision to scale back employee benefits. How he exposed the most searing experience of our lives, one that my husband and I still struggle to discuss with anyone but each other, for no other purpose than an absurd justification for corporate cost-cutting (Deanna Fei, 2/9)

11 Feb 2014

Researchers introduce unique micro-robotic technique for tissue engineering and 3D printing

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced a unique micro-robotic technique to assemble the components of complex materials, the foundation of tissue engineering and 3D printing.

11 Feb 2014

State highlights: Wis. Bill would limit worker's comp medical costs; Democratic AG in N.C. to appeal abortion ultrasound ruling; Conn. Medicaid primary care docs double since 2011

Wisconsin would put tighter caps on how much doctors and physical therapists could be paid to treat injured patients covered by worker's compensation insurance, under a bill before lawmakers.

11 Feb 2014

Health Care News and Research

Obama administration to delay requirement for mid-sized employers to provide health insurance to workers

FDA approves two drugs for long-term weight loss

New imaging technique can predict common congenital heart abnormality

Researchers discover that bladder cancer shares genetic similarities with two forms of breast cancer

Arkansas lawmakers could retreat from innovative Medicaid expansion plan

Study: Gays and lesbians face several health disparities relative to heterosexual peers

St. Joseph's Hospital opens new $20 million Heart Institute

UAB's Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics reaccredited with Center Of Excellence designation

Political cartoon: 'The Healthy Alternative?'

Henry Schein net sales increase 4.9% to $2.5 billion in fourth quarter 2013

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

Concussions account for 5.8% to 8.6% of injuries in soccer games

First Edition: February 11, 2014

Triple-S announces consolidated revenues of $587.7 and net loss of $1.7 million for Q4 2013

Viewpoints: The debate at AOL about a baby's medical costs; Gov. Jindal says economy's verdict on health law is not good

Researchers introduce unique micro-robotic technique for tissue engineering and 3D printing

State highlights: Wis. Bill would limit worker's comp medical costs; Democratic AG in N.C. to appeal abortion ultrasound ruling; Conn. Medicaid primary care docs double since 2011

Even moderate weight reduction can prevent progression of obstructive sleep apnoea

Pitt’s CMI funds 6 research groups for Early Stage Medical Technology Research and Development

Federal appeals court rules against Unitedhealthcare on Conn. Medicare advantage case

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