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HHS enrollment figures indicate sign-ups even in states where officials have opposed the health law

News outlets offer a sampling of state-specific health plan enrollment numbers. Even Oregon, with its non-working exchange, signed up more than 33,000 people.

14 Feb 2014

Indoor exposure to radon gas may cause of lung cancer

Pointing to startling statistics on lung cancer risks, child health and other experts in Canada are ramping up calls for families nationwide to test their homes for radon gas contamination.

14 Feb 2014

Indicted Colorado exchange director had been fully vetted, officials say

Colorado's Connect for Health director was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday after being indicted for stealing from her last employer. Meanwhile, the new head of Massachusetts' exchange pledges to fix it quickly, and Kansas navigators say they're overcoming healthcare.gov's rocky start.

14 Feb 2014

Healthcare.gov contractors scramble to recruit talent, continue computer system work

Meanwhile, even as efforts are ongoing to address the federal health exchange's back end computer issues, state marketplaces in Maryland, Oregon and Minnesota face challenges.

13 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 12, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about President Barack Obama's comments yesterday on his administration's decision to decision to give mid-sized businesses more time to comply with the health law's employer mandate.

12 Feb 2014

PAREXEL launches marketing initiative to simplify journey from science to new treatments

As the global biopharmaceutical industry increasingly seeks to streamline the complex process of bringing new drugs to market, PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced the launch of a new marketing initiative that highlights the Company's proven approach to help clients simplify the journey from science to new treatments.

From Parexel 12 Feb 2014

New approach for reducing levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease

An innovative therapeutic strategy for reducing the levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease uses a new approach called exon skipping to remove the disease-causing component of the essential protein, huntingtin.

11 Feb 2014

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

Meanwhile, Maryland officials say the problems with that state's enrollment website are unlikely to be fixed before the March 31 enrollment deadline. Elsewhere, California is hiring more call center workers, and Illinois is reaching out to young adults with ads in the satirical online newspaper, The Onion.

11 Feb 2014

Prexion launches new company and product website

Prexion, Inc. a leader in dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanners and 3D viewing software, announced its launch of a new company and product website.

11 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: The debate at AOL about a baby's medical costs; Gov. Jindal says economy's verdict on health law is not good

Late last week, Tim Armstrong, the chief executive officer of AOL, landed himself in a media firestorm when he held a town hall with employees to explain why he was paring their retirement benefits. After initially blaming Obamacare for driving up the company's health care costs, he pointed the finger at an unlikely target: babies. Specifically, my baby. ... ... She weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces. ... I take issue with how he reduced my daughter to a "distressed baby" who cost the company too much money. How he blamed the saving of her life for his decision to scale back employee benefits. How he exposed the most searing experience of our lives, one that my husband and I still struggle to discuss with anyone but each other, for no other purpose than an absurd justification for corporate cost-cutting (Deanna Fei, 2/9)

11 Feb 2014

UT Arlington professor's book explores why international organizations take time to solve foreign conflicts

The wait for international intervention can seem like an eternity for countries crippled by violence. Conflicts in places such as Kosovo, Libya, Rwanda and Syria claimed hundreds of thousands of lives while diplomats debated international action.

10 Feb 2014

New combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system improves treatment for prostate cancer patients

A new combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system can result in fewer biopsies and better treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients.

10 Feb 2014

Leaving behind Medicaid expansion leaves coverage gaps, hospitals short on payments

The Wall Street Journal examines the gap created by some states deciding not to expand their Medicaid programs and what that decision means for hospitals' bottom lines. Also, Republican lawmakers consider "bailouts" for hospitals after they decided not to expand Medicaid. In the meantime, Arkansas' lawmakers get ready to debate the state's Medicaid experiment.

10 Feb 2014

Budget issues begin to cloud outlook for state exchanges

The Associated Press reports that questions are emerging about how these online marketplaces will operate under the current financing model. Also, the latest news on exchanges from California, Oregon and Florida.

10 Feb 2014

Critics continue efforts to limit health law navigators

In Georgia, some navigator events were canceled after health law opponents held a protest at one and posted other events on its website, urging more protests. In South Dakota, meanwhile, a lawmaker introduced a bill to require state registration and background checks of the insurance guides. And a New Hampshire hospital that was excluded from Anthem's network is in the news because it is challenging that decision.

10 Feb 2014

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HHS enrollment figures indicate sign-ups even in states where officials have opposed the health law

Indoor exposure to radon gas may cause of lung cancer

Indicted Colorado exchange director had been fully vetted, officials say

Healthcare.gov contractors scramble to recruit talent, continue computer system work

First Edition: February 12, 2014

PAREXEL launches marketing initiative to simplify journey from science to new treatments

New approach for reducing levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

Prexion launches new company and product website

Viewpoints: The debate at AOL about a baby's medical costs; Gov. Jindal says economy's verdict on health law is not good

UT Arlington professor's book explores why international organizations take time to solve foreign conflicts

New combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system improves treatment for prostate cancer patients

Leaving behind Medicaid expansion leaves coverage gaps, hospitals short on payments

Budget issues begin to cloud outlook for state exchanges

Critics continue efforts to limit health law navigators

First Edition: February 10, 2014

pSivida announces financial results for second quarter 2014

Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon attempt to boot up exchanges

Mallinckrodt’s net sales increase $540.2M to 7.2% in first quarter 2014

RxWiki launches digital medication resource

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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