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U-M researchers collaborate with MDCH to evaluate statewide influenza vaccination reminder campaign

A new University of Michigan study found that the state immunization registry - the public health database that tracks vaccinations- can be an effective tool to encourage influenza vaccinations during a pandemic.

19 Nov 2013

Health insurers face an uncertain future

WellPoint Inc., the parent of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri, took a huge gamble when it dove headfirst into many of the new health insurance marketplaces around the country. Aetna Inc. hedged its bets by entering a patchwork of federal- and state-run health exchanges, but skipped California and New York, two of the most populous markets. UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, decided to participate in only a dozen or fewer exchanges in 2013.

19 Nov 2013

WNBA, Africare, NBA and ExxonMobil launch "Power Forward" to develop health, leadership in Nigeria

The National Basketball Association, Women's National Basketball Association, Africare and ExxonMobil today announced the launch of "Power Forward," a youth engagement initiative that will use basketball to develop health, leadership and life skills in Nigeria.

19 Nov 2013

Orthopaedic specialist offers tips to prevent painful holiday season

While the holiday season is a selfless time of year, individuals are encouraged to keep in-tune with their bodies as the festive shopping, baking, and cleaning often triggers bodily aches and pains.

19 Nov 2013

State highlights: Tenn. gov. hesitates on Medicaid expansion; Calif. primed for big 2014 health care ballot; abortion law fight in Texas rages on

Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee describes it as "trying to thread a needle from 80 yards." Mr. Haslam is only the latest Republican tailor trying to figure out whether to expand the state's Medicaid rolls as prescribed by President Obama's Affordable Care Act. In his case, it involves trying -- so far unsuccessfully -- to balance some sharply conflicting concerns: struggling hospitals, local business groups, dwindling state resources and fierce conservative opposition to the new health care law. And it has left him hanging out there, with no resolution in sight (Lyman, 11/16).

19 Nov 2013

Patients treated with high-risk endoscopic procedure less likely to be admitted in hospital

Patients who seek treatment from physicians who more frequently perform a high-risk endoscopic procedure are less likely to be admitted to the hospital or require a repeat procedure. Unfortunately, 90 percent of physicians performing these procedures do very few of them.

19 Nov 2013

Annual rates of CPR training vary widely across the U.S.

Annual rates of CPR training in the United States are low and vary widely across the country, but the communities most in need of training are the least likely to be trained, according to a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

19 Nov 2013

D.C. insurance commissioner fired after questioning Obama's fix for 'canceled plans'

After publicly criticizing the president's proposed fix for plans that had been canceled under the health law and saying the District of Columbia might not go along, D.C.'s insurance commissioner was fired by the mayor's office late last week.

19 Nov 2013

MOH scaling up innovative EONC model to save lives of mothers and newborns

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health is scaling up an innovative essential obstetric and newborn care model piloted by the USAID-funded EONC Networks Project in Cotopaxi province. The project, which is managed by the Center for Human Services, designed and implemented the model in close alliance with the MOH, USAID, and national and provincial NGOs, providers, and users.

19 Nov 2013

New report examines impact of federal and state policy decisions on community health centers

A new report by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the impact of federal and state policy decisions on community health centers and their ability to continue providing primary care to the nation's poorest residents.

19 Nov 2013

Preschoolers can learn about healthy eating and exercise through Sesame Street

In a study presented on November 18 at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013, preschoolers in Bogotá, Colombia participating in a structured curriculum that used Sesame Street's Healthy Habits for Life materials improved their knowledge, attitudes and habits related to a heart-healthy lifestyle. Also, the percentage of children at a healthy weight improved by 13 percent.

19 Nov 2013

What's the Healthcare.gov goal? 80 percent enrollment success rate

Obama administration officials are quietly hoping 80 percent of users will be able to enroll in health insurance plans on the federal health law's healthcare.gov website once it is fixed, The Washington Post reports. In the meantime, other website snags come to light -- a lack of Spanish-language materials and early alarm at some problems at rolling out the site.

