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Viewpoints: Is overhaul really a 'war' on the young?; war on poverty requires spending; maternity leave in America

A long-shot lawsuit that could have damaged the effectiveness of health care reform got a well-deserved brushoff from a federal district judge on Wednesday.

20 Jan 2014

State highlights: Battle over jail medical care in Texas jails; Medicaid coverage for inmates; N.C. docs sue over Medicaid billing system

In November, David Conis Jr. sat in a Henderson County courtroom, vomiting repeatedly because of his vacillating blood-sugar levels, terrified that he was facing a diabetic coma. ... Henderson County state district Judge Carter Tarrance, concerned that the county jail was not providing adequate care, sent Conis to a local clinic and ordered the jail to follow the doctor's instructions (Grissom, 1/17).

20 Jan 2014

Research roundup: Nursing home transitions; the impact of raising Medicare premiums; workers' views of job-based insurance

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

20 Jan 2014

Senate clears $1.1 trillion spending bill

The measure, which already passed the House and is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama, will fund the government until Oct. 1. It provides targeted increases for various programs, including biomedical research.

20 Jan 2014

New discovery provides insight into body's rejection process during transplantation

In 2009, the first face transplant was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and lead surgeon, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac has been pioneering the procedure since.

20 Jan 2014

Jersey Shore's Molly Berkowitz wins Outstanding Emergency Medical Services Educator Award

Jersey Shore University Medical Center's Molly Berkowitz, R.N., Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator, recently received the "Outstanding Emergency Medical Services Educator Award" at the annual New Jersey statewide conference on Emergency Medical Services, an event attended by more than 750 EMS professionals.

20 Jan 2014

Docs give low grades to nation's emergency rooms

A new report from an ER physician group measured "access to care, quality and patient safety, liability, injury prevention and disaster preparedness," offering a snapshot of national and state policies affecting emergency medicine.

20 Jan 2014

Surgeon general: Smoking linked to more than 30 diseases, conditions

The report, which finds that smoking causes even more physical and financial damage than previously estimated, was released 50 years after the first report tied cigarettes to diseases.

20 Jan 2014

Researchers conduct study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision

A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first large prospective study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision in the U.S.

20 Jan 2014

Higher levels of physical activity reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence, mortality

Men who walked at a fast pace prior to a prostate cancer diagnosis had more regularly shaped blood vessels in their prostate tumors compared with men who walked slowly, providing a potential explanation for why exercise is linked to improved outcomes for men with prostate cancer, according to results presented here at the AACR-Prostate Cancer Foundation Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research, held Jan. 18-21.

20 Jan 2014

Higher levels of melatonin may lower risk for developing advanced prostate cancer

Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here at the AACR-Prostate Cancer Foundation Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research, held Jan. 18-21.

19 Jan 2014

House approves bill that would require weekly detailed reports on how health exchanges are working

The House on Thursday backed a bill that would require the Obama administration to report weekly on how many Americans have signed up for health care coverage as Republicans maintain an election-year spotlight on the troubled law (1/16).

19 Jan 2014

Tricky politics affecting Arkansas, Arizona Medicaid expansion

An Arkansas special election, which was held to replace a Democratic senator who was forced to step down over ethics violations, centered on questions about the state plans to expand Medicaid. It resulted in a Republican win and takes away one vote from the "private option" expansion plan lawmakers approved last year. News outlets also provide updates from Georgia, Arizona and New Hampshire.

19 Jan 2014

Shortage of mental health services underscored by health law

The impact of the health law on individuals needing mental health services, as well as on small businesses and the homeless are explored by various media outlets.

18 Jan 2014

GOP asks Oregon for details on its health insurance exchange, including officials' compensation

The Republican National Committee has filed a public records request with the Oregon health insurance exchange seeking information about the marketplace's troubled rollout and about compensation for its executives. It plans other requests in Hawaii, Minnesota and Maryland.

18 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 17, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from Capitol Hill about passage of a $1.1 billion spending bill as well as testimony by an Obama administration official about healthcare.gov

17 Jan 2014

Research findings could lead to life-saving treatments to fight tumor metastasis

A team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have identified critical complex mechanisms involved in the metastasis of deadly "triple negative" breast cancers. These tumors are extremely difficult to treat, frequently return after remission, and are the most aggressive form of breast cancer in women. The discovery of this critical interaction of mechanisms could be used to develop new life saving treatments to kill metastatic tumors in TNBC.

17 Jan 2014

Study: Outreach, education needed to help people use their coverage to seek appropriate dental care

Providing people with dental insurance does not necessarily mean that they will use it and seek dental care, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, published online in the American Journal of Public Health.

17 Jan 2014

White House enlists Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning to 'jump start' efforts to urge young people to sign up for insurance coverage

This and other related marketing attempts are meant to spark young people's interest in obtaining health coverage before enrollment ends March 31.

17 Jan 2014

Docs, hospitals cope with 'trickle' of newly insured patients -- but questions continue about the actual number

As the Wall Street Journal reports that one of the biggest issues right now is making sure these newly insured people have insurance cards, other news outlets detail reports and questions about the number of enrollees.

17 Jan 2014

Health Care News and Research

Viewpoints: Is overhaul really a 'war' on the young?; war on poverty requires spending; maternity leave in America

State highlights: Battle over jail medical care in Texas jails; Medicaid coverage for inmates; N.C. docs sue over Medicaid billing system

Research roundup: Nursing home transitions; the impact of raising Medicare premiums; workers' views of job-based insurance

Senate clears $1.1 trillion spending bill

New discovery provides insight into body's rejection process during transplantation

Jersey Shore's Molly Berkowitz wins Outstanding Emergency Medical Services Educator Award

Docs give low grades to nation's emergency rooms

Surgeon general: Smoking linked to more than 30 diseases, conditions

Researchers conduct study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision

Higher levels of physical activity reduces risk of prostate cancer recurrence, mortality

Higher levels of melatonin may lower risk for developing advanced prostate cancer

House approves bill that would require weekly detailed reports on how health exchanges are working

Tricky politics affecting Arkansas, Arizona Medicaid expansion

Shortage of mental health services underscored by health law

GOP asks Oregon for details on its health insurance exchange, including officials' compensation

First Edition: January 17, 2014

Research findings could lead to life-saving treatments to fight tumor metastasis

Study: Outreach, education needed to help people use their coverage to seek appropriate dental care

White House enlists Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning to 'jump start' efforts to urge young people to sign up for insurance coverage

Docs, hospitals cope with 'trickle' of newly insured patients -- but questions continue about the actual number

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