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Judge blocks NYC's big gulp ban, Bloomberg vows appeal

A New York State judge blocked New York City's limit on big sugary drinks Monday, just a day before the law was set to take effect, calling the limits "arbitrary and capricious."

13 Mar 2013

Ryan's budget plan -- to be released today -- reprises 2012 election issues with Medicare, Medicaid changes

Early reports on the budget being advanced by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., suggest the blueprint will score savings by proposing to turn Medicaid into a block grant program, repealing much of the 2010 health law and applying a premium support model to Medicare.

13 Mar 2013

Senate Democrats to take up government funding bill

The measure does not include the additional money the Obama administration was seeking to implement parts of the health law.

13 Mar 2013

Thanking Japan for its commitment to the Global Fund

In a post in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's blog, Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul notes "[t]he contribution Japan made in 2012 was the highest annual amount that the country had made in 10 years of remarkable support to the fight against HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria through the Global Fund."

13 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: 'Grim' backlog at VA; Feds should stay away from reforming medical malpractice

A new report based on previously unreleased data from the Department of Veterans Affairs paints a distressing portrait of an agency buried helplessly in paperwork -- with a claims backlog that has gotten far worse in the past four years.

13 Mar 2013

Ryan says critics of his budget need to offer 'credible alternative' for Medicare; Opponents blast plan as repeat of failed past efforts

On Tuesday, we're introducing a budget that balances in 10 years - without raising taxes. How do we do it? We stop spending money the government doesn't have.

13 Mar 2013

Recently employees from SCCA and Fred Hutch receive health care awards

Recently employees from both Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Fred Hutch) and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) were recognized with industry awards for being leading innovators in health care.

13 Mar 2013

New York Times reports on controversy surrounding Syrian aid; WFP to feed 2.5M people in Syria by April

The New York Times examines the controversy surrounding humanitarian aid to Syria, writing, "The United States and other international donors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on humanitarian aid for Syrians afflicted by the civil war. But here in the rebel-controlled north, where the deprivation is most acute, that money has bought mostly anger and resentment: the vast majority of aid is going to territory controlled by President Bashar al-Assad, and the small amount reaching opposition-held areas is all but invisible."

13 Mar 2013

Health law challenges leave some Democrats complaining -- in public, even

Some challenges associated with implementing the health law have some Democrats complaining about the law in public -- something once unthinkable.

13 Mar 2013

Study shows simple blood test may help patients with risks for heart disease

For at-risk patients, a simple screening and management program can be effective in preventing heart failure, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

13 Mar 2013

Trial evaluates ranolazine in patients with diabetes, coronary artery disease and angina

A commonly used anti-anginal drug reduces chest pain in patients with type 2 diabetes and appears to have a more pronounced effect in those with poorer glucose control, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

13 Mar 2013

Objections to sexual, reproductive rights language in CSW agreement are 'misguided'

"[W]hile sitting through events, debates and discussions in New York [at the Commission on the Status of Women meeting], my recurring thought was why, in 2013, are we still arguing over whether women should have ownership of their own bodies?" Liz Ford, deputy editor of the Guardian's global development website, asks in the newspaper's "Poverty Matters Blog."

13 Mar 2013

Japan provides $2.6M to UNICEF to aid Pakistan's polio eradication program

"The Government of Japan has extended a grant of 226 million Japanese Yen (approximately US$2.62 million) to Pakistan through UNICEF for supporting the polio eradication program in Pakistan," Agence France-Presse/Dawn.com reports.

13 Mar 2013

Maintaining high-quality CT colonography while reducing radiation dose is possible, finds study

A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found it's possible to maintain high-quality CT colonography diagnostic images while reducing the radiation dose.

13 Mar 2013

Study reveals impact of physician financial incentives and highlights importance of patient education

According to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, prostate cancer patients of urologists who own expensive radiation equipment are more likely to receive radiation treatment in lieu of surgery than patients treated by urologists without an ownership stake in the equipment.

13 Mar 2013

Roundup: N.Y. psychiatrists sue insurer over parity; Calif. lawmakers hear from families of prescription drug victims

News outlets cover health care developments in California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Missouri and New York.

13 Mar 2013

Report: Patients with mental health problems need culturally sensitive treatment

Members of the Deaf community who suffer from mental health problems need culturally sensitive treatment to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment, according to a report in the March Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

13 Mar 2013

Florida Senate committee rejects Medicaid expansion

The vote doesn't stop an expansion of coverage to the state's uninsured since the panel could make an alternative recommendation.

13 Mar 2013

Cleveland Clinic, Community Health Systems Inc. join forces for 'quality alliance'

The two well-known medical names say the collaboration is aimed at improving the quality of care while lowering costs at community hospitals across the nation.

13 Mar 2013

Research: Digoxin reduces hospital admission of older, acute heart failure patients

Digoxin significantly reduces the likelihood of hospital admission due to all causes among ambulatory older patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

13 Mar 2013

Health Care News and Research

Judge blocks NYC's big gulp ban, Bloomberg vows appeal

Ryan's budget plan -- to be released today -- reprises 2012 election issues with Medicare, Medicaid changes

Senate Democrats to take up government funding bill

Thanking Japan for its commitment to the Global Fund

Viewpoints: 'Grim' backlog at VA; Feds should stay away from reforming medical malpractice

Ryan says critics of his budget need to offer 'credible alternative' for Medicare; Opponents blast plan as repeat of failed past efforts

Recently employees from SCCA and Fred Hutch receive health care awards

New York Times reports on controversy surrounding Syrian aid; WFP to feed 2.5M people in Syria by April

Health law challenges leave some Democrats complaining -- in public, even

Study shows simple blood test may help patients with risks for heart disease

Trial evaluates ranolazine in patients with diabetes, coronary artery disease and angina

Objections to sexual, reproductive rights language in CSW agreement are 'misguided'

Japan provides $2.6M to UNICEF to aid Pakistan's polio eradication program

Maintaining high-quality CT colonography while reducing radiation dose is possible, finds study

Study reveals impact of physician financial incentives and highlights importance of patient education

Roundup: N.Y. psychiatrists sue insurer over parity; Calif. lawmakers hear from families of prescription drug victims

Report: Patients with mental health problems need culturally sensitive treatment

Florida Senate committee rejects Medicaid expansion

Cleveland Clinic, Community Health Systems Inc. join forces for 'quality alliance'

Research: Digoxin reduces hospital admission of older, acute heart failure patients

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