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Rep. Issa tussles with treasury dept. over health law subpeona

Treasury officials rejected the subpoena threat from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

30 Oct 2012

Study suggests 2004 lawsuit fueled big spending on epilepsy drugs

In 2004, Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, agreed to plead guilty and pay more than $430 million to settle charges it had illegally marketed the epilepsy drug Neurontin for unapproved uses.

30 Oct 2012

State roundup: Hurricane Sandy has east coast hospitals scrambling

Healthcare providers on the East Coast have spent the weekend preparing for Hurricane Sandy, with hospitals canceling elective surgeries and discharging patients to free up beds.

30 Oct 2012

Romney's vow to repeal health law will be hard to realize; Administration sets up national health plans

Political Pro examines the challenges the GOP presidential nominee would face to dismantle the health law, while the New York Times looks at the government's efforts to set up the nationwide plans mandated by the law.

30 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Friedman on why Democrats are really the 'pro-life' party; Myths about doctor-assisted suicide

Hard-line conservatives have gone to new extremes lately in opposing abortion. ... These are the authentic voices of an ever-more-assertive far-right Republican base that is intent on using uncompromising positions on abortion to not only unseat more centrist Republicans ... but to overturn the mainstream consensus in America on this issue.

30 Oct 2012

All health care workers should be vaccinated with annual flu vaccine to protect patients

All health care workers in health care institutions should be vaccinated with the annual influenza vaccine to protect patients, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

30 Oct 2012

Study analyzes decades of Medicare spending data for the elderly in the U.S., Canada

A study published in today's Archives of Internal Medicine finds that per capita Medicare spending on the elderly has grown nearly three times faster in the United States than in Canada since 1980.

30 Oct 2012

Notable Medicare lawsuit settlement could aid patients needing skilled nursing care, other types of therapy

News outlets explain how a recent Medicare settlement could have an important impact on people who need physical, occupational and other therapies for certain disabilities and chronic conditions.

30 Oct 2012

Cigna takes temporary steps to assist people in several states impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Global health service company Cigna is taking a number of temporary steps to assist people in several states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, including: Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

30 Oct 2012

Employees face sticker shock as more companies roll out high deductible insurance plans

Over the next 18 months, between one quarter and one half of Americans who get insurance coverage through their employers will pay more of their doctor bills themselves as companies roll out healthcare plans with higher deductibles, benefits consultants say.

29 Oct 2012

New prostate cancer therapy triggers questions about cost, effectiveness and safety

Because proton therapy can be targeted much more precisely, it should minimize any damage to sensitive nerves and tissue around the prostate.

29 Oct 2012

Medicare, health law are common themes in various House and Senate races

The Associated Press reports that outside spending -- which includes ads about Medicare and abortion rights -- are rocking various House campaigns. Plus: updates regarding Senate races in Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin.

29 Oct 2012

Planned Parenthood finds success in courts to block efforts to cut funding

News outlets report on the status of state efforts to block funding for Planned Parenthood.

29 Oct 2012

Insurers, hospital stocks register presidential election jitters

As polls show a virtual tie between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney, news outlets report on how the health care industry and those who are sick or uninsured are contemplating the possible outcomes.

29 Oct 2012

Competing endorsements for Obama, Romney; Health law's unfinished business on the ballot

Mr. Obama has achieved the most sweeping health care reforms since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The reform law takes a big step toward universal health coverage, a final piece in the social contract.

29 Oct 2012

The App That's Transforming Blood Banking

An interview with Celia Tombalankian, discussing the benefits of automation in blood banking and the development of a new blood banking app.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 29 Oct 2012

Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation receives $2.2 million grant

Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation (BIR) has received a $2.2 million grant extending for another five years the institute's designation as a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Model System site for traumatic brain injury.

29 Oct 2012

Administration working to get national health plans ready

The Obama administration will soon take on a new role as the sponsor of at least two nationwide health insurance plans to be operated under contract with the federal government and offered to consumers in every state. These multistate plans were included in President Obama's health care law as a substitute for a pure government-run health insurance program - the public option sought by many liberal Democrats and reviled by Republicans.

29 Oct 2012

FDA report says pharmacy knew about contamination problems

A federal inspection of a company whose tainted pain medicine has caused one of the worst public health drug disasters since the 1930s found greenish-yellow residue on sterilization equipment, surfaces coated with levels of mold and bacteria that exceeded the company's own environmental limits, and an air-conditioner that was shut off nightly despite the importance of controlling temperature and humidity.

29 Oct 2012

IRIN examines humanitarian response to Sahel food crisis

IRIN this week published two articles examining the humanitarian response to the Sahel food crisis, which "put an estimated 18.7 million people at risk of hunger and 1.1 million children at risk of severe malnutrition."

29 Oct 2012

Health Care News and Research

Rep. Issa tussles with treasury dept. over health law subpeona

Study suggests 2004 lawsuit fueled big spending on epilepsy drugs

State roundup: Hurricane Sandy has east coast hospitals scrambling

Romney's vow to repeal health law will be hard to realize; Administration sets up national health plans

Viewpoints: Friedman on why Democrats are really the 'pro-life' party; Myths about doctor-assisted suicide

All health care workers should be vaccinated with annual flu vaccine to protect patients

Study analyzes decades of Medicare spending data for the elderly in the U.S., Canada

Notable Medicare lawsuit settlement could aid patients needing skilled nursing care, other types of therapy

Cigna takes temporary steps to assist people in several states impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Employees face sticker shock as more companies roll out high deductible insurance plans

New prostate cancer therapy triggers questions about cost, effectiveness and safety

Medicare, health law are common themes in various House and Senate races

Planned Parenthood finds success in courts to block efforts to cut funding

Insurers, hospital stocks register presidential election jitters

Competing endorsements for Obama, Romney; Health law's unfinished business on the ballot

The App That's Transforming Blood Banking

Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation receives $2.2 million grant

Administration working to get national health plans ready

FDA report says pharmacy knew about contamination problems

IRIN examines humanitarian response to Sahel food crisis

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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