19 Nov 2013

$Faster surgery after hip fracture may be better for older patients, say researchers$

Faster surgery after hip fracture may be better for older patients, say researchers

The speed of surgery after a hip fracture may have a significant impact on outcomes for older patients, and faster may be better, say researchers at McMaster University.

19 Nov 2013

GW SMHS takes applications for spring 2014 Bachelor's Degree Program in Emergency Health Services

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Emergency Health Services program is now taking applications for the spring 2014 semester for the bachelor's degree in Emergency Health Services Management. The online program focuses on management competencies and is aligned with the competencies developed by the National EMS Management Association and the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education program.

19 Nov 2013

Obama administration's fix on policy cancellations triggers confusion among consumers, doubts among insurers

News outlets examine the continuing reaction to President Barack Obama's fix as well as how the news is playing on the state level.

19 Nov 2013

White House struggles to save health law

The Associated Press reports the president needs breakthroughs on three fronts: the cancellations and technology messes and the crisis in confidence among his own supporters. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reports the White House is probing how the rollout flopped despite what they had believed was sufficient planning.

19 Nov 2013

More than half of teenagers with psychiatric disorders receive no treatment of any sort

More than half of adolescents with psychiatric disorders receive no treatment of any sort, says a new study by E. Jane Costello, a Duke University professor of psychology and epidemiology and associate director of the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy. When treatment does occur, the providers are rarely mental health specialists, says the study, which was based on a survey of more than 10,000 American teenagers.

19 Nov 2013

Study finds tracking workout, diet habits via text messages could improve healthy routines

If the idea of keeping a food and exercise diary keeps you from joining a weight-loss program, there may be a better way.

19 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Obamacare has resisted death throes before; website success stories from 3 governors; health law taking a toll on choice of doctors in Medicare Advantage

The first time Obamacare seemed finished, doomed, doornail-dead, the voters of Massachusetts played the would-be executioner. In January 2010, they sent a pickup-driving Republican to the Senate to fill Ted Kennedy's seat, apparently depriving the health care bill of its crucial 60th vote and sending Democrats scrambling for a Plan B. ... the deeper force at work, the reason that these near-death experiences keep happening, isn't a website or a broken presidential promise. It's a problem inherent to contemporary liberalism, which is that liberals' proudest achievement, the modern welfare state, tends to resist, corrupt and baffle their efforts at comprehensive reform (Ross Douthat, 11/16).

19 Nov 2013

Patients better adhere to medication regimens following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

Patients better adhered to their medication regimens in the year following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome when they were part of a program that included personalized attention from a pharmacist compared with usual care, according to a study by P. Michael Ho, M.D., Ph.D., of the Denver VA Medical Center, and colleagues.

19 Nov 2013

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U-M researchers collaborate with MDCH to evaluate statewide influenza vaccination reminder campaign

Health insurers face an uncertain future

WNBA, Africare, NBA and ExxonMobil launch "Power Forward" to develop health, leadership in Nigeria

Orthopaedic specialist offers tips to prevent painful holiday season

State highlights: Tenn. gov. hesitates on Medicaid expansion; Calif. primed for big 2014 health care ballot; abortion law fight in Texas rages on

Patients treated with high-risk endoscopic procedure less likely to be admitted in hospital

Annual rates of CPR training vary widely across the U.S.

D.C. insurance commissioner fired after questioning Obama's fix for 'canceled plans'

MOH scaling up innovative EONC model to save lives of mothers and newborns

New report examines impact of federal and state policy decisions on community health centers

Preschoolers can learn about healthy eating and exercise through Sesame Street

What's the Healthcare.gov goal? 80 percent enrollment success rate

Faster surgery after hip fracture may be better for older patients, say researchers

GW SMHS takes applications for spring 2014 Bachelor's Degree Program in Emergency Health Services

Obama administration's fix on policy cancellations triggers confusion among consumers, doubts among insurers

White House struggles to save health law

More than half of teenagers with psychiatric disorders receive no treatment of any sort

Study finds tracking workout, diet habits via text messages could improve healthy routines

Viewpoints: Obamacare has resisted death throes before; website success stories from 3 governors; health law taking a toll on choice of doctors in Medicare Advantage

Patients better adhere to medication regimens following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

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