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Nominated Va. Lt. Gov. likened Planned Parenthood to KKK; Ark. judge halts abortion ban

A man nominated Saturday for lieutenant governor of Virginia made comments last year that likened Planned Parenthood to the KKK. In Arkansas, a judge delayed a law that would ban most abortions there after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

21 May 2013

Pentagon advisor's biotech firm reaps millions for anthrax drug

Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.

21 May 2013

GiveForward partners with Medical Bill Mediation to help families reduce high medical bills

GiveForward, a crowdfunding leader helping families and friends raise money for a loved one's medical bills, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Medical Bill Mediation of the Karis Group, Inc., a service which helps patients consolidate and reduce their healthcare bills.

21 May 2013

RxAlly publishes white paper on Personalized Pharmacist Care

RxAlly, a first-of-its-kind alliance of more than 22,000 pharmacies nationwide, announces today the publication of a white paper entitled Personalized Pharmacist Care: Healing America's Post-Reform Health Care System.

21 May 2013

New research suggests that listening to music lowers anxiety, sedation in ventilated patients

New research suggests that for some hospitalized ICU patients on mechanical ventilators, using headphones to listen to their favorite types of music could lower anxiety and reduce their need for sedative medications.

21 May 2013

New psychiatric diagnostic manual released

Controversy has dogged the new DSM-5, what people like to call "the psychiatrist's bible," and it won't even be officially released until this weekend.

21 May 2013

Study suggests that fluid, sodium restrictions have no effect on weight loss in ADHF patients

A clinical trial of 75 patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure suggests that aggressive fluid and sodium restriction has no effect on weight loss or clinical stability at three days but was associated with an increase in perceived thirst, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

21 May 2013

Hospitals that prevent cardiac arrests also have higher survival rates for cardiac arrest cases: Study

Hospitals with higher rates of survival among patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest also appear to have a lower incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

21 May 2013

Roundup: Okla. governor pushes funding fix to cover 9,000 on Medicaid; Texas lawmakers OK new mental health funds

Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program.

21 May 2013

Kidneys discarded for transplant can be used for manufacturing replacement organs, say researchers

Nearly 20 percent of kidneys that are recovered from deceased donors in the U.S. are refused for transplant due to factors ranging from scarring in small blood vessels of the kidney's filtering units to the organ going too long without blood or oxygen. But, what if instead of being discarded, these organs could be "recycled" to help solve the critical shortage of donor organs?

21 May 2013

The Biology of Cancer: New second edition now available

Garland Science is proud to announce the publication of the much-anticipated Second Edition of The Biology of Cancer by Robert A. Weinberg.

21 May 2013

Findings examine surgeons' work-hour restrictions, impact of hospitalists' workloads

A survey found surgeons-in-training often skirt limits on work hours. Meanwhile, a new study concluded that the length of inpatient hospital stays when hospitalists' workload went up.

21 May 2013

Nighttime intensivists have no effect on ICU length of stay, find researchers

With little evidence to guide them, many hospital intensive care units have been employing critical care physicians at night with the notion it would improve patients' outcomes. However, new results from a one-year randomized trial from researchers at Penn Medicine involving nearly 1,600 patients admitted to the Hospital of the University Pennsylvania Medical ICU suggest otherwise: Having a nighttime intensivist had no clear benefit on length of stay or mortality for these patients, not even patients admitted at night or those with the most critical illnesses at the time of admission.

21 May 2013

Choosing better sunscreen to protect family members

Like most over-the-counter products, not all sunscreens are created equal. Some sunscreens provide higher sun protection, while others contain ingredients that are better suited for children's skin. The key is choosing a sunscreen that will provide the best sun protection for all family members, and combining sunscreen use with other sun-smart behaviors.

21 May 2013

State rejections of Medicaid expansion likely to widen health disparities

The Los Angeles Times reports that states opting against expanded eligibility -- among them, some of the nation's unhealthiest -- could fall even further behind as the Affordable Care Act is implemented. News outlets also offer reports from Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Florida and Virginia.

21 May 2013

LBDA launches nationwide Lewy body dementia awareness movement

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), the only nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to supporting LBD families through outreach, education and research.

21 May 2013

Viewpoints: Sebelius' 'ethical line'; As tricky phase of health law approaches, concerns about exchanges opening on time

One of the biggest questions hanging over the health-care system is how many young Americans will sign up for coverage once the Affordable Care Act begins to phase in this October. If too few buy insurance on the markets that the government is creating, insurance companies would be stuck covering primarily the old and the sick. They would have to pay out more per customer.

21 May 2013

IRS scandal, HHS fundraising stir the health law political pot

The Obama administration's efforts to raise money from private sources for the health law have led some likely donors to become "skittish." Meanwhile, as GOP lawmakers seek to link the Internal Revenue Service issues to the health law, media outlets examine the IRS's reach in this regard.

21 May 2013

Health law's insurance exchanges are not mirror image of Mass. version

Some of the state's features that advocates say helped consumers make their insurance-purchasing decisions were not included in the the federal health law.

21 May 2013

WHO's Health Assembly opens 66th Session in Geneva

WHO's Health Assembly, the world's largest health policy-making body, opened its 66th Session today in Geneva with around 3000 participants from around the world.

21 May 2013

Healthcare News

Nominated Va. Lt. Gov. likened Planned Parenthood to KKK; Ark. judge halts abortion ban

Pentagon advisor's biotech firm reaps millions for anthrax drug

GiveForward partners with Medical Bill Mediation to help families reduce high medical bills

RxAlly publishes white paper on Personalized Pharmacist Care

New research suggests that listening to music lowers anxiety, sedation in ventilated patients

New psychiatric diagnostic manual released

Study suggests that fluid, sodium restrictions have no effect on weight loss in ADHF patients

Hospitals that prevent cardiac arrests also have higher survival rates for cardiac arrest cases: Study

Roundup: Okla. governor pushes funding fix to cover 9,000 on Medicaid; Texas lawmakers OK new mental health funds

Kidneys discarded for transplant can be used for manufacturing replacement organs, say researchers

The Biology of Cancer: New second edition now available

Findings examine surgeons' work-hour restrictions, impact of hospitalists' workloads

Nighttime intensivists have no effect on ICU length of stay, find researchers

Choosing better sunscreen to protect family members

State rejections of Medicaid expansion likely to widen health disparities

LBDA launches nationwide Lewy body dementia awareness movement

Viewpoints: Sebelius' 'ethical line'; As tricky phase of health law approaches, concerns about exchanges opening on time

IRS scandal, HHS fundraising stir the health law political pot

Health law's insurance exchanges are not mirror image of Mass. version

WHO's Health Assembly opens 66th Session in Geneva

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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