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Viewpoints: Both parties swinging for the fences on health law decision; GOP once supported universal care; Sarah Palin's latest 'whopper'

The ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold most of the health law has put the controversy squarely back on the parties' agendas for the November elections.

2 Jul 2012

Site of care linked to racial imaging disparities in stroke

Patients with stroke are less likely to undergo carotid artery imaging if they are treated at a hospital that serves a population with a high proportion of minority ethnicities, say researchers.

2 Jul 2012

Is the individual mandate payment penalty a tax?

As the dust settles after the Supreme Court speaks, the debate regarding this key element of the decision continues to claim the spotlight.

2 Jul 2012

Prostate Cancer Center of New Jersey earns ACR-ASTRO accreditation in radiation oncology

The Prostate Cancer Center of New Jersey, a partnership between AKSM/Oncology and the Urology Group of New Jersey (UGNJ), is the latest in a rapidly growing list of prostate-only treatment centers to earn the high honor of a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology.

2 Jul 2012

State roundup: Bumpy managed care transition in Calif.

A selection of health policy stories from California, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Minnesota.

2 Jul 2012

High Court's Medicaid decision could have long-term repercussions

Leaders in some Republican states have already indicated that they will abandon the health law's Medicaid expansion after last week's Supreme Court decision on this part of the health law.

2 Jul 2012

NCQA certifies vielife for fifth consecutive year

vielife has received certification for the fifth consecutive year from the U.S.-based National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in the categories of Health Appraisals and Self Management Tools.

2 Jul 2012

Health law debate spins on Sunday talk shows

With the Supreme Court decision still fresh, congressional leaders and administration officials went on the Sunday talk shows to press their points on the health law.

2 Jul 2012

Political cartoon: 'Super-Size Hero?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Super-Size Hero?" by Rick McKee.

2 Jul 2012

Fact sheet on U.S. government's global health work in Haiti

The U.S. State Department's Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator last week published a fact sheet on the U.S. government's global health work in Haiti.

2 Jul 2012

Working to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

As part of a monthly series of posts guest edited by FHI 360 on behalf of USAID'S Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG), this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog by Primrose Nanchani Manyalo, a field officer at Restless Development, discusses how "adolescent pregnancy is a harsh reality that many young girls encounter."

2 Jul 2012

Pediatric pain still common in hospitals

Despite advances in the understanding and treatment of pediatric pain, many hospitalized children continue to experience serious pain, according to a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study published online ahead of print in the journal Pain Management Nursing.

2 Jul 2012

July issue of WHO Bulletin available online

The July issue of the WHO Bulletin features an editorial on meeting the challenges of women's health beyond reproduction;

2 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 2, 2012

Today's headlines detail the latest news, developments, analysis and fallout from last week's Supreme Court health law decision.

2 Jul 2012

Early brain changes predict chances of developing chronic pain

When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track participants with a new back injury has found the chronic pain is all in their heads -- quite literally.

2 Jul 2012

Study tracks changes in spending, prices, and use of health care services by children

Spending on health care for children grew faster than spending for adults between 2007 and 2010 due to increasing prices for all categories of goods and services, finds a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

2 Jul 2012

Currently available online information about abdominal aortic aneurysms need improvement

During the last decade use of the Internet has begun to pervade all aspects of modern life, including an "e-health revolution" where patients may research health issues online before seeking professional consultation. However according to researchers from Leeds in the United Kingdom (U.K), the quality and readability of online patient information specifically for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is poor and requires significant improvement.

2 Jul 2012

Rutgers explains significance of Supreme Court upholding the health care law

The Supreme Court upheld the core of President Obama's health care overhaul, ruling that the government can require all Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty.

2 Jul 2012

AACN selects six Indianapolis hospitals for rollout of Clinical Scene Investigator Academy

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has selected six Indianapolis hospitals as the initial participants to launch its hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program.

2 Jul 2012

Boehner says GOP 'resolved' to overturn health law; Pelosi calls effort 'unrealistic'

[House Speaker John Boehner] said the Supreme Court ruling, which defined the mandate as a tax, strengthened his "resolve" to get rid of the law. "All it really does is strengthen my resolve and resolve of Republicans here in Washington to repeal this awful law," Boehner said.

2 Jul 2012