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Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

Leading healthcare advocates and civil justice groups today urged legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to pass SB 726 (Ashburn), legislation that would expand and extend a pilot program under the Medical Board of California, allowing hospitals in rural and low-income communities to directly employ needed physicians.

4 Mar 2010

DNC Chairman echoes President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish health insurance reforms

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine today echoed the President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish the job and deliver hard-working Americans the health insurance reforms they so desperately need.

4 Mar 2010

AARDA report examining current state of AD released at the National Autoimmune Diseases Summit

A groundbreaking new report from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, examining the current state of autoimmune disease (AD) and its economic and social impact globally and in the U.S., was released today at the National Autoimmune Diseases Summit: The Global State of Autoimmunity Today, held to kick-off National Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month.

4 Mar 2010

Philadelphia FRESH project: Door to door smoking cessation treatment for smokers with young children

In underserved areas like North Philadelphia, existing research shows a nearly 10 percent higher smoking rate than in the general population, with a lower quit rate to boot. The consequences of this public health problem are magnified for new mothers that smoke, as they also expose their babies to the ill effects of second-hand smoke.

4 Mar 2010

UNAIDS launches plan to address gender equality, HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS on Tuesday launched a five-year initiative to help tackle gender inequalities and human rights violations that increase the vulnerability of women worldwide to HIV/AIDS, BBC reports (3/3).

4 Mar 2010

Phase III GOG-212 clinical trial of CTI's OPAXIO for ovarian cancer: Enrollment to continue

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that CTI received a statement on March 1, 2010 from the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) leadership that the phase III GOG-212 clinical trial of CTI's OPAXIO™ used as maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer remains a high priority and enrollment will continue. The GOG made the statement to clarify that the recent results of the GOG-218 clinical trial bevacizumab in maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer has not influenced the importance of completing the GOG-212 clinical trial.

4 Mar 2010

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

The Kansas Health Institute has a package of stories about a malpractice case being considered by the Kansas Supreme Court in which the justices could determine if the state's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional. The case involves Amy Miller, who underwent surgery to have an ovary removed. But the surgeon took the wrong ovary and later she had the second one taken out.

4 Mar 2010

Low-income children and adults at several California sites to receive free dental care

Nearly 28 percent of California's children have untreated tooth decay, according to the 2006 California Smile Survey, Mommy It Hurts to Chew. Families with low incomes and people with complex medical conditions face considerable barriers to obtaining dental care and have significantly worse oral health than other segments of the population.

4 Mar 2010

U.N. aid efforts lack coordination with local groups in Haiti, report says

A Refugees International report, released on Tuesday, says U.N. aid efforts in Haiti since the earthquake have not been sufficiently coordinated with local groups, the New York Times reports. Among other things, the lack of coordinated response has enabled sexual abuse of women and girls in temporary camps, according to Emilie Parry, an aid consultant who helped write the report.

4 Mar 2010

Medical ID thefts can harm patients' health; Prosecutors go after Medicare fraud

NPR/KSMU: "Experts say a different type of identity theft is on the rise -- one that could compromise both the victim's credit and physical safety. Patients using someone else's name, Social Security number or insurance card to get health care could risk their victim's health if inaccurate information, such as blood type and medications, is recorded on the victim's chart."

4 Mar 2010

Also in Global Health News: U.S. Ambassador to U.N.; Male circumcision; River blindness in Ecuador; Nursing shortage in Caribbean; Maternal health in Bolivia; Drug-resistant TB in North Korea; Cholera vaccine

Betty King reported to her new position as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. "Washington's Geneva mission had been without an ambassador since Warren W. Tichenor left his post on Jan. 20, 2009 - when Barack Obama was sworn in as president," according to the news service (3/3).

4 Mar 2010

Clinton delivers satellite phones as Chile earthquake, tsunami recovery continues

part of her trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton handed out 25 satellite phones on Tuesday in Chile and said the U.S. would help "in any way the government of Chile asks us to," the Washington Times reports (3/3).

