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Caution advised with succinylcholine in critically ill

The risk for hyperkalemia after succinylcholine use for urgent tracheal intubation increases the longer patients remain in the intensive care unit, research shows.

13 Jul 2012

Conservative treatment throws baseball best playing chance

For baseball players with superior labral tears, conservative shoulder treatment may offer a better chance of returning to play than surgery, say US researchers.

13 Jul 2012

The changing dynamics of doctors' offices

The New York Times reports on how some physicians are dispensing drugs in their offices. Meanwhile, CNN Money explores the "demise" of the solo practitioner.

13 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Rick Perry says Obama is selling a 'broken' Medicaid system; House GOP assailed for 'foolish' repeat of repeal vote

Not so meaningless, however, are recent decisions of several states to resist what ought to be some of the less controversial aspects of ObamaCare. They're refusing to set up easy-to-use exchanges that would help residents make insurance choices. And they're turning down a Medicaid expansion, which will deny insurance to millions who can't afford coverage and shift the cost of their care to people who have it (7/11).

13 Jul 2012

To achieve 'AIDS-free generation,' apply scientific advancements in HIV treatment in the field

In this post in GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog, Katherine Record, a senior fellow at Harvard Law School's Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, explains "[w]hy the wall between the scientific advancements in AIDS treatment and the treatment itself needs to be broken down in order to truly achieve an 'AIDS-free generation.'"

13 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 13, 2012

Today's headlines reflect continuing coverage of how the nation's governors are handling the high court's decision allowing states to opt out of the health law's Medicaid expansion.

13 Jul 2012

Study: Despite popular theory, Medicaid patients visit ER mostly for emergencies

Medicaid patients may not overuse the emergency room for routine care, despite popular notion, a new study has found.

13 Jul 2012

PEPFAR strengthens AIDS programs, broader health care systems, Goosby says

Describing PEPFAR as "a targeted approach on a large-scale and with accountability for results," U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby on Tuesday said the program has done more than fight HIV/AIDS, having had a "broader transformational impact ... on the health sector" in many countries, VOA News reports.

13 Jul 2012

Opinion pieces address family planning issues on World Population Day

The London Summit on Family Planning took place Wednesday, July 11, also recognized as World Population Day. The goal of the summit was to raise money to improve access to family planning services to prevent maternal and child mortality. The following summaries describe opinion pieces that address these issues.

13 Jul 2012

Romney vow to repeal health law received with boos

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was the target of boos after he told the NAACP that he'd repeal Obama's federal health law if he became president. The audience, however, applauded other parts of his speech.

13 Jul 2012

International AIDS Conference must focus on combination prevention strategies to fight AIDS among women

Highlighting statistics showing how HIV affects more women than men worldwide, Serra Sippel, president of the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), writes in a Huffington Post "Global Motherhood" blog post, "The XIX International AIDS Conference is coming to Washington, D.C., in two weeks and it must be different from its predecessors for one reason: HIV is now a woman's plague."

13 Jul 2012

State roundup: Bankrupt Calif. city's retirees sue

A group of Stockton retirees has filed suit in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Sacramento asking for a restraining order against the city's moves to cut their health benefits. The city informed retirees by letter that they must pay their premiums by July 30 or "medical coverage will be canceled retroactive to July 1."

13 Jul 2012

Global Fund investigation finds recipient organization in Bangladesh 'misappropriated' some $1.9M in grant funds

"The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is eyeing the recovery of some $1.89 million 'misappropriated' grant funds following an investigative report on one of its sub-recipients in Bangladesh," the Devex "Development Newswire" blog reports.

13 Jul 2012

Republican-led House votes (again) to repeal health law

The repeal effort is a means for Republican leaders to rev up voters before November's elections. Five Democrats also voted with the majority. As with previous efforts, however, the measure is expected to languish in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

13 Jul 2012

ACT treats fourth patient in U.S. clinical trial for Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced treatment of the fourth patient, the first in the second patient cohort, in its U.S. clinical trial for Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD).

13 Jul 2012

Officials identify causes of 'mystery illness' responsible for more than 60 child deaths in Cambodia, CNN reports

According to physicians familiar with the investigation, the causes of the "mystery illness" that has killed more than 60 children in Cambodia have been identified, CNN reports. "A combination of pathogens ... is to blame for the illness, the World Health Organization, in conjunction with the Cambodian Ministry of Health, has concluded, the doctors said," according to the news service.

13 Jul 2012

Medicaid news: Federal officials question drop in Pa.'s rolls

In Pennsylvania, the federal government is checking into why 130,000 people were removed from the Medicaid program.

13 Jul 2012

Studies show success, highlight challenges of PrEP strategy

The results of three clinical trials published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine show that the antiretroviral drug Truvada, a combination of tenofovir and emtracitabine, can be "highly effective at preventing infection in HIV-free individuals -- as long as those individuals take the drug every day as prescribed," CNN's "The Chart" reports (7/11).

13 Jul 2012

International community commits to boosting family planning services at London Summit

"Voluntary family planning services will reach an additional 120 million women and girls in the world's poorest countries by 2020 thanks to a new set of commitments announced [at the London Summit on Family Planning on Wednesday] by more than 150 leaders from donor and developing countries, international agencies, civil society, foundations and the private sector," a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release reports (7/11).

13 Jul 2012

Scientists isolate new type of energy-burning fat cell

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a new type of energy-burning fat cell in adult humans which they say may have therapeutic potential for treating obesity.

13 Jul 2012

Research News and Research

Caution advised with succinylcholine in critically ill

Conservative treatment throws baseball best playing chance

The changing dynamics of doctors' offices

Viewpoints: Rick Perry says Obama is selling a 'broken' Medicaid system; House GOP assailed for 'foolish' repeat of repeal vote

To achieve 'AIDS-free generation,' apply scientific advancements in HIV treatment in the field

First Edition: July 13, 2012

Study: Despite popular theory, Medicaid patients visit ER mostly for emergencies

PEPFAR strengthens AIDS programs, broader health care systems, Goosby says

Opinion pieces address family planning issues on World Population Day

Romney vow to repeal health law received with boos

International AIDS Conference must focus on combination prevention strategies to fight AIDS among women

State roundup: Bankrupt Calif. city's retirees sue

Global Fund investigation finds recipient organization in Bangladesh 'misappropriated' some $1.9M in grant funds

Republican-led House votes (again) to repeal health law

ACT treats fourth patient in U.S. clinical trial for Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy

Officials identify causes of 'mystery illness' responsible for more than 60 child deaths in Cambodia, CNN reports

Medicaid news: Federal officials question drop in Pa.'s rolls

Studies show success, highlight challenges of PrEP strategy

International community commits to boosting family planning services at London Summit

Scientists isolate new type of energy-burning fat cell

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