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UNC receives $40M for clinical trials unit devoted to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and research

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a seven-year, more than $40 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a clinical trials unit that will implement the scientific agendas of five NIH networks devoted to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and cure research.

27 Feb 2014

Breast cancer survivors should get regular exercise to enjoy high quality of life

Older women who have overcome breast cancer are likely to struggle with heart disease, osteoporosis and hypertension further on in their lives. Whether these conditions occur or not is influenced by the treatment that patients received to fight cancer, their overall weight and their age.

27 Feb 2014

Study: Medical homes haven't saved money or substantially improved care

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found a pilot project that organizes care for patients in order to improve care quality and reduce costs improved neither substantially.

27 Feb 2014

New report shows 43% decline in obesity among kids over span of eight years

Voices for Healthy Kids released the following statement today on a new report showing 43% decline in obesity among 2 to 5 year olds over a span of eight years.

27 Feb 2014

Georgia docs finally see Medicaid pay raise

In the meantime, Minnesota's hospitals saw their uncompensated care costs increase at the slowest rate in five years.

27 Feb 2014

Obama, Boehner meeting touches health law, but resolves little

The President and the house speaker met Tuesday in the Oval Office, but there was little indication any progress was made on resolving their differences on the health law.

26 Feb 2014

White House leaning on party stalwart, core supporters to sell health law

The White House is using former President Bill Clinton and a Democratic governor from a Republican state to sell the health law to a still-skeptical public. In the meantime, volunteers for Obama's Organizing for Action are urged to focus their efforts on enrolling the public in Obamacare.

26 Feb 2014

CCNAP highlights psychological issues related to cardiac diseases

The congress will be held 4-5 April in Stavanger, Norway, at the Stavanger Forum.

26 Feb 2014

Elsevier titles recognized in AJN Book of the Year Awards

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26 Feb 2014

Report calls for better palliative and EOL care for patients that relapse following transplant

Haematological disorders of the blood and bone marrow, such as leukaemia, are commonly treated with a bone marrow transplant. However relapse is common and often leads to treatment failure and death.

26 Feb 2014

Griffith Health's Heidi Muenchberger among the recipients of 2014 Australian Fulbright Scholarship

How a building can improve health and healing after injury or illness is the focus of a study by Associate Professor Heidi Muenchberger, a recently announced recipient of the 2014 Australian-American Fulbright Commission Scholarships.

26 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: Finding a plan for 'tinkering with DNA'; fact-checking claims of ACA losses; pediatricians' fears of retail clinics

The manipulation of human genes could lead to profound advances in our ability to cure or prevent terrible diseases. But in some cases, it might also mean introducing genetic material that could be passed from one generation to the next, changing the human gene pool in a manner that could inadvertently harm peoples' health.

26 Feb 2014

Study: Patients more likely to die in hospitals when cared for by nurses with heavy workloads

Patients are more likely to die after common surgical procedures when they are cared for in hospitals with heavier nurse workloads and fewer nurses with bachelor's degrees, concludes the largest investigation of nursing and hospital outcomes in Europe to date, published in The Lancet.

26 Feb 2014

Just who's exempt from the individual mandate, and how will the IRS enforce it?

One of the most debated parts of the health care law is the requirement that most Americans buy insurance starting this year. … But it's not clear that the IRS will deploy much in the way of resources to aggressively search for individuals who don't get coverage this first year (Adams, 2/24).

26 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 26, 2014

Today's headlines include reports that, according to the Obama administration, insurance sign-ups under the health law have hit 4 million.

26 Feb 2014

Fred Hutchinson, SCCA researchers receive Seattle Business Magazine's 2014 Leaders in Health Care Awards

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) were recognized in several categories of Seattle Business Magazine's 2014 Leaders in Health Care Awards, including the publication's Lifetime Achievement Award, given to Frederick R. Appelbaum, M.D., executive vice president and deputy director of Fred Hutch and president of SCCA.

26 Feb 2014

Nurses in emergency care must be trained to recognise symptoms of meningococcal septicaemia

Nurses working in emergency care environments must be trained to recognise the atypical signs and symptoms of meningococcal septicaemia.

26 Feb 2014

Ventana to convene Tissue Diagnostics Patient Safety Advisory Board to improve patient safety in labs

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, today announced that it will convene a Tissue Diagnostics Patient Safety Advisory Board on February 27 at its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona.

26 Feb 2014

Quest Diagnostics hosts series of "Tech Talks" and programs during HIMSS 2014

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, will exhibit at booth 3064 and host a series of "Tech Talks" and other programs during the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition, the industry's largest health IT educational program and exhibition February 23 – 27 in Orlando, Florida.

From Quest Diagnostics 26 Feb 2014

States: Calif. malpractice bill; Conn. braces for mental health cuts; Fla. advance practice nurses bill

A selection of health policy stories from California, Connecticut, Florida and Arizona.

26 Feb 2014

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UNC receives $40M for clinical trials unit devoted to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and research

Breast cancer survivors should get regular exercise to enjoy high quality of life

Study: Medical homes haven't saved money or substantially improved care

New report shows 43% decline in obesity among kids over span of eight years

Georgia docs finally see Medicaid pay raise

Obama, Boehner meeting touches health law, but resolves little

White House leaning on party stalwart, core supporters to sell health law

CCNAP highlights psychological issues related to cardiac diseases

Elsevier titles recognized in AJN Book of the Year Awards

Report calls for better palliative and EOL care for patients that relapse following transplant

Griffith Health's Heidi Muenchberger among the recipients of 2014 Australian Fulbright Scholarship

Viewpoints: Finding a plan for 'tinkering with DNA'; fact-checking claims of ACA losses; pediatricians' fears of retail clinics

Study: Patients more likely to die in hospitals when cared for by nurses with heavy workloads

Just who's exempt from the individual mandate, and how will the IRS enforce it?

First Edition: February 26, 2014

Fred Hutchinson, SCCA researchers receive Seattle Business Magazine's 2014 Leaders in Health Care Awards

Nurses in emergency care must be trained to recognise symptoms of meningococcal septicaemia

Ventana to convene Tissue Diagnostics Patient Safety Advisory Board to improve patient safety in labs

Quest Diagnostics hosts series of "Tech Talks" and programs during HIMSS 2014

States: Calif. malpractice bill; Conn. braces for mental health cuts; Fla. advance practice nurses bill

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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