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CT scans more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods

A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods at identifying aggressive lung cancers in their most treatable stages.

31 Mar 2012

Insurers, employers react to idea of a health law without an individual mandate

Insurers' "worst nightmare" is that the Supreme Court would overturn the health law's insurance requirement but leave the rest of the overhaul intact. Employers are being advised to continue working toward meeting the law's deadlines.

31 Mar 2012

Epilepsy community welcomes IOM's new landmark study report

Responding to today's release of the Institute of Medicine 's (IOM) new report on the public health dimensions of the epilepsies, a cooperative group of professional and consumer organizations with special interest in epilepsy has issued the following joint statement.

31 Mar 2012

Perspectives: All this fuss about the word 'tax'; Civic lessons from the Supreme Court

It is now clear that the law will impose heavy burdens on state and family budgets and increasingly possible that its mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance or face penalties will be ruled unconstitutional. ... We and our Republican colleagues voted against the law two years ago and will continue to work toward a smarter, step-by-step solution that will make health care available to more Americans at a lower cost to the federal government, the states, and individuals seeking care.

31 Mar 2012

State roundup: Texas, Minn. scrutinize psychiatric care

U.S. Justice Department officials in Washington are weighing whether to investigate potential civil rights violations of psychiatric patients at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Sarah Saldaña, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said the review stems from news stories in The Dallas Morning News exposing cases of neglect, violence and questionable deaths.

31 Mar 2012

New report highlights numerous gaps in knowledge and management of epilepsy

A new report from the Institute of Medicine highlights numerous gaps in the knowledge and management of epilepsy and recommends actions for improving the lives of those with epilepsy and their families and promoting better understanding of the disorder.

31 Mar 2012

U.S. releases policy requiring dual-use biological research reviews amid bird flu debate

"The U.S. government on Thursday released a new policy that will require federal agencies to systematically review the potential risks associated with federally funded studies involving 15 'high consequence' pathogens and toxins, including the H5N1 avian influenza virus," Science Insider reports.

31 Mar 2012

Development spending in health sector can lead to improvements in other basic services

Global health expert Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee to the World Bank presidency, "is attracting criticism from those worried about the 'healthization' of the development field," Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a research fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in this post in the center's "Global Health Policy" blog.

31 Mar 2012

Panel discussion focuses on lessons learned from Bush administration foreign aid programs

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports on a panel discussion hosted on Wednesday by the Consensus for Development Reform and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network in Washington, D.C.

31 Mar 2012

Somaliland officials appeal for food aid, water for thousands of families affected by drought

"Officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, in northwestern Somalia, are appealing for food aid and potable water for thousands of families who have lost their livelihoods in the current drought," IRIN reports.

31 Mar 2012

ASI to present innovative technology solutions at ASA's Aging in America conference

Anthurium Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a technology and solutions company offering turnkey and custom in-the-cloud solutions that enable new health care delivery models, will present during the American Society on Aging (ASA)'s Aging in America, the largest multidisciplinary aging conference in the country.

31 Mar 2012

Ariz. hospitals drop Medicaid cuts lawsuit; Fla. Gov. signs controversial Medicaid bill

The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association has dropped a lawsuit challenging payment cuts from the state's Medicaid program. The hospital group in November sued the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to reverse a 5 percent cut in hospital payment rates.

31 Mar 2012

'Large-scale action' needed in Myanmar to prevent spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites

In this New York Times opinion piece, Frank Smithuis, director of Medical Action Myanmar in Yangon, and Nick White, professor of tropical medicine at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok, recount a brief history of the development of anti-malaria drugs and their contribution to "a significant global reduction in malaria" and note that this progress "is now threatened by the emergence of malaria parasites that are resistant to artemisinin on the Cambodia-Thailand border ..., the same place where chloroquine resistance emerged 50 years ago and spread across Asia and Africa to claim millions of lives."

31 Mar 2012

HHS Secretary announces six winners in HHSinnovates program

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced six winners in the HHSinnovates program today in a ceremony at HHS headquarters, saying all the entries "show a vibrant culture of innovation" within the department.

31 Mar 2012

Modern delivery practices contribute to increase in labor duration

Women take longer to give birth today than did women 50 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 140,000 deliveries conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The researchers could not identify all of the factors that accounted for the increase, but concluded that the change is likely due to changes in delivery room practice.

31 Mar 2012

Economics lessons for the court: Broccoli isn't the same as health care

Given the stakes, one might have expected all the court's members to be very careful in speaking about both health care realities and legal precedents. In reality, however, the second day of hearings suggested that the justices most hostile to the law don't understand, or choose not to understand, how insurance works.

31 Mar 2012

Accuray, University of Heidelberg enter multi-year master research and collaboration agreement

Accuray Incorporated, the premier radiation oncology company, announced today the signing of a multi-year master research and collaboration agreement with the University of Heidelberg, a luminary research institution located in Heidelberg, Germany that contributes to the city's top international position in therapy, research and science.

31 Mar 2012

Political cartoon: 'In Your Wallet?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "In Your Wallet?" By R.J. Matson.

31 Mar 2012

IPS reports on research study examining knowledge, beliefs of cervical cancer among Argentinian women

Inter Press Service reports on a research study conducted in Argentina that "explored women's knowledge and beliefs about cervical cancer, in the provinces with the highest mortality from this highly preventable form of cancer, to design more effective policies."

31 Mar 2012

USAID NTD Program funding cut by nearly 25% in proposed FY13 budget

"The United States Government has played a major role in ensuring that patients with certain [neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)] receive urgently needed treatments through the [USAID] NTD Program, while simultaneously being the largest funder of basic research for NTDs through the National Institutes of Health,"

30 Mar 2012

Health Care News and Research

CT scans more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods

Insurers, employers react to idea of a health law without an individual mandate

Epilepsy community welcomes IOM's new landmark study report

Perspectives: All this fuss about the word 'tax'; Civic lessons from the Supreme Court

State roundup: Texas, Minn. scrutinize psychiatric care

New report highlights numerous gaps in knowledge and management of epilepsy

U.S. releases policy requiring dual-use biological research reviews amid bird flu debate

Development spending in health sector can lead to improvements in other basic services

Panel discussion focuses on lessons learned from Bush administration foreign aid programs

Somaliland officials appeal for food aid, water for thousands of families affected by drought

ASI to present innovative technology solutions at ASA's Aging in America conference

Ariz. hospitals drop Medicaid cuts lawsuit; Fla. Gov. signs controversial Medicaid bill

'Large-scale action' needed in Myanmar to prevent spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites

HHS Secretary announces six winners in HHSinnovates program

Modern delivery practices contribute to increase in labor duration

Economics lessons for the court: Broccoli isn't the same as health care

Accuray, University of Heidelberg enter multi-year master research and collaboration agreement

Political cartoon: 'In Your Wallet?'

IPS reports on research study examining knowledge, beliefs of cervical cancer among Argentinian women

USAID NTD Program funding cut by nearly 25% in proposed FY13 budget

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