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Longer looks: Understanding the mind; facebook depression; planning for a successful end of life

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

13 Sep 2013

Cardiologist receives $1.9M grant from PCORI to study mHealth services

Richard Katz, M.D., Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, professor of medicine, and director of the division of cardiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), has been awarded $1.9 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a three-year project to study the combined use of mobile phones and community health workers to enhance patient management of chronic disease.

13 Sep 2013

Marketing of health law goes mainstream

The Associated Press reports that applying for coverage in new online insurance marketplaces will feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase.

13 Sep 2013

For small companies and self-employed people, health law raises questions

This pair of stories from The Associated Press outlines how confusing the health law can be for both small business owners as well as the self-employed with high income.

13 Sep 2013

Federal data system for health exchanges passes a test

Reuters reports this system has now been tested and certified as secure. Meanwhile, Medicare beneficiaries are increasingly confused by the media blitz surrounding the law's new online insurance marketplaces.

13 Sep 2013

The final push for Obamacare

News outlets report on the ambitious plans of a handful of health insurance co-ops starting from scratch after being funded by the law, how smokers may be charged higher premiums if they don't take cessation classes and the challenge of explaining the law in multiple languages.

13 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 12, 2013

Today's headlines include a range of stories related to the politics and policies in play as Oct. 1 -- the health law's big day -- quickly approaches.

12 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Hopes for single payer system remain; GOP's move to tie debt ceiling to health law is dangerous; subsidy fraud must be stopped

With the Oct. 1 rollout of a major facet of the Affordable Care Act on the horizon, you'll be hearing a lot about the glitches, loopholes and shortcomings of this most important restructuring of America's healthcare system in our lifetimes.

12 Sep 2013

Federal officials, contractors give health exchange 'data hub' thumbs up

Several contractors gave positive reports about their readiness to launch the health law's new online marketplaces Oct. 1 at a House hearing Tuesday, although one expert predicted a "rocky start," and several Republicans said they were not reassured.

12 Sep 2013

Survival rules for young drivers to prevent accidental death and injuries

Anyone familiar with the devastating statistics knows that inexperience plus a driver's license can be a dangerous combination. For teen drivers, lives can be forever changed in an instant.

10 Sep 2013

Little STING could go long way in avoiding arthritis, type 1 diabetes, report researchers

A little STING could go a long way in helping treat or even avoid autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, researchers report.

10 Sep 2013

Many women don't get adequate treatment when it comes to labia reduction surgery

Americans, for unknown reasons, don't often speak about vaginal health concerns with the respect and intelligence that they deserve. Because of this embarrassment and reluctance to talk about these issues, many women don't get the adequate treatment they deserve and often need.

7 Sep 2013

Longer looks: Phenomenal growth of the Cleveland Clinic prompts hopes for the city; the bittersweet decision to donate organs

Delos M. "Toby" Cosgrove arrived at the Cleveland Clinic in 1975 as an "incredibly poor" 34-year-old dreaming of a life as a cardiac surgeon. … As the years passed he became well-known for pioneering the replacement of heart valves, eventually assuming the chair of the department of cardiothoracic surgery.

From Medtronic 5 Sep 2013

Medicaid pays for nearly 50% of 3.8 million births in US

Medicaid paid for nearly half of the 3.8 million births in the United States in 2010—an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today.

4 Sep 2013

New vaccine to protect against four strains of flu virus

For the first time, there will be a vaccine which protects against four strains of the flu virus. Until now, flu vaccines have only protected against three forms of the virus.

4 Sep 2013

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) research: an interview with Dr. Griffin Rodgers, NIDDK director

Chronic granulomatous disease, or CGD, is a diverse group of inherited diseases in which certain cells of the immune system have difficulty forming reactive oxygen compounds, most importantly superoxide radicals. These are used by these white blood cells to kill certain bacteria.

3 Sep 2013

Scientists estimate minimum of 320,000 viruses in mammals

Scientists estimate that there is a minimum of 320,000 viruses in mammals awaiting discovery. Collecting evidence of these viruses, or even a majority of them, they say, could provide information critical to early detection and mitigation of disease outbreaks in humans.

3 Sep 2013

Scientists determine new strategy to estimate total viral diversity in mammals

EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, and the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health announced a new strategy to identify the total number of wildlife viruses that could potentially cause emerging disease outbreaks that threaten both public and wildlife health.

3 Sep 2013

Crest Capital announces financing partnership with healthcare-industry software developer SOAPware

Crest Capital, one of the nation's leading software financing and leasing providers, has announced a financing partnership with healthcare-industry software developer SOAPware. The partnership will enable SOAPware's clients to finance their EHR related software suits through Crest Capital.

31 Aug 2013

Capsules: IRS ruling on same-sex couples has implications for health law; HHS will allow ‘unbanked’ people to use prepaid debit cards on exchanges; Americans have low health insurance literacy; covered California launches $80 million ad campaign

"The decision from the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service means that the income of legally married same-sex couples will be considered in determining eligibility for enrollment in the health law's Medicaid expansion and for subsidies to purchase coverage in the law's online marketplaces, or exchanges" (Carey, 8/30).

31 Aug 2013

L.L. News and Research

Longer looks: Understanding the mind; facebook depression; planning for a successful end of life

Cardiologist receives $1.9M grant from PCORI to study mHealth services

Marketing of health law goes mainstream

For small companies and self-employed people, health law raises questions

Federal data system for health exchanges passes a test

The final push for Obamacare

First Edition: September 12, 2013

Viewpoints: Hopes for single payer system remain; GOP's move to tie debt ceiling to health law is dangerous; subsidy fraud must be stopped

Federal officials, contractors give health exchange 'data hub' thumbs up

Survival rules for young drivers to prevent accidental death and injuries

Little STING could go long way in avoiding arthritis, type 1 diabetes, report researchers

Many women don't get adequate treatment when it comes to labia reduction surgery

Longer looks: Phenomenal growth of the Cleveland Clinic prompts hopes for the city; the bittersweet decision to donate organs

Medicaid pays for nearly 50% of 3.8 million births in US

New vaccine to protect against four strains of flu virus

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) research: an interview with Dr. Griffin Rodgers, NIDDK director

Scientists estimate minimum of 320,000 viruses in mammals

Scientists determine new strategy to estimate total viral diversity in mammals

Crest Capital announces financing partnership with healthcare-industry software developer SOAPware

Capsules: IRS ruling on same-sex couples has implications for health law; HHS will allow ‘unbanked’ people to use prepaid debit cards on exchanges; Americans have low health insurance literacy; covered California launches $80 million ad campaign

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