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New Series highlights that child deaths in England are still potentially preventable

Child deaths have fallen to very low rates in all industrialised countries, but many deaths in children and adolescents are still potentially preventable, and much more could be done to cut future deaths, according to a new three-part Series on child deaths in high-income countries, published in The Lancet.

8 Sep 2014

Research roundup: Doctors' training; expanding FEHBP; the ACA and part-time work

Growing concern about rising costs and potential harms of medical care has stimulated interest in assessing physicians' ability to minimize the provision of unnecessary care. Objective: To assess whether graduates of residency programs characterized by low-intensity practice patterns are more capable of managing patients' care conservatively ...

8 Sep 2014

PDA launches one of two surveys on Quality Culture Metrics

The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) today launched one of two surveys on Quality Culture Metrics as part of its continuing program to evaluate quality metrics that can inform the regulator's risk-based inspection programs.

8 Sep 2014

Antibiotic stewardship programs reduce hospital readmissions due to infection

Antibiotic stewardship programs, which promote the appropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals and other healthcare centers, not only lead to reduction in antibiotic use with reduced adverse events, but also lead to significant savings.

8 Sep 2014

State highlights: Democrats consider letting states curb health costs; obesity in America

Borrowing a Republican idea, a group including former senior Obama and Clinton advisers is unveiling a novel proposal to let states take the lead in controlling health costs.

8 Sep 2014

61% less cases of genital warts among women after introducing HPV vaccination program

GPs in Australia are managing 61 per cent less cases of genital warts among young women since the introduction of the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program, a new study from the University of Sydney reveals.

8 Sep 2014

Administration requests Ebola funds boost

News outlets reported on the newest development in government's commitment to help end the outbreak. The White House on Friday sent Congress a request for $30 million to pay for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's efforts to help contain the Ebola outbreak in western Africa.

8 Sep 2014

Study investigates stigma as a significant barrier to care for many individuals with mental illness

Over 60 million Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness are undoubtedly felt by millions more in the form of family members, friends, and coworkers.

8 Sep 2014

D.C. appeals court to rehear Obamacare subsidy challenge

In what could be good news for the Obama administration, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has agreed to rehear a lawsuit that argued the federal government lacks the authority to provide insurance subsidies in states that do not run their own exchanges. The order to hear the case technically cancels the three-judge ruling from July that would have nullified subsidies given to residents in 36 states.

7 Sep 2014

USF receives FEMA grant to reduce risk of low back pain, disability in firefighters

The University of South Florida's John Mayer, DC, PhD, recently received a $1.3 million Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance of Firefighters grant - a three-year award that will help build upon cumulative research evaluating the effectiveness of targeted exercise programs to reduce the risk of low back pain and disability in firefighters.

6 Sep 2014

Thousands of immigrants face deadline today on Obamacare coverage

Nearly a quarter of a million newly naturalized citizens or immigrants could lose subsidized coverage under the Affordable Care Act at month's end if the government doesn't receive paperwork verifying their immigration status.

6 Sep 2014

Hacker breaches HealthCare.gov but steals no data

A hacker broke into part of the government insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malware, federal officials say. The intrusion was discovered last week by a government security team who said that no personal information was taken and that they boosted the site's security.

6 Sep 2014

Higher pollution levels linked to deteriorating lung health among adult European citizens

New data has identified a clear link between higher levels of exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adult European citizens. This study confirms previous findings that children growing up in areas with higher levels of pollution will have lower levels of lung function and a higher risk of developing symptoms such as cough and bronchitis symptoms.

6 Sep 2014

Average exchange premiums show slight decline in 2015: Report

Insurance filings in 16 major cities for benchmark "silver" plans sold on the online marketplaces show premiums will decline by less than 1 percent, the report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found.

6 Sep 2014

First Edition: September 5, 2014

Today's headlines include reports of hacker activity at the healthcare.gov health insurance website.

5 Sep 2014

State highlights: Texas abortion clinic to reopen after ruling; Maine Medicaid cuts

An embattled abortion clinic in McAllen, Tex., which was the last provider of abortions in the vast Rio Grande Valley when new state restrictions forced it to stop last fall, will start operating again by this weekend, its owner said Wednesday, after last week's favorable decision by a federal judge (Eckholm, 9/3).

5 Sep 2014

Study compares breast and bottle fed infants

Infant rhesus monkeys receiving different diets early in life develop distinct immune systems that persist months after weaning, a study by researchers from UC Davis, the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have shown.

5 Sep 2014

Researchers test long-standing hypothesis that salamanders might climb vegetation for food

Salamanders spend the vast majority of their lives below ground and surface only for short periods of time and usually only on wet nights.

5 Sep 2014

Study indicates that non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than sugar

The taste of common sugar substitutes is often described as being much more intense than sugar, but participants in a recent study indicated that these non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than the real thing, according to Penn State food scientists.

5 Sep 2014

Investigators make thought-provoking discovery about type of cholesterol believed to be "bad guy"

A team of investigators at the University of Kentucky has made a thought-provoking discovery about a type of cholesterol previously believed to be a "bad guy" in the development of heart disease and other conditions.

5 Sep 2014

Healthcare News

New Series highlights that child deaths in England are still potentially preventable

Research roundup: Doctors' training; expanding FEHBP; the ACA and part-time work

PDA launches one of two surveys on Quality Culture Metrics

Antibiotic stewardship programs reduce hospital readmissions due to infection

State highlights: Democrats consider letting states curb health costs; obesity in America

61% less cases of genital warts among women after introducing HPV vaccination program

Administration requests Ebola funds boost

Study investigates stigma as a significant barrier to care for many individuals with mental illness

D.C. appeals court to rehear Obamacare subsidy challenge

USF receives FEMA grant to reduce risk of low back pain, disability in firefighters

Thousands of immigrants face deadline today on Obamacare coverage

Hacker breaches HealthCare.gov but steals no data

Higher pollution levels linked to deteriorating lung health among adult European citizens

Average exchange premiums show slight decline in 2015: Report

First Edition: September 5, 2014

State highlights: Texas abortion clinic to reopen after ruling; Maine Medicaid cuts

Study compares breast and bottle fed infants

Researchers test long-standing hypothesis that salamanders might climb vegetation for food

Study indicates that non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than sugar

Investigators make thought-provoking discovery about type of cholesterol believed to be "bad guy"

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