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Washington state law requiring pharmacies stock emergency contraception is struck down

A federal judged ruled Wednesday that Washington can't require pharmacists to carry and give patients emergency contraception. Other cases included a whether a lesbian couple can share health benefits and challenge to a Mass. law on abortion buffer zones.

24 Feb 2012

South Sudan hoping NTD initiative will bring relief from high levels of disease, IRIN reports

"Decades of war, neglect, and lack of development have left South Sudan with nine out of 10 of th[e] key neglected tropical diseases [NTDs] -- all but Chagas disease, which is endemic to South America," and health workers in the new nation are hoping that the recent formation of a large public-private partnership to combat the diseases "will finally help to have an impact on South Sudan's appalling health indicators," IRIN reports.

24 Feb 2012

WHO urging Afghans to vaccinate children for measles following outbreak in western region

The WHO "is calling on all Afghans to vaccinate their children after a recent measles outbreak that has been made worse by severe weather that hampers access to immediate treatment as well as low immunization coverage," the U.N. News Centre reports.

24 Feb 2012

RCSI's 31st annual international conference addresses identity of nurses in medicine

Nurses' identity in medicine is being addressed at teh Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Conference. The conference is the longest established nursing conference of its kind in Europe.

24 Feb 2012

Scientists decode two new blood types

You probably know your blood type: A, B, AB or O. You may even know if you're Rhesus positive or negative. But how about the Langereis blood type? Or the Junior blood type? Positive or negative? Most people have never even heard of these.

24 Feb 2012

Global Fund releases more than $7M to South Africa following request from AIDS organizations

"More than seven months overdue, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria grant will finally be released to key South African AIDS organizations that have been struggling to survive," PlusNews writes, adding, "Some were on the verge of shutting down."

24 Feb 2012

Viewpoints: A missing contraception question, Obama's budget blind spot, NEJM on Medicare Advantage

David Brooks and Gail Collins discuss the surprising role debates over contraception, abortion and unwed mothers have played so far in the campaign.

23 Feb 2012

Medical homes offer model for better, less expensive health care

News outlets explore how emerging models for delivering care, such as patient-centered medical homes and dental therapists, can lead to lower costs and better access to care.

23 Feb 2012

New Fort Collins and Loveland medical offices for Kaiser Permanente Colorado

Kaiser Permanente Colorado, the state's largest non-profit health plan, has announced the locations of its new medical office buildings opening this fall in Fort Collins and Loveland.

23 Feb 2012

IHA disappointed over proposal to cut $2.7 billion from Illinois' Medicaid program

The Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) is disappointed by the Governor's proposal to cut $2.7 billion from Illinois' Medicaid program. This proposed cut, which is equal to 18 percent of total spending on Medicaid, will harm all Illinois residents.

23 Feb 2012

First Edition: February 23, 2012

Today's headlines include coverage of the health policy flashpoints during last night's GOP presidential primary debate.

23 Feb 2012

Supreme Court sends California Medicaid case back to Court of Appeals

The Supreme Court sent back to a lower court a case on whether Medicaid recipients and medical providers can sue California for cutting reimbursement rates in the healthcare program for low-income Americans. ... The case involved a plan by California's lawmakers in 2008 to slash Medicaid payments to doctors, hospitals and other medical providers to help reduce the state's massive budget deficit.

23 Feb 2012

Pfizer responds to CDC’S ACIP discussion related to use of Prevnar 13 in adults over 50

Pfizer Inc. issued the following statement in response to today's discussion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of Prevnar 13 (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine)in adults 50 years of age and older.

23 Feb 2012

Care Connectivity Consortium to demonstrate data exchange technology at 2012 HIMSS conference

Less than one year after announcing a new initiative to securely exchange electronic health data, the five innovative and leading health systems that make up the Care Connectivity Consortium, will demonstrate their data exchange technology and process at the 2012 Annual Health Information Management Systems Society Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Feb. 20-24.

23 Feb 2012

States wage internal battles to fund mental health systems, overhauls

States are grappling with funding mental health programs: Iowa lawmakers are fighting over how to pay for an overhaul of the system, Kansas' mental health workforce is dwindling and Illinois cuts endanger emergency care for the mentally ill.

23 Feb 2012

High-tech human patient simulation bolsters faculty teaching capacity and enhances clinical learning

To address the faculty shortage problem, schools of nursing are reexamining how they provide clinical education to undergraduate students to find ways to use faculty resources more efficiently so they can maintain student enrollment and meet the future need for nurses.

23 Feb 2012

Feds launch health insurance co-ops with $639 million in low-interest loans

Seven organizations received the funding, which is designed to advance the formation of health insurance co-operatives -- an alternative to the idea of a government-run public option and an entity to compete against private insurance plans.

23 Feb 2012

Sustainable funding needed to reduce Burma's HIV, TB treatment gap

"While international attention focuses on Burma, [also known as Myanmar,] a health crisis in the country looms large," Joe Billiveau, operations manager of Medecins Sans Frontieres' (MSF) operational center in Amsterdam, writes in this opinion piece in Bangkok's Nation.

23 Feb 2012

Scientific American examines Gates Foundation toilet-design initiative

"Advocates for universal access to and use of basic personal sanitation hope their efforts will get a big boost in August, when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation present several hygienic innovations developed through its Reinventing the Toilet Challenge," Scientific American reports in a feature article.

23 Feb 2012

Fair management, positive leadership can ameliorate job worries among elder care staff

For nurses working in elder care facilities, the type of facility ownership can affect job insecurity and stability, reports a paper in the March issue of Advances in Nursing Science. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

23 Feb 2012

Health Care News and Research

Washington state law requiring pharmacies stock emergency contraception is struck down

South Sudan hoping NTD initiative will bring relief from high levels of disease, IRIN reports

WHO urging Afghans to vaccinate children for measles following outbreak in western region

RCSI's 31st annual international conference addresses identity of nurses in medicine

Scientists decode two new blood types

Global Fund releases more than $7M to South Africa following request from AIDS organizations

Viewpoints: A missing contraception question, Obama's budget blind spot, NEJM on Medicare Advantage

Medical homes offer model for better, less expensive health care

New Fort Collins and Loveland medical offices for Kaiser Permanente Colorado

IHA disappointed over proposal to cut $2.7 billion from Illinois' Medicaid program

First Edition: February 23, 2012

Supreme Court sends California Medicaid case back to Court of Appeals

Pfizer responds to CDC’S ACIP discussion related to use of Prevnar 13 in adults over 50

Care Connectivity Consortium to demonstrate data exchange technology at 2012 HIMSS conference

States wage internal battles to fund mental health systems, overhauls

High-tech human patient simulation bolsters faculty teaching capacity and enhances clinical learning

Feds launch health insurance co-ops with $639 million in low-interest loans

Sustainable funding needed to reduce Burma's HIV, TB treatment gap

Scientific American examines Gates Foundation toilet-design initiative

Fair management, positive leadership can ameliorate job worries among elder care staff

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