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White House readies new health law push after website woes

President Barack Obama and the White House will launch a new three-week health law offensive to re-sell the law to Americans after woes with the federal online website to buy health coverage hurt public perception of the law. Obama himself plans on buying coverage on the federal exchange website.

4 Dec 2013

New book provides advice on how to engage and motivate adults with cognitive disorders

The Lewy Body Dementia Association is partnering with R.O.S. Therapy Systems, the company that created the first and only activity system for older adults with physical and cognitive disorders, to help create awareness of Lewy Body Dementia and help family caregivers by introducing them to Activities 101 for the Family Caregiver.

4 Dec 2013

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD affects underlying biology of the disorder

A new paper published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder not only reduces symptoms but also affects the underlying biology of this disorder.

4 Dec 2013

Earlier signs of website problems weren't addressed

The Wall Street Journal examines how officials building the federal marketplace failed to alert others to problems they were encountering. Other reports look at the concerns about some functions on the site that still are not working properly.

4 Dec 2013

Young people who combine alcohol with energy drinks can end up drinking more

Young people who combine alcohol with caffeine-laden energy drinks can end up drinking more than they intended to, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

4 Dec 2013

Study indicates that black neighborhoods have limited access to healthy foods

When it comes to health, you are what you eat, as the adage goes. But many Americans have little choice in the matter, with race being an even bigger determinant than poverty.

4 Dec 2013

Blood and tissue sample donations can help advance cancer research

Tucked away in freezers chilled to minus 80 degrees Celsius are blood and tissue samples from Cedars-Sinai patients. The freezers that hold these samples also contain the hopes of investigators determined to uncover new treatments for cancer patients across the globe.

4 Dec 2013

AHF commends donors for rallying to pledge financial support for Global Fund

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, today heartily praised donor countries for rallying to pledge financial support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.

4 Dec 2013

Patients undergoing eye trauma care fare equally well in teaching and community hospitals

Adding to evidence that "high-volume" specialty care in busy teaching hospitals leads to efficiencies unavailable in community hospitals, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers finds that patients undergoing repair of traumatic eye socket injuries at its busy academic medical center fared just as well at far less cost than those treated at all other Maryland hospitals.

4 Dec 2013

ARN announces recipient of the RNF/ANF Research Grant Award

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) presents Mariam Kayle, RN MSN CCNS, with the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation (RNF)/American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Research Grant Award.

4 Dec 2013

Feds may help offset insurers' losses on canceled policies; if website falters again, some consumers face increased risks

The White House is offering more money to insurance companies as an incentive for them to let people keep insurance policies that were to have been canceled next year. The administration floated several proposals on Monday to "help offset the loss in premium revenue and profit" that it said might occur if insurers went along with President Obama's request to reinstate canceled policies (Pear, 12/2).

4 Dec 2013

California's small business insurance exchange opens for business

Even though the federal government announced last week that it would delay the federal small business online marketplace, California's began operating on Monday for businesses with as many as 50 employees.

3 Dec 2013

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the authors of the review did not see any clear effect of exercise on depression in older people with dementia and say that more evidence is needed to understand how exercise could reduce the burden on family caregivers and health systems.

3 Dec 2013

Virginia Mason a 2013 Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group

Virginia Mason has been named a 2013 Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, making this the eighth consecutive year it has earned this national recognition.

3 Dec 2013

HyGreen, HCS-Medical partner to build strategic relationships with federal healthcare markets

HyGreen, Inc., maker of the first electronic hand hygiene reminding and recording system, announced today a partnership and distribution agreement with HCS-Medical to build strategic relationships with federal healthcare markets and distribute its HyGreen Hand Hygiene System.

3 Dec 2013

PrimeraDx gets FDA clearance for ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit and ICEPlex System

PrimeraDx, a molecular diagnostics company, announced today that the ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit and the ICEPlex System have received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration.

3 Dec 2013

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center renews contract for Zix Email Encryption Services

Zix Corporation, a leading provider of email data protection, announces that Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has renewed its contract for Zix™ Email Encryption Services in a three-year agreement. A leading, fully integrated academic medical center, Wake Forest Baptist began using Zix Services in 2004 and continues to select ZixCorp based on its consistent leadership in email encryption and its dedication to ease of use.

3 Dec 2013

PES' ESRD Prevention Program effectively identifies patients with early stage renal disease

Patient Engagement Systems, a nationally recognized leader in developing technology to identify, and monitor individuals with chronic kidney disease, today introduced the Patient Engagement Systems' ESRD Prevention Program which uses proprietary technology including automated physician-patient engagement, analytics, and decision support tools to identify patients with undiagnosed chronic kidney disease and tools to monitor them in order to prevent or delay the progression to ESRD.

3 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 3, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the mixed reviews regarding healthcare.gov's "relaunch" as well as the White House strategy to move past the website's difficulties.

3 Dec 2013

Sound Physicians agrees to provide hospitalist services for John Peter Smith Hospital

Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, announced today an agreement to provide hospitalist services for John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.

3 Dec 2013

Healthcare News

White House readies new health law push after website woes

New book provides advice on how to engage and motivate adults with cognitive disorders

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD affects underlying biology of the disorder

Earlier signs of website problems weren't addressed

Young people who combine alcohol with energy drinks can end up drinking more

Study indicates that black neighborhoods have limited access to healthy foods

Blood and tissue sample donations can help advance cancer research

AHF commends donors for rallying to pledge financial support for Global Fund

Patients undergoing eye trauma care fare equally well in teaching and community hospitals

ARN announces recipient of the RNF/ANF Research Grant Award

Feds may help offset insurers' losses on canceled policies; if website falters again, some consumers face increased risks

California's small business insurance exchange opens for business

Exercise may benefit older people with dementia

Virginia Mason a 2013 Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group

HyGreen, HCS-Medical partner to build strategic relationships with federal healthcare markets

PrimeraDx gets FDA clearance for ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit and ICEPlex System

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center renews contract for Zix Email Encryption Services

PES' ESRD Prevention Program effectively identifies patients with early stage renal disease

First Edition: December 3, 2013

Sound Physicians agrees to provide hospitalist services for John Peter Smith Hospital

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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