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Blog examines PEPFAR restrictions regarding family planning

"Though the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been touted as one of our nation's most successful initiatives in global health (and certainly one of President George W. Bush's most positive legacies) it continues to miss the mark" when it comes to family planning, global gender specialist and freelance writer Jessica Mack writes in KPLU 88.5's "Humanosphere" blog.

29 Oct 2012

Senate investigation culminates in report criticizing Medtronic

The Senate Finance Committee alleges that the medical technology company played a hidden role in drafting studies about one of its products.

29 Oct 2012

HHS fraud squad digging into allegations of EHR overbilling

The fraud squad of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mailed out a 54-question survey that digs into widespread allegations of Medicare overbilling committed with electronic health records (EHRs).

29 Oct 2012

Entrepreneurship, innovation can help solve global health challenges

"I've always believed that bringing together the world's brightest minds to help solve the significant and complex crises we face as a global society is the best way to effect change in the world and that is how I envision re-imagining the future of Global Health," entrepreneur Naveen Jain, founder of World Innovation Institute, Moon Express, inome, and InfoSpace, writes in a Forbes opinion piece.

29 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 29, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about how the presidential election's outcome could impact the insurance industry as well as the fate of people who are sick or uninsured.

29 Oct 2012

In Wisconsin Senate race, Thompson finds old political magic hard to restore

Thompson, who served as governor for 14 years, once backed the Medicare plan advanced by Republican vice presidential pick Paul Ryan but has sinced developed his own approach to revamp the health insurance program for older people. His opponent, Tammy Baldwin, once advocated for a single-payer health system but now says she will focus instead on implementing the health law.

29 Oct 2012

Federal appeals court won't hear Planned Parenthood appeal of Texas defunding

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the state would move immediately to stop providing any funding for Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide abortions.

29 Oct 2012

Drug company to pay $95M to settle allegations of improper promotions for three drugs

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $95 million to settle allegations that the company promoted three drugs for uses that were not medically accepted, the government announced Thursday.

29 Oct 2012

Medicaid expansion finds advocates, dueling candidates and roadblocks around America

The health law's Medicaid expansion -- and its cost to state bottom lines -- is making news among lawmakers, candidates and advocates in Kansas, Washington state, South Carolina and Arizona.

29 Oct 2012

Examining human rights program integration into national HIV plans

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance has been providing technical support for UNAIDS since 2011 to assist policymakers in integrating human rights programs into National Strategic Plans for HIV, the organization's blog states and notes, "As part of the project, three regional workshops were held for: East and Southern Africa; the Middle East and North Africa; and the Asia/Pacific regions."

29 Oct 2012

Health care concerns play big among swing state voters

'Obamacare' continues to grab headlines as President Barack Obama embraces it and Republicans launch a critical Ohio ad campaign.

29 Oct 2012

Neuraxial anesthesia should be promoted for bilateral total knee replacements: HSS

Using regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions in patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City.

29 Oct 2012

Growth in Medicaid slows

A new report shows that improvement in the economy helped curb enrollment in the health care program for low-income people.

29 Oct 2012

NPR series on polio examines obstacles to eradicating disease in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria

In its ongoing series examining efforts to eradicate polio, NPR health editor Joe Neel and Jason Beaubien, a global health and development correspondent for the news service, on Thursday spoke with "Talk of the Nation" host Neil Conan about obstacles to stamping out polio in the three countries where the disease persists -- Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria.

29 Oct 2012

Partners in Health Haitian food security program easily 'transplanted' to other areas suffering malnutrition

"It has been said that hundreds of thousands of dollars and equally as many hours have been spent searching for a cure for malnutrition," Gillaine Warne, director of Zanmi Agrikol, the agricultural arm of Partners In Health that operates in Haiti, writes in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

29 Oct 2012

Improving global maternal mortality, women's health and related U.S. foreign policy

In the Center for Strategic & International Studies' "Smart Global Health" blog, Phillip Nieburg, senior associate of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, discusses a recent report he wrote, titled "Improving Maternal Mortality and Other Aspects of Women's Health: The United States' Global Role," "that addresses key challenges to improving maternal mortality and women's health worldwide and talks about what the related priorities of U.S. foreign policy should be."

29 Oct 2012

Health Care News and Research

Blog examines PEPFAR restrictions regarding family planning

Senate investigation culminates in report criticizing Medtronic

HHS fraud squad digging into allegations of EHR overbilling

Entrepreneurship, innovation can help solve global health challenges

First Edition: October 29, 2012

In Wisconsin Senate race, Thompson finds old political magic hard to restore

Federal appeals court won't hear Planned Parenthood appeal of Texas defunding

Drug company to pay $95M to settle allegations of improper promotions for three drugs

Medicaid expansion finds advocates, dueling candidates and roadblocks around America

Examining human rights program integration into national HIV plans

Health care concerns play big among swing state voters

Neuraxial anesthesia should be promoted for bilateral total knee replacements: HSS

Growth in Medicaid slows

NPR series on polio examines obstacles to eradicating disease in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria

Partners in Health Haitian food security program easily 'transplanted' to other areas suffering malnutrition

Improving global maternal mortality, women's health and related U.S. foreign policy

New HIV test for babies differs from conventional test, delivers diagnosis in less than an hour

Deutsche Welle examines emerging markets in developing countries for pharmaceutical industry

Business leaders urge deficit deal that includes taxes, cutting Medicare and Medicaid spending

HHS: Seniors saved $5B on prescription costs thanks to health law; Obama challenges Roberts on ACA ruling

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