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Internet surveillance helps detect infectious diseases earlier than traditional surveillance methods

The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic.

18 Jan 2014

GOP asks Oregon for details on its health insurance exchange, including officials' compensation

The Republican National Committee has filed a public records request with the Oregon health insurance exchange seeking information about the marketplace's troubled rollout and about compensation for its executives. It plans other requests in Hawaii, Minnesota and Maryland.

18 Jan 2014

New Aspen Dental office to be opened in Jacksonville, FL

A new Aspen Dental office is opening in Jacksonville, FL on Thursday, January 30. Located at 11806 Atlantic Blvd, the conveniently located practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.

18 Jan 2014

ENA applauds the U.S. Senate for approving omnibus spending bill for emergency care programs

The Emergency Nurses Association applauds the U.S. Senate for approving an omnibus spending bill that contains increased funding for programs important to emergency nurses.

18 Jan 2014

President Obama signs law to increase funding for Alzheimer's research, education

At the urging of the Alzheimer's Association and its more than 600,000 advocates, the funding bill signed into law today by President Obama contained an unprecedented $122 million increase for Alzheimer's research, education, outreach and caregiver support. The Alzheimer's Association applauds the Obama administration for calling for increased Alzheimer's funding in the President's Fiscal Year 2014 budget and Congress for providing funding to enable the continued, effective implementation of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease.

18 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 17, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from Capitol Hill about passage of a $1.1 billion spending bill as well as testimony by an Obama administration official about healthcare.gov

17 Jan 2014

Patient's EMR coupled with pharmacist intervention improves preventative care of shingles

While people over the age of 60 account for more than half of all shingles cases, less than 15% get the vaccination that helps prevent the blistering skin rash, which can cause lingering nerve pain.

17 Jan 2014

Study: Outreach, education needed to help people use their coverage to seek appropriate dental care

Providing people with dental insurance does not necessarily mean that they will use it and seek dental care, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, published online in the American Journal of Public Health.

17 Jan 2014

White House enlists Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning to 'jump start' efforts to urge young people to sign up for insurance coverage

This and other related marketing attempts are meant to spark young people's interest in obtaining health coverage before enrollment ends March 31.

17 Jan 2014

Docs, hospitals cope with 'trickle' of newly insured patients -- but questions continue about the actual number

As the Wall Street Journal reports that one of the biggest issues right now is making sure these newly insured people have insurance cards, other news outlets detail reports and questions about the number of enrollees.

17 Jan 2014

State highlights: Some hospitals aim for wealthier patients; N.C. Medicaid changes debated; Mich. panel Oks higher health care costs for workers

A selection of health policy stories from North Carolina, California, Michigan and Missouri.

17 Jan 2014

Urban police officers working night shift more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries

Police officers working the night shift are significantly more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries than officers on day and afternoon shifts, according to new research conducted at the University at Buffalo.

17 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Mass. abortion debate comes down to 35 feet; Tampa mayor leads charge to get young people signed up for health care

The First Amendment protects the speech of short, elderly women and large and intimidating men equally, but you would be forgiven for thinking otherwise after oral arguments before the Supreme Court Wednesday morning.

17 Jan 2014

Longer reads: Connecting with patients; obesity origins; children with chronic disease

I'd never [before] been encouraged to sit at a patient's bedside - to stop hurrying for even a moment. Our medical teachers put a premium on accuracy and efficiency, which became conflated with speed.

17 Jan 2014

Study: Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes

Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with, reports a University of California, San Diego study of accidents in the United States.

17 Jan 2014

Thickening of brain cortex linked with spiritual and religious practice

A thickening of the brain cortex associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice could be the reason those activities guard against depression - particularly in people who are predisposed to the disease, according to new research led by Lisa Miller, professor and director of Clinical Psychology and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.

17 Jan 2014

Supreme Court appears split on abortion protester 'buffer-zone'

Several justices expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of a Massachusetts law that prohibits protesters within a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinic entrances. Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to cast the deciding vote.

16 Jan 2014

Wyden's Medicare proposal portends new powerful post

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the likely next Senate Finance Committee chairman, is flexing his political muscles by proposing a change to how Medicare treats and pays for care for chronically ill patients. Wyden is in line to take over chairmanship of the committee when Sen. Max Baucus is confirmed as U.S. ambassador to China.

16 Jan 2014

Federal judge upholds health law's subsidies

Critics of the overhaul argued that, as passed by Congress, the statutory language limited the use of subsidies to purchase health insurance only to consumers in states that are running their own online marketplaces -- not to those who are shopping for health plans on the federal exchange. The judge's ruling, which upholds a central element of the health law, is a victory for the Obama administration.

16 Jan 2014

Questions surround future of some troubled state exchanges

State insurance exchanges in Maryland, Oregon and Colorado are under the microscope and drawing criticism. Meanwhile, Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee and Texas propose legislation to undermine the health law in those states. And a cybersecurity official at the Department of Health and Human Services tells congressional investigators that testing of healthcare.gov, the federal online exchange, was inadequate.

16 Jan 2014

Healthcare News

Internet surveillance helps detect infectious diseases earlier than traditional surveillance methods

GOP asks Oregon for details on its health insurance exchange, including officials' compensation

New Aspen Dental office to be opened in Jacksonville, FL

ENA applauds the U.S. Senate for approving omnibus spending bill for emergency care programs

President Obama signs law to increase funding for Alzheimer's research, education

First Edition: January 17, 2014

Patient's EMR coupled with pharmacist intervention improves preventative care of shingles

Study: Outreach, education needed to help people use their coverage to seek appropriate dental care

White House enlists Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning to 'jump start' efforts to urge young people to sign up for insurance coverage

Docs, hospitals cope with 'trickle' of newly insured patients -- but questions continue about the actual number

State highlights: Some hospitals aim for wealthier patients; N.C. Medicaid changes debated; Mich. panel Oks higher health care costs for workers

Urban police officers working night shift more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries

Viewpoints: Mass. abortion debate comes down to 35 feet; Tampa mayor leads charge to get young people signed up for health care

Longer reads: Connecting with patients; obesity origins; children with chronic disease

Study: Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes

Thickening of brain cortex linked with spiritual and religious practice

Supreme Court appears split on abortion protester 'buffer-zone'

Wyden's Medicare proposal portends new powerful post

Federal judge upholds health law's subsidies

Questions surround future of some troubled state exchanges

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