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ESHRE publishes position paper on intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction

The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published today (Thursday) a position paper related to intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction (IMAR).This particular type of assisted reproduction can raise various ethical and controversial issues, due to the involvement of a family member as a third party.

20 Jan 2011

UnitedHealth Group reports net earnings of $4.10 per share for 2010

UnitedHealth Group today reported fourth quarter and full year 2010 financial results, including strong revenue growth from both its Health Benefits and Health Services business platforms. Full year and fourth quarter 2010 net earnings were $4.10 per share and $0.94 per share, respectively.

20 Jan 2011

Ingenix announces formation of new Life Sciences division

Ingenix, a leading provider of health care information, technology and consulting services, today announced the formation of Ingenix Life Sciences, a newly-organized division that focuses Ingenix's capabilities in assisting life sciences clients to identify, analyze and measure the value of their products.

20 Jan 2011

inVentiv Health signs definitive agreement to purchase i3 clinical development businesses from Ingenix

inVentiv Health, a leading provider of outsourced clinical development, launch and commercial services to the global health care industry, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the i3 clinical development businesses from Ingenix.

20 Jan 2011

Significant portion of U.S. population does not have access to trauma care

A significant portion of the U.S. population does not have access to trauma care within an hours' drive, with certain vulnerable groups at higher risk of worse access, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

20 Jan 2011

NMDP selects Velos to supply new Product Fulfillment and CDR System

The National Marrow Donor Program announced today that it has selected Velos, a leading California health care software provider, to supply its new Product Fulfillment and Clinical Data Repository System.

20 Jan 2011

No robust conclusions possible on advantages or disadvantages of PET

Malignant gliomas are fast-growing brain tumours with poor prospects of recovery depending on disease stage. Experts hope that the examination of patients by means of positron emission tomography (PET) is more helpful in the choice of the right treatment than other procedures. In a final report the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has now investigated the benefit of PET in the detection of recurrences. According to this report, no robust conclusions are possible on the advantages or disadvantages of PET.

20 Jan 2011

Waters signs land-purchase agreement with Royal Bank of Scotland for new MS Headquarters in UK

Waters Corporation today announced it signed a land-purchase agreement with The Royal Bank of Scotland for a new Mass Spectrometry Headquarters in Wilmslow, Cheshire, near Manchester, U.K.

20 Jan 2011

Party, policy leaders take key positions in fight over health overhaul's future

In a battle that has near- and long-term implications, party leaders flex their muscles. Meanwhile, centrists launch a new program to advance the development of state exchanges.

20 Jan 2011

Finland begins implementation of European biomedical research infrastructures

Finland starts the implementation of European biomedical research infrastructures (BMS ESFRIs) by investing in a national effort called Biomedinfra - a joint effort linking to the EU level initiatives in developing biobanking (BBMRI), bioinformatics (ELIXIR), and translational research (EATRIS) infrastructures. This investment follows the 3-year pan-European planning phase, and a Finnish 2 M€ pilot project for Biomedinfra completed in 2010.

20 Jan 2011

IMF aid substituting, not supplementing existing health spending, study finds

International Monetary Fund (IMF) "aid to some of the poorest countries [is] not being used to supplement existing spending on public health projects, but instead it often substitutes state spending," according to a study published in the International Journal of Health Services, Press Trust India/MSN reports.

20 Jan 2011

Supreme Court to hear arguments over Medicaid payments

At issue is whether California and other financially challenged states have the leeway to reduce Medicaid payments to doctors, hospitals and other medical providers.

20 Jan 2011

FDA unveils plan to improve marketing and review process for medical devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled a plan containing 25 actions it intends to implement during 2011 to improve the most common path to market for medical devices.

20 Jan 2011

Reform, repeal, replace ... looking behind the numbers and arguments

News outlets offer insights — and fact-checking — about the arguments surrounding the GOP effort to undo the health overhaul.

20 Jan 2011

ACT program receives $3.9 million Colorado grant to create whole-person health care systems

A new program designed to create comprehensive, integrated, whole-person health care systems for the people of Colorado has received a $3.9 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation.

20 Jan 2011

World Bank announces additional $5m grant to fight cholera in Haiti

The World Bank on Tuesday "announced a $15 million grant to Haiti to fight a persistent cholera epidemic," SAPA/Health24 reports. In a press release, the bank said it approved an additional $5 million to be added to a previously announced $10 million grant. "The funds, said the organisation in [the] statement, will go towards public campaigns to prevent infection and increase the capacity of Haiti's health ministry to deal with the emergency," the news service writes (1/19).

20 Jan 2011

Health care, financial reform skirt Obama review, the Wall Street journal reports

President Barack Obama's government-wide review of federal regulations will have little effect on two of the president's major regulatory victories: an overhaul of Wall Street and the health care market, according to a White House budget official.

20 Jan 2011

WHO Director-General expresses concern over public mistrust of vaccines

During the WHO's executive board meeting Monday, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan expressed concerns over what she called a "'worrisome' public mistrust of vaccines, following signs of a tail-off in flu vaccination," Agence France-Presse reports (1/18).

20 Jan 2011

Africa's economic expansion not strong enough to reach poverty MDG, U.N. report says

"Africa's economy expanded by 4.7 percent in 2010 and is expected to maintain similar growth over the next two years," according to the U.N.'s World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011 report, which was released Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports.

20 Jan 2011

Polls offer mixed views of Americans' views on health law, repeal

Varying polls offer slightly different takes on where the American public stands regarding the health overhaul, its impact on the economy and whether it should be undone. Democrats are stepping up to try to sway these opinions. Meanwhile, a vocal physician organization has stepped into the fray in opposition of the overhaul.

20 Jan 2011