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Microclinic International to promote healthier living in the Cumberland Valley Region

Microclinic International was awarded a major CDC grant to promote healthier living and combat chronic disease in the Cumberland Valley Region in Appalachian Kentucky.

15 May 2013

Exercise is good for us - no matter what our age

The red double-decker buses that are symbolic of the city of London have an altogether different significance if you study heart disease. Sixty years ago, these iconic buses helped a Scottish medical doctor named Jerry Morris discover the link between physical activity and heart attacks.

15 May 2013

A growing number of patients learn of allergies only after surgery is done

Imagine what Paula Spurlock must have been going through. Shortly after having a hip replaced in 2011, the trouble started. "I had horrible itching, really bad migraines and intense pain throughout my body," she said. "I couldn't take it. Every single thing in me itched."

15 May 2013

Many physicians reject Medicaid -- A cause for concern as the expansion approaches

McClatchy reports that projections highlight how the shortage of physicians in general as well as those who choose not to accept Medicaid patients could undermine the health law's intent. Also in the news, fits and starts surround this health law provision in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and Colorado.

15 May 2013

Obama administration asks appeals court to delay judge's order on emergency contraceptive

The federal government's legal fight over the availability of emergency contraception is heating up at the next level in the courts.

15 May 2013

Political cartoon: 'Gonna wash that law right out of my hair?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Gonna Wash That Law Right Out Of My Hair?" by Steve Sack.

15 May 2013

TCAT improves health and social outcomes for people with complex substance use issues

A program co-led by St. Michael's Hospital could be the next widely used model to treat patients who are frequent users of the health care system and have severe addictions, often complicated by homelessness and mental health problems.

15 May 2013

Subsidiary of Indian drug firm pleads guilty, agrees to $500 million penalty

A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a case that is part of an ongoing crackdown on the quality of generic drugs flowing into the U.S.

15 May 2013

Minority parents more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against HPV, finds new study

A new Boston University School of Medicine study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus, while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination.

15 May 2013

Viewpoints: Angelina Jolie on her decision to have a double mastectomy; Justice Ginsburg's 'blind spot' on abortion

My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman. Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average. Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex (Angelina Jolie, 5/14).

15 May 2013

Roundup: Ore. Health Co-Ops to compete with big insurers; Texas lawmakers find money for mental health, women's care

Armed with hefty federal loans, two startup health insurers are jumping into a crowded and confusing Oregon market just as the biggest changes to U.S. health care in generations roll out this fall.

15 May 2013

Study reveals barriers among African-Americans in getting help for stroke

African-Americans know the signs of stroke, but concerns about medical cost, ambulance response time and unfamiliarity with the need for prompt hospital care impacted whether they called 9-1-1 immediately.

15 May 2013

Probe of Medicare advantage leak finds wide speculation on deal

More people than previously thought predicted a major change in U.S. health-care policy that led to a federal insider-trading probe, according to new documents assembled by congressional investigators.

15 May 2013

New report analyzes economic viability of practicing midlevel dental providers in US

A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to people who need it most: children and those who can't afford care.

15 May 2013

Obama administration issues proposed rule on detailing Medicaid DSH payment reductions

The Obama administration has proposed delaying a potentially painful decision on whether to penalize states that refuse to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income populations under Obamacare.

15 May 2013

Medicaid: Texas providers push for higher reimbursement; Ill. nursing home supporters call for restoration of funds

Medicaid programs -- reimbursement for providers in Texas, proposed cuts in Illinois and application delays in Connecticut -- make news.

15 May 2013

ASPS strongly supports Breast Cancer Patient Education Act

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons today announced its strong support of the "Breast Cancer Patient Education Act" (S. 931). This bipartisan legislation is being introduced today, coinciding with National Women's Health Week, in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Donna Christensen, M.D. (D-VI) and in the United States Senate by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and David Vitter (R-LA).

15 May 2013

Health law could require some American Indians to buy insurance or pay penalties

The Associated Press reports that the overhaul's definition of "American Indian" only includes those tribes that are recognized by the federal government, though more than 100 tribes are recognized by state governments but not that U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Other outlets report on insurance rates under the ACA, doctor-owned hospitals and the much lamented "doc fix" in Congress.

15 May 2013

New nimodipine oral solution receives FDA approval for subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment

On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nymalize, a new nimodipine oral solution, to treat patients experiencing symptoms resulting from ruptured blood vessels in the brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage).

15 May 2013

Study highlights the need to address, reduce risk of mortality in women of reproductive age in Bangladesh

While global attention has for decades been focused on reducing maternal mortality, population-based data on other causes of death among women of reproductive age has been virtually non-existent.

15 May 2013

Health Care News and Research

Microclinic International to promote healthier living in the Cumberland Valley Region

Exercise is good for us - no matter what our age

A growing number of patients learn of allergies only after surgery is done

Many physicians reject Medicaid -- A cause for concern as the expansion approaches

Obama administration asks appeals court to delay judge's order on emergency contraceptive

Political cartoon: 'Gonna wash that law right out of my hair?'

TCAT improves health and social outcomes for people with complex substance use issues

Subsidiary of Indian drug firm pleads guilty, agrees to $500 million penalty

Minority parents more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against HPV, finds new study

Viewpoints: Angelina Jolie on her decision to have a double mastectomy; Justice Ginsburg's 'blind spot' on abortion

Roundup: Ore. Health Co-Ops to compete with big insurers; Texas lawmakers find money for mental health, women's care

Study reveals barriers among African-Americans in getting help for stroke

Probe of Medicare advantage leak finds wide speculation on deal

New report analyzes economic viability of practicing midlevel dental providers in US

Obama administration issues proposed rule on detailing Medicaid DSH payment reductions

Medicaid: Texas providers push for higher reimbursement; Ill. nursing home supporters call for restoration of funds

ASPS strongly supports Breast Cancer Patient Education Act

Health law could require some American Indians to buy insurance or pay penalties

New nimodipine oral solution receives FDA approval for subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment

Study highlights the need to address, reduce risk of mortality in women of reproductive age in Bangladesh

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