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CHI's first symposium to increase the understanding of its role in performing human immunologic studies

NIH’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s CENTER FOR HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY (CHI) announces the first Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge Symposium. This two-day meeting will be held September 3-4, 2009 on the NIH Campus.

28 Aug 2009

Town halls: Even tempers prevail in Wisconsin, but not Phoenix

In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis, encountered something Democrats may have become unaccustomed to: "a fairly even-tempered crowd" at an "intimate" town hall meeting, Roll Call reports. Kind voted against the reform proposal in the House Ways and Means Committee, but defended current incarnations of the overhaul package during a meeting with local business owners and state National Federation of Independent Business representatives.

28 Aug 2009

Lawmakers debate the merits of cooperatives in health care

Legislators debate the merits of cooperatives as an alternative to the government-run public plan being advocated by some Democrats. Some point out that the rural electric co-ops, which were successful in bringing power to swaths of rural America, come at a high cost.

28 Aug 2009

AAPS and CURE file a free speech lawsuit against the White House

The Office of the President and other White House officials are defendants in a free speech lawsuit filed by a prominent physician group, and a non-profit advocate for inner-city poor.

28 Aug 2009

AgaMatrix educates health care professionals and patients on the importance of blood glucose meter accuracy

AgaMatrix, Inc., the makers of WaveSense blood glucose meters, announced today their continued commitment to educate health care professionals and patients on the importance of blood glucose meter (BGM) accuracy for all patients.

28 Aug 2009

Governor Schwarzenegger’s successful public private partnerships to help 2,000 students gain employment in the healthcare field

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s successful public private partnerships under the California Nurse Education Initiative and the Governor’s Allied Health Initiative will continue to expand and implement academic programs within the health care professions beginning August 2009.

28 Aug 2009

Also in global health news: NTD study; false cholera cases in Zimbabwe; contaminated water in Kenya; doctor's strike ends

UPI reports on a recent review article in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases that analyzed the toll of neglected tropical diseases on populations in sub-Saharan Africa. "Researchers said helminth (parasitic worm) infections account for approximately 85 percent of the neglected tropical diseases, which overall might be equivalent to more than double that caused by tuberculosis and as much as half of the area's malaria disease burden," the news service writes (8/26).

28 Aug 2009

$3 million grant to help Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center to continue cutting-edge research

The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center (PI) is very excited to announce the receipt of a $3 million challenge grant from the Brin Foundation as the lead gift in the PI's $15 million Capital Campaign - "A Campaign to Conquer Parkinson's Disease." The "Challenge" feature of the grant invites individuals, foundations and corporations to partner with the Brin Foundation in support of Parkinson's research.

28 Aug 2009

Brazil emerges as country with highest number of H1N1-related deaths

The H1N1 (swine) flu is blamed for 557 deaths in Brazil, "making it the country with the highest number of fatalities in the world from the disease," according to the country's health ministry, Agence France-Presse reports. "Brazil's health ministry said in a statement the government was freeing up one billion dollars to buy 73 million doses of a new vaccine being developed against swine flu, as well as Tamiflu stocks, hospital equipment and diagnostic gear," the news service writes (8/26).

28 Aug 2009

Kennedy death places leadership question mark on health care reform

NPR: "It was perhaps his biggest legislative disappointment that he hadn't managed to realize the goal of providing health insurance for every American. But along the way, he left a major mark on the nation's health care system" (Rovner, 8/26).

28 Aug 2009

Abortion questions continue in health reform debate

The Wall Street Journal reports: "Anti-abortion groups are gearing up for a battle in the fall over health-care legislation, another headache for Democrats who already face concerns about the measure's cost and reach. Most versions of the Democratic health plan would create subsidies for lower-income people to buy private health insurance.

