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Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Dr. Michael Gabriel of GPM Pediatrics, a New York based Pediatric Center, comments on an article that says children are more likely to wash their hands when someone is around or watching. This new study could prove to be useful in reducing the amount of infectious diseases contracted by children.

8 May 2014

Johns Hopkins launches Global Health NOW news email for serving global health community

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is announcing the launch of Global Health NOW, an aggregated news email serving the global health community. Delivered every weekday morning, Global Health NOW summarizes the day's essential news articles and commentaries from around the world.

8 May 2014

First international molecular screening program at IMPAKT for metastatic breast cancer

While research has made great strides in recent decades to improve and significantly extend the lives of patients with early breast cancer, the needs of patients with advanced or metastatic disease have largely been ignored.

8 May 2014

State highlights: SEIU, hospital strike deal in Calif.; N.Y. Medicaid audit; dental therapists

A selection of health policy stories from California, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana and North Carolina.

8 May 2014

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $3M from Simms/Mann Family Foundation

The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has made a $3 million gift to Children's Hospital Los Angeles to fund an endowed chair for the director of the Developmental Neurogenetics program within CHLA's Institute for the Developing Mind.

8 May 2014

Viewpoints: Evidence for Obamacare saving lives; a continuing role for Minnesotacare

People asking the ultimate question about the Affordable Care Act--will it actually save lives?--now have an answer, and it's yes.

8 May 2014

Dose-tracking software provides easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in academic practice

Dose-tracking software provides effective and easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in a busy academic practice, according to research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital.

8 May 2014

GOP establishment candidate wins N.C. Senate nomination

North Carolina's Senate race is being closely watched because the incumbent, Democrat Kay Hagan, is considered one of the most vulnerable this campaign season because of her support of the health law.

8 May 2014

New simulation training program helps adults with autism improve job interview skills

Adults with an autism spectrum disorder, who may have trouble talking about themselves and interacting socially, don't always make good impressions in job interviews and have low employment rates.

8 May 2014

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

Rice University bioengineers have created a hydrogel that instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature - and then degrades at precisely the right pace.

8 May 2014

Perceived age and weight discrimination are linked to worse health in older adults

Perceived age and weight discrimination, more than perceived race and sex discrimination, are linked to worse health in older adults, according to new research from the Florida State University College of Medicine.

8 May 2014

Obama official: Make health IT real for people to speed adoption

Elsewhere, only four hospitals are enrolled in stage 2 of "meaningful use" -- where they are paid for using electronic health records, and concierge medical services expand.

8 May 2014

Humana's profit shrinks on higher expenses

The insurer said it expects to add more customers to its Medicare Advantage and individual plan businesses. Meanwhile, a few hospitals say they are doing simple surgeries for some uninsured patients for free to keep their problems from turning into emergencies that would be more expensive to treat, and those who developed meningitis as a result of tainted products seek compensation.

8 May 2014

Department of Pediatrics at BMC/BUSM honored with APA 2014 Health Care Delivery Award

The Department of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been honored with the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) 2014 Health Care Delivery Award.

8 May 2014

DC OKs health insurance tax to pay for exchange

The 1 percent tax will be imposed on all health-related insurance products sold in the nation's capital. Meanwhile, four more companies apply to sell insurance on the Washington state exchange and The Oregonian examines the reasons that state opted to participate in the federal insurance marketplace.

8 May 2014

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Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Johns Hopkins launches Global Health NOW news email for serving global health community

First international molecular screening program at IMPAKT for metastatic breast cancer

State highlights: SEIU, hospital strike deal in Calif.; N.Y. Medicaid audit; dental therapists

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $3M from Simms/Mann Family Foundation

Viewpoints: Evidence for Obamacare saving lives; a continuing role for Minnesotacare

Dose-tracking software provides easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in academic practice

GOP establishment candidate wins N.C. Senate nomination

New simulation training program helps adults with autism improve job interview skills

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

Perceived age and weight discrimination are linked to worse health in older adults

Obama official: Make health IT real for people to speed adoption

Humana's profit shrinks on higher expenses

Department of Pediatrics at BMC/BUSM honored with APA 2014 Health Care Delivery Award

DC OKs health insurance tax to pay for exchange

House Democrats offer alternative mental health proposal

MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics open in central Georgia

Insurers say most Obamacare enrollees pay first premium

Covidien opens new facility in Turkey to expand training and research capabilities

Cureatr launches new product to maximize efficiency of clinical communication

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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