4 Mar 2010

Women face VA obstacles in treatment for war disorders

Women are saying they face roadblocks to care when they seek treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals, even as they return in record numbers from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, ABC News reports.

4 Mar 2010

Bozeman Deaconess Hospital enters into affiliation agreement with SCCA Network

Bozeman Deaconess Hospital in Bozeman, Montana, has joined the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Network to become the ninth Northwest community healthcare facility to enter into an affiliation agreement with the SCCA. The SCCA Network provides a structured program for supporting community-based oncology services to advance the level of care, including making leading-edge clinical trials available to local patients and offering continuing medical education to local health care providers.

4 Mar 2010

Clear One Health Plans launches Natural Health Plan for Oregon residents

Clear One Health Plans, Inc. today announced the launch of the first Natural Health Plan that focuses on holistic health insurance available in the state of Oregon. The new Natural Health Plan is available throughout the state of Oregon beginning February 1, 2010 to Oregon residents and is specifically designed with an emphasis on alternative medicine such as naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutraceuticals (vitamins and minerals).

4 Mar 2010

Every medical facility within health system now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect

Kaiser Permanente announced today that every medical facility within the health system is now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®, the largest private sector electronic health record in the world.

4 Mar 2010

Meeting addresses how to improve HIV/AIDS surveillance in Asia

A five-day workshop that opened Monday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will address ways to improve HIV/AIDS surveillance in the Asia region, Viet Nam News reports.

4 Mar 2010

White House unveils new health care legislation that leaves abortion funding intact

Today the White House unveiled new health care legislation that leaves the Senate abortion funding intact. When confronted with this fact by Minority Leader John Boehner, President Obama dismissed fact as mere talking points and "untrue." Speaker Pelosi continued this falsehood when she insisted that the health bills do not fund abortion.

4 Mar 2010

Lawmakers work on Medicare drug and mental health legislation

House Democrats are preparing to introduce legislation on Medicare drug prices and an effort to tackle some individual health issues while Congress debates a comprehensive bill.

4 Mar 2010

Study on role of recorded ODLs in improving clinical care for low-weight babies: RWJF awards $480,000 grant

Researchers at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and UC Irvine will monitor the day-to-day health of low-birth-weight babies and their parents as part of a comprehensive initiative designed to combat chronic illnesses associated with low-weight births.

4 Mar 2010

Health Care News and Research

Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

DNC Chairman echoes President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish health insurance reforms

AARDA report examining current state of AD released at the National Autoimmune Diseases Summit

Philadelphia FRESH project: Door to door smoking cessation treatment for smokers with young children

UNAIDS launches plan to address gender equality, HIV/AIDS

Phase III GOG-212 clinical trial of CTI's OPAXIO for ovarian cancer: Enrollment to continue

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

Low-income children and adults at several California sites to receive free dental care

U.N. aid efforts lack coordination with local groups in Haiti, report says

Medical ID thefts can harm patients' health; Prosecutors go after Medicare fraud

Also in Global Health News: U.S. Ambassador to U.N.; Male circumcision; River blindness in Ecuador; Nursing shortage in Caribbean; Maternal health in Bolivia; Drug-resistant TB in North Korea; Cholera vaccine

Clinton delivers satellite phones as Chile earthquake, tsunami recovery continues

Women face VA obstacles in treatment for war disorders

Bozeman Deaconess Hospital enters into affiliation agreement with SCCA Network

Clear One Health Plans launches Natural Health Plan for Oregon residents

Every medical facility within health system now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect

Meeting addresses how to improve HIV/AIDS surveillance in Asia

White House unveils new health care legislation that leaves abortion funding intact

Lawmakers work on Medicare drug and mental health legislation

Study on role of recorded ODLs in improving clinical care for low-weight babies: RWJF awards $480,000 grant

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