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FBI announces criminal investigation into VA problems

Director James Comey says the FBI has opened a probe into allegations that employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs manipulated waiting lists and delayed care for veterans.

13 Jun 2014

Recreational football training sessions lower blood pressure and improves heart function

The studies, published in the acclaimed Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, show that 24 weeks of twice-weekly recreational football training sessions lower blood pressure and improves heart function in men with high blood pressure and men with type 2 diabetes.

13 Jun 2014

Co-ops struggle to enroll people

Elsewhere, Oregon officials are planning on limiting access to a new, pricey hepatitis C drug to state health plan members. Also, UnitedHealthcare is considering entering Georgia's health care exchange next year.

13 Jun 2014

Survey examines experiences of racism in health settings and impact on mental health

The VicHealth-funded survey, published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia, could go some way to explaining the reduced quality of healthcare often reported by Indigenous communities.

13 Jun 2014

Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing friends to start smoking than to quit

Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing their friends to start smoking than in helping them to quit, according to sociologists.

13 Jun 2014

NSF awards nearly $200,000 to make environmentally friendly field analyzer

The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $200,000 to two University of Texas at Arlington researchers teaming with a private company to make an affordable, environmentally friendly field analyzer for arsenic levels in water.

13 Jun 2014

Sutter Health invests $11.5M to install patient safety equipment across Northern California

Today, not-for-profit Sutter Health announces an $11.5 million commitment to install overhead patient lifts at 19 intensive care units and acute rehabilitation centers across its Northern California network.

12 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 12, 2014

Today's headlines include stories examining how Eric Cantor's primary defeat will change the House GOP leadership and the Republican strategy to replace the health law.

12 Jun 2014

U.S. cancer survivors face economic burdens due to growing medical costs, productivity losses

U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

12 Jun 2014

Viewpoints: Cantor was no RINO; battles over Medicaid in Va. and Ind.; reforms moving for VA

Ideas have consequences. Elections sure do, too. David Brat's victory over Eric Cantor is stunning, to state the glaringly obvious. ... Brat's victory also moves the Virginia GOP even further to the right. No one ever could have mistaken Cantor - who organized 50 votes to repeal Obamacare - for a RINO, let alone a limousine liberal. But for many GOP diehards, he was insufficiently confrontational (6/11).

12 Jun 2014

New study show direct link between depression and medication nonadherence

A new study led by Alan B. Ettinger, M.D., M.B.A., Director of the Epilepsy Center at Neurological Surgery, P.C., has found that many patients who fail to take their antiseizure medications are suffering from depression.

12 Jun 2014

State highlights: Calif. jails face problems with inmates with mental illness; Conn. patients to get 'facility fee' notice

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said board members and their staffs were not privy to communications sent by the U.S. Justice Department to Sheriff's Department and county mental health officials regarding ongoing problems until September. That's when county officials received a letter announcing a federal civil-rights investigation of the jail system (Sewell, 6/10).

12 Jun 2014

Mexican immigrants relocating to the U.S. more likely to experience declines in health

Mexican immigrants who relocate to the United States often face barriers like poorly paying jobs, crowded housing and family separation. Such obstacles - including the migration process itself - may be detrimental to the health of Mexican immigrants, especially those who have recently moved.

12 Jun 2014

Recover programs are expensive and hard to find for addicted teens

Families often struggle to get help for children with addiction problems. Also, a new study finds that young adults are making strong use of hospital care for mental health issues.

12 Jun 2014

Dr Alenka Brooks scoops top prize for setting up Sheffield Women in Medicine network

A DOCTOR specialising in disorders of the digestive system has scooped a top national prize for helping set up an inspiring network championing the need for more women to get top positions in medicine and academia.

12 Jun 2014

House Republicans take aim at health law subsidy overpayments

Lawmakers at a joint hearing of the Ways and Means health and oversight subcommittees heard testimony from conservative groups noting that the total of these overpayments to people newly enrolled in health plans could reach hundreds of billions of dollars and, even though those consumers could face a tax hit, the actual funds could be difficult to recoup.

12 Jun 2014

Aston University plans for new Medical School to train new generation of doctors

Aston University (UK) has announced plans for a new Medical School which will train a new generation of doctors in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

12 Jun 2014

Survey: Health exchange shoppers have choices between large and small provider networks

The survey, done by consulting company McKinsey and Co., found the majority of online insurance marketplace customers have options that include both larger, more costly networks and smaller, more affordable ones. In addition, the latest on the SHOP program as well as a report about a new round of grants for navigators.

12 Jun 2014

Targeted brain training can help improve cognitive performance in teens with traumatic brain injuries

Traumatic brain injuries from sports, recreational activities, falls or car accidents are the leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents. While previously it was believed that the window for brain recovery was at most one year after injury, new research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online today in the open-access journal Frontiers in Neurology shows cognitive performance can be improved to significant degrees months, and even years, after injury, given targeted brain training.

12 Jun 2014

Mass. to spend $20 million to combat opioid use

Governor Deval Patrick announced the plan Tuesday that will also team with five other New England states to upgrade treatment and expand coverage abuse of the drugs.

12 Jun 2014

Healthcare News

FBI announces criminal investigation into VA problems

Recreational football training sessions lower blood pressure and improves heart function

Co-ops struggle to enroll people

Survey examines experiences of racism in health settings and impact on mental health

Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing friends to start smoking than to quit

NSF awards nearly $200,000 to make environmentally friendly field analyzer

Sutter Health invests $11.5M to install patient safety equipment across Northern California

First Edition: June 12, 2014

U.S. cancer survivors face economic burdens due to growing medical costs, productivity losses

Viewpoints: Cantor was no RINO; battles over Medicaid in Va. and Ind.; reforms moving for VA

New study show direct link between depression and medication nonadherence

State highlights: Calif. jails face problems with inmates with mental illness; Conn. patients to get 'facility fee' notice

Mexican immigrants relocating to the U.S. more likely to experience declines in health

Recover programs are expensive and hard to find for addicted teens

Dr Alenka Brooks scoops top prize for setting up Sheffield Women in Medicine network

House Republicans take aim at health law subsidy overpayments

Aston University plans for new Medical School to train new generation of doctors

Survey: Health exchange shoppers have choices between large and small provider networks

Targeted brain training can help improve cognitive performance in teens with traumatic brain injuries

Mass. to spend $20 million to combat opioid use

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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