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Lesser rates of kidney/pancreas transplants for African Americans: Is physician bias the reason?

Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Georgetown University Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, and colleagues explore this phenomenon in the November issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.

10 Nov 2009

Consortium of researchers produce a special issue that examines healthcare disparities affecting minorities

The Latino population is the nation's largest minority group at an estimated 47 million in 2008 and is predicted to make up 30% of the US population by 2050. At the same time, chronic diseases among Latinos are on the rise and require long-range strategies to prevent and clinically manage. Understanding the healthcare of this fastest growing population is critical to the healthcare debate and reform initiatives.

10 Nov 2009

Groundbreaking technologies and design innovations can improve older people's quality of life

A 2,600 foot model home unveiled today transforms the idea of aging in place by using groundbreaking technologies and design innovations that make it possible for more older adults to remain independent and at home for longer. This one-of-a-kind home is on display at McCormick Place in Chicago as part of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging's (AAHSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition from November 9-11.

10 Nov 2009

Higher investment of physicians' time may be required to deliver high-quality care

Adult primary care visits have increased in quality, duration and frequency between 1997 and 2005, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

10 Nov 2009

Speaker Pelosi praises H.R. 3962 that will improve Medicaid access to HIV/AIDS-affected people

"Effective drug treatments have improved both health and quality of life for thousands of Americans living with HIV/AIDS. However, many uninsured, low-income HIV-positive individuals still do not have access to these life-saving medications because they generally do not meet Medicaid requirements until becoming disabled by full-blown AIDS.

10 Nov 2009

Cannabinoid medicine: Challenges for health care providers and its potential benefits for patients

Groundbreaking articles in current issues of Journal of Opioid Management, for the first time explore, in depth, the emergence of cannabinoid medicine, its challenges for health care providers and its potential benefits for patients.

10 Nov 2009

Patient quality improvements a must for obtaining federal EHR stimulus fund, urge members of Congress

Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D, RI) and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D, TX) have taken the lead in urging their fellow members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require patient quality improvements as a prerequisite to obtaining federal electronic health record (EHR) stimulus funds.

10 Nov 2009

"Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads" report from MarketResearch.com

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Kalorama Information's new report "Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads," to their collection of In Vitro Diagnostics market reports.

10 Nov 2009

Computerized alerts induce clinicians to prescribe comparable generic equivalents

Simple computerized alerts can help curb the impulse to prescribe unnecessarily expensive, heavily marketed drugs. A study in the August issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine found that when clinicians received computerized alerts, which compared medication brands, they changed 23.3 percent of prescriptions for four heavily marketed sleep medications to comparable generic equivalents.

10 Nov 2009

Sodexo reports fiscal 2009 financial results

Sodexo’s (PARIS:SW) (OTCBB:SDXAY) Board of Directors met on November 6, 2009 under the chairmanship of Pierre Bellon to close the accounts for the year ended August 31, 2009. Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer, presented the financial results for Fiscal 2009.

10 Nov 2009

Members of Congress who voted "no" on health care reform legislation received $2.3 million more in donations

Members of Congress who noted "no" on health care reform legislation late Saturday night have received $2.3 million more in campaign donations from health insurance interests than those who voted in favor of the legislation to overhaul of the nation's health care system, according to analysis released by a coalition of campaign reform groups.

10 Nov 2009

Affordable health care can save millions of women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa

The lives of almost 4 million women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa could be saved every year if well-established, affordable health care interventions reached 90 percent of families, according to a joint report by the national science academies of seven African countries.

10 Nov 2009

UC San Diego to launch new multidisciplinary program on health and migration

The University of California, San Diego will lead a new Center of Expertise on Migration and Health as one of three multi-campus initiatives launched by the University of California system under the auspices of the new UC Global Health Institute.

10 Nov 2009

Prepubertal boys with cancer can bank on their testicular tissue for preserving fertility

For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news-treatments that enable survival often cause infertility.

10 Nov 2009

AAPA commends the passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), representing more than 75,000 clinically practicing physician assistants (PAs) practicing in the United States, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing Saturday its health care reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

10 Nov 2009

House-passed abortion restrictions could stir up Senate's health reform debate

The Washington Post: "The abortion issue had been rumbling within the House Democratic caucus for weeks, but Saturday's votes revealed the depths of the fault lines. The amendment passed with the support of 64 Democrats, roughly a quarter of the party caucus." And with an eye on the Senate and eventual conference committee negotiations, abortion-rights supporters are now pledging to strip the amendment out of the underlying health bill.

10 Nov 2009

Narrow House vote is prologue to Senate health reform battle

The 220-215 pencil-thin margin of victory for the House Democrats' health reform bill foreshadows a potentially tougher fight in the Senate, The Wall Street Journal reports.

10 Nov 2009

Obama applauds House health bill passage, urges quick Senate action

President Obama is pressing the Senate to pass health care legislation as soon as possible. "The White House, growing concerned that the Congressional timetable for passing a health care overhaul could slip into next year, is stepping up pressure on the Senate for quick action, with President Obama appearing Sunday in the Rose Garden to call on senators to 'take up the baton and bring this effort to the finish line,'" The New York Times reports.

10 Nov 2009

Health policy experts review the House vote

Health policy experts hold different views on Saturday's House overhaul vote. Kaiser Health News collected some of their responses.

10 Nov 2009

Washington insurance program may be a national model, Massachusetts may expand autism services

News outlets report on health issues at the state level including a health insurance program in Washington State and a bill to increase coverage for autism services in Massachusetts.

10 Nov 2009

Health Care News and Research

Lesser rates of kidney/pancreas transplants for African Americans: Is physician bias the reason?

Consortium of researchers produce a special issue that examines healthcare disparities affecting minorities

Groundbreaking technologies and design innovations can improve older people's quality of life

Higher investment of physicians' time may be required to deliver high-quality care

Speaker Pelosi praises H.R. 3962 that will improve Medicaid access to HIV/AIDS-affected people

Cannabinoid medicine: Challenges for health care providers and its potential benefits for patients

Patient quality improvements a must for obtaining federal EHR stimulus fund, urge members of Congress

"Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads" report from MarketResearch.com

Computerized alerts induce clinicians to prescribe comparable generic equivalents

Sodexo reports fiscal 2009 financial results

Members of Congress who voted "no" on health care reform legislation received $2.3 million more in donations

Affordable health care can save millions of women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa

UC San Diego to launch new multidisciplinary program on health and migration

Prepubertal boys with cancer can bank on their testicular tissue for preserving fertility

AAPA commends the passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act

House-passed abortion restrictions could stir up Senate's health reform debate

Narrow House vote is prologue to Senate health reform battle

Obama applauds House health bill passage, urges quick Senate action

Health policy experts review the House vote

Washington insurance program may be a national model, Massachusetts may expand autism services

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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