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Viewpoints: 'Pent-up demand' for health care; too early for that White House victory lap; the fight over Medicare advantage

More than seven million people have signed up for insurance on the new federal and state health exchanges, President Obama said this week. Millions more could be added to that total once insurers tally up the people who bought policies directly from them and when those who tried to apply on balky websites are able to complete the process.

4 Apr 2014

20% of adults with tonsillectomies have higher complication than previously shown

Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers. The team also found that these complications substantially increase health care expenditures.

4 Apr 2014

Research to better understand doctors' attentiveness to patients' spiritual concerns

Research from Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, the official journal of the Association of Professional Chaplains and a publication from Routledge, aims to better understand doctors' attentiveness to patients'/families' spiritual concerns as well as doctors' attitudes towards referrals to chaplains.

4 Apr 2014

Obama administration point to official end -- April 15 -- for enrollment extension

The Wall Street Journal reports that this cut-off will apply to the hundreds of thousands of people who started signing up for insurance on the federal health exchange but got held up during their last-minute shopping. Also in the news, the latest from California and Georgia in terms of deadlines and enrollment efforts.

4 Apr 2014

Many women and children in Vietnam have vitamin D and calcium deficiency

Many women and children in Vietnam have a vitamin D or calcium insufficiency or deficiency. Unknown until know, this is a public health issue whose magnitude has just been discovered by researchers at the IRD and the National Nutrition Institute of Hanoi.

4 Apr 2014

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to establish 5 new Research Units

Topics Range from Composite Structures to Personnel Decisions to Metastatic Cancer Progression / About Eleven Million Euros in Funding for Three Years

4 Apr 2014

New Medicaid era takes different paths in Mich., Wis.

The neighboring states opt for different approaches to Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, in Missouri, two Republican lawmakers clash over whether to accept the health law's expansion, and the Pennsylvania governor says he is nearly ready to pull back his proposal that is languishing with federal officials.

4 Apr 2014

High levels of protein intake and exercise improve bone structure, strength in pre-pubertal boys

A study presented during the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Seville shows that high levels of protein intake (HProt) enhance the positive impact of high physical activity (HPA) on bone structure and strength in healthy pre-pubertal boys. Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Eindhoven University in the Netherlands tracked 176 healthy pre-pubertal boy

4 Apr 2014

University of Louisville pediatrician elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

University of Louisville pediatrician V. Faye Jones, M.D., Ph.D, MSPH, has been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Practicing physicians are elected to the society in recognition of their scholarly achievements and professional contributions.

4 Apr 2014

CDC study finds dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers

E-cigarettes, and liquid refill containers featuring bright colors, sweet-smelling flavors and dangerous doses of nicotine, are generating rising numbers of emergency calls to poison control centers around the nation, according to a study published today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

4 Apr 2014

With eyes on upcoming congressional elections, Democrats see glimmer of hope in enrollment numbers

For months, Republicans have viewed the health law as a powerful weapon against Democratic opponents, but the better-than-expected enrollment figures offered Democrats a positive counter-argument.

4 Apr 2014

Now that open enrollment has ended, what are the health law's next challenges?

News outlets are beginning to focus on the next set of implementation chores, as well as the ways in which the law will impact the health care marketplace.

4 Apr 2014

Ryan budget plan stirs opposition on both sides of the aisle

The proposal from House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., would cut $5 trillion over the next decade by repealing the Affordable Care Act and making sharp cuts to health care programs for the middle class and the poor. Democrats are incorporating the proposal into their midterm campaign strategy, while some Republicans, angered by the House leadership's handling of the 'doc fix' vote, are also expressing doubts.

4 Apr 2014

Longer looks: New doubts about shaken baby syndrome; arresting the mentally ill; self-help therapy

A number of reexamined cases in recent years - aided by new technology and debate among medical experts - have put proponents of the (Shaken Baby Syndrome) hypothesis on the defensive.

4 Apr 2014

Loyola Loyola Center for Health at Elmhurst North includes obstetrical care to gynecology practice

Loyola Center for Health at Elmhurst North has expanded its gynecology practice to include obstetrical care. The facility, which is located at 386 N. York Road, has added five obstetricians and gynecologists. The center will continue to offer general gynecology services and access to minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic gynecologic surgery.

4 Apr 2014

Confident from enrollment numbers, Obama turns focus to GOP health care and budget plans

President Barack Obama continued to tout the success of the health care law, using the momentum to attack the House GOP's new budget proposal, as well as providing a blueprint for the defense of the law for Democrats in upcoming elections.

4 Apr 2014

Medicare will release billing data from doctors

The information will include data on what services doctors used, the average amount they charged Medicare and what they were paid. Doctors have fought such disclosures in the past.

4 Apr 2014

ZirMed acquires TransEngen's payment processing and patient engagement solutions

ZirMed, a leading health information connectivity and management solutions company, today announced that it has acquired the payment processing, patient eligibility and patient estimation business solutions owned by TransEngen Inc., a company located in Shelton, CT.

4 Apr 2014

Jindal offers alternative to health law

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal unveiled a 26-page health plan that emphasizes the role of states in keeping health costs down while giving consumers more flexibility. He also reiterates the need to repeal Obamacare.

3 Apr 2014

Failed state exchanges set sights too high, say experts

Common themes characterize several failed state exchanges, including trying to do too much the first year and having tangled lines of authority, reports CQ HealthBeat.

3 Apr 2014

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Viewpoints: 'Pent-up demand' for health care; too early for that White House victory lap; the fight over Medicare advantage

20% of adults with tonsillectomies have higher complication than previously shown

Research to better understand doctors' attentiveness to patients' spiritual concerns

Obama administration point to official end -- April 15 -- for enrollment extension

Many women and children in Vietnam have vitamin D and calcium deficiency

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to establish 5 new Research Units

New Medicaid era takes different paths in Mich., Wis.

High levels of protein intake and exercise improve bone structure, strength in pre-pubertal boys

University of Louisville pediatrician elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

CDC study finds dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers

With eyes on upcoming congressional elections, Democrats see glimmer of hope in enrollment numbers

Now that open enrollment has ended, what are the health law's next challenges?

Ryan budget plan stirs opposition on both sides of the aisle

Longer looks: New doubts about shaken baby syndrome; arresting the mentally ill; self-help therapy

Loyola Loyola Center for Health at Elmhurst North includes obstetrical care to gynecology practice

Confident from enrollment numbers, Obama turns focus to GOP health care and budget plans

Medicare will release billing data from doctors

ZirMed acquires TransEngen's payment processing and patient engagement solutions

Jindal offers alternative to health law

Failed state exchanges set sights too high, say experts

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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