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U.S. must take steps to rebuild trust broken by CIA's fake vaccination campaign in Pakistan

"The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio," Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, and Michael Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, write in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece, noting a number of polio workers have been killed in the country over the last month.

9 Jan 2013

Post-disaster disease myth diverted attention from cholera outbreak following Haiti earthquake

"Few post-disaster myths have a stronger hold on our imaginations than the specter of a follow-on epidemic ... But we can all take a deep, healthy breath: It's not true," Jonathan Katz, a journalist stationed in Haiti, writes in a PopSci opinion piece.

9 Jan 2013

Public health school deans condemn CIA's use of fake vaccination campaign in letter to Obama

"The deans of the nation's top public health schools sent a letter to President Obama on Monday condemning the Central Intelligence Agency's use of a vaccination campaign ruse in the hunt for Osama bin Laden," the New York Times reports.

9 Jan 2013

Uganda government continuing focus on HIV prevention, treatment, amid calls from groups to do more

"Uganda continues to fall short of achieving its goal of ensuring that 80 percent of people living with HIV receive antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) by 2015, according to the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC)," PlusNews reports.

9 Jan 2013

NEJM examines global disease eradication efforts

"Since the last case of naturally occurring smallpox, in 1977, there have been three major international conferences devoted to the concept of disease eradication," an article in the New England Journal of Medicine reports and includes "a brief review of five diseases selected for eradication or elimination that illustrate the potential benefits of such efforts and some of the challenges they pose."

9 Jan 2013

Brown University receives Irene Diamond Fund gift to launch major initiative on healthy aging

Brown University's Program in Public Health has received a gift from the Irene Diamond Fund to launch a major initiative on healthy aging.

9 Jan 2013

Patient requests, drug company ties likely to influence doctors' decision to prescribe name-brand drugs

When patients ask for a brand-name drug, many physicians give in rather than prescribe a generic, according to a nationwide survey, and in-office promotions to doctors increase the likelihood.

9 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: Health care and the 'crushing federal debt;' Optimism about 'grand bargain;' Iowa's premium increase request

The largest issue America will face in 2013 is health care. And it will only get larger. As the national conversation changes, we'll find that by year-end we're talking about it all the time, whether the ostensible topic is politics, government, the economy, our jobs, or our families. Health care will be the unavoidable topic. Medicare and Medicaid are the biggest element of our most serious national problem: crushing federal debt.

9 Jan 2013

USAID series examines risk reduction activities in Bangladesh

USAID's "IMPACTblog" introduces the newest installment of the agency's "Pounds of Prevention" series, which focuses on risk reduction activities in Bangladesh.

9 Jan 2013

Humanitarian conditions deteriorating in CAR, aid groups warn

"A rebel takeover of several key towns in the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed additional strain on humanitarian conditions that were already precarious due to years of armed conflict," IRIN reports.

9 Jan 2013

Mass. governor proposes new compounding pharmacy oversights

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is proposing the state exercise stricter control over compounding pharmacies by -- in part -- establishing new licensing requirements for the labs and letting the state assess fines against them if they break rules.

9 Jan 2013

Up to 1M people need food aid in Philippines areas hit by typhoon

"A month after Typhoon Bopha hit the southern Philippines, up to one million people need food assistance and thousands of others could be displaced for a second time, the United Nations says," AlertNet reports.

9 Jan 2013

Postpartum depression could impact health of babies in Ghana

Postpartum depression not only affects mothers but it could mean higher health risks for the baby - especially in low-income countries like Ghana where the condition isn't well-recognized, University of Michigan Health System research shows.

9 Jan 2013

Devex examines potential impact of 'fiscal cliff' legislation on foreign aid

"Now that U.S. President Barack Obama ... has signed hard-fought legislation to avert the much-dreaded fiscal cliff, details are emerging on what its impact may be on foreign aid spending," Devex reports.

9 Jan 2013

Onset of winter, lack of aid workers threaten delivery of Syrian humanitarian aid

Noting that the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) "estimates that 25 percent of Syria's population needs humanitarian relief," Rachel Brandenburg, a U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) program officer for the Middle East, writes in a USIP blog post, "Within Syria and around its borders, residents and those who've fled the fighting face dangerous shortages of food, fuel, medical supplies, and shelter."

8 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: Fla. Gov. fears Medicaid expansion as Idaho, Missouri and Colorado wrestle with issue ; Few acceptable options for improving Medicare

Twenty-three states, most led by Republican officials, have declared that they will not set up their own health insurance exchanges to help individuals and small businesses find affordable coverage. ... Residents of states where political leaders seem bent on frustrating or sabotaging the health care reforms might well be better off with a federally run exchange.

8 Jan 2013

Lack of knowledge key to poor disabled access in primary care

Research suggests that a lack of knowledge about available accessible medical equipment among practice administrators makes primary healthcare difficult to access for patients with disabilities.

8 Jan 2013

Patient participation in care (PCC) to be explored by Griffith's NCREN and Deakin University

Patient participation in care (PCC) could be a solution for the one in ten people who pick up a secondary illness or injury in hospital not related to their original condition.

8 Jan 2013

Support innovative financing mechanisms for global health

"Millions of lives are saved today in developing countries because of bold, innovative financing arrangements over last 10 years.

8 Jan 2013

Secretary of state nominee Sen. John Kerry would continue administration's focus on global health, food security, Devex reports

"President Barack Obama's 'perfect choice' for state secretary" -- Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) -- "is not only expected to advance the administration's agenda on global health and food security, but he might also lend new heft to efforts to rein in climate change, one of Kerry's long-time priorities, with a team of advisers that is expected to include several with a background in international development," Devex reports.

8 Jan 2013

Health Care News and Research

U.S. must take steps to rebuild trust broken by CIA's fake vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Post-disaster disease myth diverted attention from cholera outbreak following Haiti earthquake

Public health school deans condemn CIA's use of fake vaccination campaign in letter to Obama

Uganda government continuing focus on HIV prevention, treatment, amid calls from groups to do more

NEJM examines global disease eradication efforts

Brown University receives Irene Diamond Fund gift to launch major initiative on healthy aging

Patient requests, drug company ties likely to influence doctors' decision to prescribe name-brand drugs

Viewpoints: Health care and the 'crushing federal debt;' Optimism about 'grand bargain;' Iowa's premium increase request

USAID series examines risk reduction activities in Bangladesh

Humanitarian conditions deteriorating in CAR, aid groups warn

Mass. governor proposes new compounding pharmacy oversights

Up to 1M people need food aid in Philippines areas hit by typhoon

Postpartum depression could impact health of babies in Ghana

Devex examines potential impact of 'fiscal cliff' legislation on foreign aid

Onset of winter, lack of aid workers threaten delivery of Syrian humanitarian aid

Viewpoints: Fla. Gov. fears Medicaid expansion as Idaho, Missouri and Colorado wrestle with issue ; Few acceptable options for improving Medicare

Lack of knowledge key to poor disabled access in primary care

Patient participation in care (PCC) to be explored by Griffith's NCREN and Deakin University

Support innovative financing mechanisms for global health

Secretary of state nominee Sen. John Kerry would continue administration's focus on global health, food security, Devex reports

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