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Transplant officials to consider changes in organ donation

The nation's organ transplant network will consider a controversial proposal Monday to overhaul the guidelines for an increasingly common form of organ donation.

25 Jun 2013

Vocera Communications founder awarded 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing

Vocera Communications, Inc., the leading provider of solutions that address critical communications and productivity challenges facing healthcare, hospitality, retail and other mobile work environments, today announced that its founder and chief technology officer, Robert Shostak, PhD, has been awarded the 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing for his co-authored paper, "The Byzantine Generals Problem".

25 Jun 2013

In effort to reduce veterans' suicide rate, officials seek to deal with 'moral injury'

An estimated 22 veterans kill themselves in the U.S. each day. And suicide among men and women on active duty hit a record high last year -- 349. As veterans and researchers try to figure out why, there's growing interest in a condition known as "moral injury," or wounds to a veteran's spirit or soul from events that "transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations."

25 Jun 2013

More options for dental, vision coverage for federal employees

In the meantime, the nation's largest public pension fund, the California Public Employees Retirement System, moves to provide equal access to health care for transgender people.

25 Jun 2013

New ESC cardiac pacing and resynchronization guidelines presented at EHRA EUROPACE meeting

The 2013 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy- developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association, have created a new classification system for bradyarrhythmias according to mechanisms rather than aetiology.

25 Jun 2013

Texas House approves 20-week abortion ban; Wis. lawmaker wants abortion docs to make burial arrangements

In Texas, lawmakers cut short debate and approved new abortion regulations that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, among other things. In Wisconsin, a bill would require an abortion doctor to make burial arrangements for a fetus.

25 Jun 2013

Unique health economics assessment of copper's role in HCAIs to be presented at ICPIC 2013

A unique health economics assessment of copper's role in preventing healthcare-associated infections is being presented this week at the WHO's International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control in Geneva, demonstrating rapid payback on the capital investment.

25 Jun 2013

State highlights: Calif. eyes health care for immigrants; New scrutiny for N.Y. home health firms; Examining Ore. insurers' choice on smokers

When Congress passed President Obama's health care overhaul, a critical compromise provision was that immigrants living in the United States illegally would not be allowed access to publicly subsidized health insurance.

25 Jun 2013

MGHfC physicians describe how pediatric practices can help address parental smoking

Finally some good news for parents who smoke: you may now be able to get help quitting from an unlikely source, your child's doctor. A study in the journal Pediatrics, which has been posted online, shows that it is feasible for pediatric practices to incorporate into their normal routine efforts to inform patients' parents about services available to help them quit smoking.

25 Jun 2013

Research roundup: Examining the health of future Medicaid patients; Rural trauma care issues; Lessons from Medicare Part D

Under the federal health law, states have the option of expanding Medicaid coverage to most-low income populations, potentially adding millions of new enrollees. Researchers analyzed 2007-2010 survey data from a study population of more than 1,000 people, and found that, compared to adults already enrolled in state Medicaid programs, low-income uninsured adults who stand to gain from Medicaid expansion "will differ significantly from current Medicaid enrollees," the authors write.

25 Jun 2013

Research shows that rates of serious bloodstream infections fall in English ICUs

Hospitals across England reduced the rate of serious bloodstream infections in intensive care units during a two-year programme, research has shown.

25 Jun 2013

Mayo Clinic opens new C. difficile Clinic at Rochester campus

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) has reached an epidemic state and is the most common infectious cause of diarrhea in hospitals. Health care providers are seeing increased severity and recurrence rates of the infection. In response, Mayo Clinic has opened a C. difficile Clinic at the Rochester campus.

25 Jun 2013

Political fight jeopardizes Mississippi's entire Medicaid program

The state's Democratic and Republican lawmakers are embroiled in a game of chicken that threatens to blow up the Medicaid program, which serves 700,000 poor Mississipians. Meanwhile, reports from Indiana, Montana and California detail other developments related to state officials' decisions about whether to expand the program under the health law.

25 Jun 2013

Study finds decrease in risk of death from ischemic stroke in US black children

The excess risk of death from ischemic (due to reduced blood flow), but not hemorrhagic (due to bleeding), stroke in US black children has decreased over the past decade, according to a study by Laura L. Lehman, M.D., of Boston Children's Hospital, and colleagues.

25 Jun 2013

MidMichigan Health, UMHS partner to expand access, quality and level of care for patients

MidMichigan Health and the University of Michigan Health System solidified a partnership on Friday, June 21, 2013, when both health care organizations signed an agreement to affiliate.

25 Jun 2013

Advanced optical measures may help predict change in visual acuity, study says

Sophisticated new optical quality metrics can identify older adults likely to have more rapid age-related declines in vision, suggests a study, "Factors Accounting for the 4-Year Change in Acuity in Patients Between 50 and 80 Years", in the July issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

25 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Mich. gov. says Medicaid expansion would save money, lives; CMS on making medical devices affordable

The people of Michigan elected the members of the state Senate to be leaders, not vacationers. Unfortunately, the Senate forgot that Thursday and adjourned for its summer vacation. It left Lansing without voting on a bill that would provide health care coverage to nearly half a million working Michiganders. Ensuring access to affordable, quality health care is one of the most significant challenges facing Michigan. The Healthy Michigan plan developed over the past several months is a plan that addresses many of the state's needs and reflects the state's values (Gov. Rick Snyder, 6/23).

25 Jun 2013

New study provides guidelines for stem cell transplantation in older MDS patients

A new study by an international team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists provides the first statistically-based guidelines for determining whether a stem cell transplant is appropriate for older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes - the most common blood disorders in people over 60 years of age, and frequently a precursor for leukemia.

25 Jun 2013

Hospital news: Reimbursement caps mean some Calif. facilities reduce surgery prices

The program saved $5.5 million over two years, the study found. News outlets covered developments in the industry.

25 Jun 2013

Companies examine ways to cut health costs, deal with Obamacare

The New York Times explores how employers are wrestling with approaches to health costs, as well as the health law's new requirements.

25 Jun 2013

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Transplant officials to consider changes in organ donation

Vocera Communications founder awarded 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing

In effort to reduce veterans' suicide rate, officials seek to deal with 'moral injury'

More options for dental, vision coverage for federal employees

New ESC cardiac pacing and resynchronization guidelines presented at EHRA EUROPACE meeting

Texas House approves 20-week abortion ban; Wis. lawmaker wants abortion docs to make burial arrangements

Unique health economics assessment of copper's role in HCAIs to be presented at ICPIC 2013

State highlights: Calif. eyes health care for immigrants; New scrutiny for N.Y. home health firms; Examining Ore. insurers' choice on smokers

MGHfC physicians describe how pediatric practices can help address parental smoking

Research roundup: Examining the health of future Medicaid patients; Rural trauma care issues; Lessons from Medicare Part D

Research shows that rates of serious bloodstream infections fall in English ICUs

Mayo Clinic opens new C. difficile Clinic at Rochester campus

Political fight jeopardizes Mississippi's entire Medicaid program

Study finds decrease in risk of death from ischemic stroke in US black children

MidMichigan Health, UMHS partner to expand access, quality and level of care for patients

Advanced optical measures may help predict change in visual acuity, study says

Viewpoints: Mich. gov. says Medicaid expansion would save money, lives; CMS on making medical devices affordable

New study provides guidelines for stem cell transplantation in older MDS patients

Hospital news: Reimbursement caps mean some Calif. facilities reduce surgery prices

Companies examine ways to cut health costs, deal with Obamacare

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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