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'Details of implementation' critical to reaching goal of AIDS-free generation

Noting the progress made since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the upcoming recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1, Ronald Valdiserri, deputy assistant secretary for health, infectious diseases at the Department of Health and Human Services, writes in a Public Health Reports opinion piece, "We would do well to keep in mind the following caution. No matter the elegance of the controlled trial, the statistical significance of the results, or the superiority of the science, we must confront this inevitable reality: We will never be able to take full advantage of our progress in HIV clinical and prevention science until we develop and sustain the human, organizational, and structural capacities necessary to implement these new scientific breakthroughs."

3 Nov 2012

Frist, Richardson emphasize importance of foreign aid in moderated discussion

The Global Washington blog summarizes a discussion about the role of U.S. foreign aid that took place last week in Columbus, Ohio, between former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and former Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.).

3 Nov 2012

State highlights: N.H. hospital in Hepatitis outbreak must allow access to patient records

A New Hampshire judge says a hospital tied to a hepatitis C outbreak must grant public health officials broad access to patient records. Exeter Hospital had argued it would be violating state and federal law if it provided unfettered access to its records system. But a Merrimack County Superior Court judge on Thursday sided with the state.

3 Nov 2012

One-day seminar to explore ophthalmic innovations

The newest ophthalmic innovations with market potential will be the focus of a one-day seminar in Seattle on May 3, 2013 that will connect scientists, venture capitalists, pharmaceutical representatives and others.

3 Nov 2012

Caltech-led team discovers enzyme responsible for neural crest cell development

During the early developmental stages of vertebrates-animals that have a backbone and spinal column, including humans-cells undergo extensive rearrangements, and some cells migrate over large distances to populate particular areas and assume novel roles as differentiated cell types.

3 Nov 2012

North Dakota Senate race is costliest in state's history

News outlets also report on tight Senate races in Pennsylvania and Indiana, House contests, including that of former GOP primary presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., and state ballot initiatives.

3 Nov 2012

Weill Cornell researchers awarded Grand Challenges Explorations grants

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

3 Nov 2012

Medicare, health law part of Obama, Romney pitches for votes

In the campaign's final days, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney deliver closing arguments about their health care positions, among other issues.

3 Nov 2012

Extending Medicaid coverage to uninsured adults likely to increase cost of program

Extending Medicaid coverage to currently uninsured adults is likely to increase the cost of the program, according to health policy researchers, because those patients are prone to have more expensive health problems than nondisabled adults currently enrolled in Medicaid.

3 Nov 2012

Policymakers developing post-2015 development goals must listen to development workers

"My worry, as the high-level panel on post-2015 development goals meets this week, is that my voice -- and those of many others working at the sharp end of development -- won't ultimately have much influence," Francess Fornah, head of the school of midwifery in Makeni, Sierra Leone, writes in the Guardian's "Poverty Matters" blog.

3 Nov 2012

Al Jazeera program examines politics of global food security

In an episode of Al Jazeera's "Inside Story," presenter Shiulie Ghosh and guests Chandra Bhushan, a climate change scientist and deputy director of the Centre for Science and Environment; Deborah Doane, the director of the World Development Movement and a specialist on corporate power who also blogs on food politics; and Philip Thornton of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) examine the politics of global food security.

3 Nov 2012

CMS raises Medicaid rates for some doctors

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that, as a part of the health law, primary care and other physicians will see higher payments.

3 Nov 2012

Political cartoon: 'May Cause Nausea'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with 'May Cause Nausea' by Chip Bok.

3 Nov 2012

GlobalPost interviews director of WHO Stop TB Department about future of global response

In an interview with GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog, Mario Raviglione, director of the WHO's Stop TB Department, explains "why the fight against [tuberculosis (TB)] is at a crossroads."

3 Nov 2012

UC Santa Barbara reports key discovery in interdisciplinary study of split-brain research

UC Santa Barbara has reported an important discovery in the interdisciplinary study of split-brain research. The findings uncover dynamic changes in brain coordination patterns between left and right hemispheres.

3 Nov 2012

U.K. PM outlines agenda for post-2015 development as high-level meeting concludes in London

"This generation has a unique opportunity to eradicate extreme poverty, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday as he outlined an agenda to follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire in 2015," the Guardian reports.

3 Nov 2012

Some types of bariatric surgery may cause bone loss, say endocrinologists

Bariatric surgery, which significantly curtails the amount of food a person can eat, is the most effective treatment against obesity and is being recognized as a potentially valuable tool in the fight against diabetes related to obesity.

3 Nov 2012

Xenex offers room disinfection devices to hospitals hit by Hurricane Sandy

Xenex Healthcare Services, the world leader in UV room disinfection systems, today announced it is making its room disinfection devices available to hospitals affected by Hurricane Sandy.

3 Nov 2012

Lomitapide shows promise in treating homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

An international effort led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has resulted in positive phase 3 clinical trial results for a new medicine to treat patients suffering from a rare and deadly cholesterol disorder.

3 Nov 2012

AHA sues Medicare over audit program aimed at trimming improper payments

The American Hospital Association says the audit program is preventing hospitals from being reimbursed for care they provide.

3 Nov 2012

Research News and Research

'Details of implementation' critical to reaching goal of AIDS-free generation

Frist, Richardson emphasize importance of foreign aid in moderated discussion

State highlights: N.H. hospital in Hepatitis outbreak must allow access to patient records

One-day seminar to explore ophthalmic innovations

Caltech-led team discovers enzyme responsible for neural crest cell development

North Dakota Senate race is costliest in state's history

Weill Cornell researchers awarded Grand Challenges Explorations grants

Medicare, health law part of Obama, Romney pitches for votes

Extending Medicaid coverage to uninsured adults likely to increase cost of program

Policymakers developing post-2015 development goals must listen to development workers

Al Jazeera program examines politics of global food security

CMS raises Medicaid rates for some doctors

Political cartoon: 'May Cause Nausea'

GlobalPost interviews director of WHO Stop TB Department about future of global response

UC Santa Barbara reports key discovery in interdisciplinary study of split-brain research

U.K. PM outlines agenda for post-2015 development as high-level meeting concludes in London

Some types of bariatric surgery may cause bone loss, say endocrinologists

Xenex offers room disinfection devices to hospitals hit by Hurricane Sandy

Lomitapide shows promise in treating homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

AHA sues Medicare over audit program aimed at trimming improper payments

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