27 Aug 2009

Study: Patients may face radioactive risk from imaging tests

"At least four million Americans under age 65 are exposed to high doses of radiation each year from medical imaging tests, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine," The New York Times reports. And about ten percent of those patients "receive very high doses, more than the maximum annual exposure allowed for nuclear power plant employees or anyone else who works with radioactive material." The study was based on a survey of nearly one million patients insured by UnitedHealthcare.

27 Aug 2009

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), an innovator in medical care, research and teaching, and Partners HealthCare System, an integrated health care delivery system with a tradition of IT excellence, today announced a collaborative agreement to jointly develop the next generation anatomic and clinical pathology based laboratory information system.

27 Aug 2009

First Edition: August 27, 2009

Today's news: Speculation begins regarding the impact Sen. Kennedy's death will have on the health reform debate and the Democrat's prospects for success.

27 Aug 2009

Four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred earn nine blue stars in the 2009 Blue Star Report

Three out of four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred (RHCP) have earned nine blue stars, a perfect score, in the 2009 Blue Star Report -- an annual ranking of doctors in medical groups from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.

27 Aug 2009

MN Community Measurement publishes cost and quality information together to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care

In a significant step toward bringing cost and quality information together to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care, MN Community Measurement has published new information about how much medical groups are paid to provide more than 100 common health care services. MN Community Measurement, a nonprofit organization, already provides objective information on the quality of health care through its Web site, www.mnhealthscores.org.

27 Aug 2009

New analysis tool from Sg2 to help hospitals gear up for reform-driven payment changes

To help hospitals and health systems prepare for the impending payment changes associated with health care reform initiatives and a changing incentive structure, Sg2, a future-focused health care intelligence company, has released an innovative new tool -- the Sg2 Reform Readiness Analysis.

27 Aug 2009

Biotechnology Industry Organization mourns the death of Ted Kennedy

BIO joins the nation in mourning the loss of Senator Ted Kennedy. A dedicated public servant for more than four decades, Senator Kennedy was well-known for his leadership on health care issues in the Senate.

27 Aug 2009

Aetna health insurance application forms can now be accessed from Gohealthinsurance.com

Michigan is one of the states hit hardest by the current recession, proven by its estimated 15 percent unemployment rate -- the highest in the country. There are also 1.3 million residents in Michigan without health insurance coverage, a number likely to grow as a result of high unemployment.

27 Aug 2009

Boston Scientific extends its sympathies to Senator Kennedy's family

Our tribute - and pledge - to Senator Kennedy is to continue working relentlessly on behalf of patients, many of whom saw him as their most dedicated champion and for whom medical innovation offers the greatest hope for restored health.

27 Aug 2009

Health Care News and Research

CHI's first symposium to increase the understanding of its role in performing human immunologic studies

Town halls: Even tempers prevail in Wisconsin, but not Phoenix

Lawmakers debate the merits of cooperatives in health care

AAPS and CURE file a free speech lawsuit against the White House

AgaMatrix educates health care professionals and patients on the importance of blood glucose meter accuracy

Governor Schwarzenegger’s successful public private partnerships to help 2,000 students gain employment in the healthcare field

Also in global health news: NTD study; false cholera cases in Zimbabwe; contaminated water in Kenya; doctor's strike ends

$3 million grant to help Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center to continue cutting-edge research

Brazil emerges as country with highest number of H1N1-related deaths

Kennedy death places leadership question mark on health care reform

Abortion questions continue in health reform debate

Study: Patients may face radioactive risk from imaging tests

Sunquest Information Systems to co-develop laboratory information system with MGH, Partners HealthCare System

First Edition: August 27, 2009

Four medical groups of Resurrection Health Care Preferred earn nine blue stars in the 2009 Blue Star Report

MN Community Measurement publishes cost and quality information together to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care

New analysis tool from Sg2 to help hospitals gear up for reform-driven payment changes

Biotechnology Industry Organization mourns the death of Ted Kennedy

Aetna health insurance application forms can now be accessed from Gohealthinsurance.com

Boston Scientific extends its sympathies to Senator Kennedy's family

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