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G8 foreign ministers highlight global health, agriculture, nutrition in statement

The ONE blog examines how G8 foreign ministers "will additionally prioritize smart and effective global health, agriculture and nutrition plans at this year's [s]ummit."

19 Apr 2012

Perspectives: What is the role for comparative effectiveness research?

The Journal of the American Medical Association devoted this week's issue to the topic of comparative effectiveness and how it should be used in medicine.

19 Apr 2012

Health law part of budget machinations taking place on both sides of the Capitol

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., is rolling out the final budget blueprint of his career. It takes a different position on the health law than the House GOP's measure.

19 Apr 2012

BuruliVac project getting closer to a vaccine

During a meeting in Lisbon, the partners of the BuruliVac research consortium found the project to be running smoothly, and getting closer to a vaccine against Buruli ulcer, a disfiguring and mutilating disease that causes a lot of suffering and now is difficult to treat. Several vaccine candidates work well in mice and are ready for further testing on blood of patients; one is ready for testing in mice.

19 Apr 2012

Blog posts respond to selection of Jim Yong Kim to lead World Bank

The World Bank on Monday selected U.S.-nominated Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American physician and anthropologist, as its new president. The following is a summary of blog posts and commentary published in response to his election.

19 Apr 2012

Doughnut hole is trouble spot for seniors on heart drugs, researchers find

A study documents that beneficiaries with cardiovascular conditions who reach the annual gap in coverage for prescription drugs, known as the doughnut hole, are more likely to stop taking their drugs because of the costs.

19 Apr 2012

Developments in mesothelioma treatment presented at 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference

New results presented at 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland show important steps being made to improve the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the outer lining of the lungs caused by asbestos exposure.

19 Apr 2012

First Edition: April 18, 2012

Today's health policy headlines include reports about how a one-year experiment on Medicare competitive bidding showed positive results in terms of saving money as well as reducing waste and fraud.

19 Apr 2012

EASL publishes new clinical practice guideline on ALD

EASL today announced the publication of a new clinical practice guideline (CPG) in the area of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD), bringing the number of CPGs published to date to eight.

19 Apr 2012

Merkin Family Foundation pledges new commitment to the Broad Institute

The Merkin Family Foundation today announced a commitment to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to establish the Merkin Institute Fellows, a program that will support some of the most promising and ambitious scientists pursuing bold research at the Broad Institute.

19 Apr 2012

Researchers describe how they combine two pieces of technology to create neuroprosthesis

An artificial connection between the brain and muscles can restore complex hand movements in monkeys following paralysis, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

19 Apr 2012

Texas asks feds to fund Women's Health Program through October

Texas is asking the federal government to continue funding its Women's Health Program for five more months - through October - to give the state time to take over the program.

19 Apr 2012

Study finds lack of cervical screening in non-Caucasian, young and socioeconomically deprived women

New research published today in the Journal of Public Health has found that cervical screening participation is significantly lower in general practices that look after a high percentage of younger-aged women, non-Caucasian women and those living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. The authors, Ji Young Bang, Ghasem Yadegarfar, Michael Soljak and Azeem Majeed, suggest that this disparity needs to be addressed by developing and implementing strategies to improve cervical screening attendance in these women.

19 Apr 2012

Official provides details, dates for PCORI's research priorities

The COO of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute offered insights into what appears to be a busy agenda, according to two subscription publications.

19 Apr 2012

NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations benefit from erlotinib-first regimen

Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer should only receive treatment with the drug erlotinib before receiving standard chemotherapy if their tumor is known to harbor EGFR mutations, researchers report at the 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

19 Apr 2012

Post-SCOTUS scenario: Could health law-created jobs go away?

News coverage and Republicans are noting the number and type of jobs that have been added to the federal payroll as part of the health law.

19 Apr 2012

New studies on personalized lung cancer treatment presented at 3rd ELCC

Several new studies that may help doctors tailor lung cancer treatment to the characteristics of individual patients and of their tumors are being presented at the 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva.

19 Apr 2012

CSIS report examines future of global health agenda

In a new report examining the future of the global health agenda, published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Tuesday, J. Stephen Morrison, director of the Center on Global Health Policy and a senior vice president at CSIS, writes, "The naught decade (2000–2009) saw remarkable, explosive growth, concentrated in low- and lower-middle-income countries, in dollars delivered to infectious diseases -- HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis, along with maternal and child health, and health systems."

19 Apr 2012

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen expand TMC435, BMS-986094 clinical collaboration agreement

Medivir AB, the research-based speciality pharmaceutical company focused on the development of high-value treatments for infectious diseases, announces that its development partner, Janssen R&D Ireland has broadened its clinical collaboration agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

19 Apr 2012

Report: More patients turning to social media for medical advice

According to a new report, a third of consumers use social media to seek medical information, leading some to say that providers and insurers should utilize the media more to better interact with patients about their conditions.

19 Apr 2012

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G8 foreign ministers highlight global health, agriculture, nutrition in statement

Perspectives: What is the role for comparative effectiveness research?

Health law part of budget machinations taking place on both sides of the Capitol

BuruliVac project getting closer to a vaccine

Blog posts respond to selection of Jim Yong Kim to lead World Bank

Doughnut hole is trouble spot for seniors on heart drugs, researchers find

Developments in mesothelioma treatment presented at 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference

First Edition: April 18, 2012

EASL publishes new clinical practice guideline on ALD

Merkin Family Foundation pledges new commitment to the Broad Institute

Researchers describe how they combine two pieces of technology to create neuroprosthesis

Texas asks feds to fund Women's Health Program through October

Study finds lack of cervical screening in non-Caucasian, young and socioeconomically deprived women

Official provides details, dates for PCORI's research priorities

NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations benefit from erlotinib-first regimen

Post-SCOTUS scenario: Could health law-created jobs go away?

New studies on personalized lung cancer treatment presented at 3rd ELCC

CSIS report examines future of global health agenda

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen expand TMC435, BMS-986094 clinical collaboration agreement

Report: More patients turning to social media for medical advice

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