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Blog interviews head of Ghana's immunization program

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog features an interview with K.O. Antwi-Agyei, a physician who "manages the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Ghana, where he oversees the day-to-day work to ensure vaccines reach children across the country."

18 Apr 2013

Amgen agrees to $25M settlement after kickback allegations

The biotech drug maker was accused of paying kickbacks to increase sales of its anemia drug Aranesp.

18 Apr 2013

Study explores overall levels of daily physical activity among teenagers

A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that the drop in boys' physical activity during the teenage years levels off in early adulthood.

18 Apr 2013

Loyola University Medical Center physicians deploy aortic valve through patient's abdomen

In a first-of-its-kind procedure in the United States, Loyola University Medical Center physicians have deployed an aortic valve by going through a patient's abdomen.

18 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Boston hospitals, doctors rose to the challenge; Physicians need to understand health law to advise patients; Florida's budget problems could be eased by Medicaid expansion

If there is any silver lining in the violent Marathon attacks Monday, it is that Boston is home to some of the world's finest hospitals, physicians, nurses, and medical staff. These highly trained professionals must be thanked and praised for their calm, heroic response in the face of unprecedented carnage.

18 Apr 2013

Study: Patients who suffer STEMI heart attacks while hospitalized are 10 times more likely to die

If you suffer a heart attack while walking down the street and are taken to the hospital quickly, your chances of survival are very good. But if you have a heart attack while already in the hospital for something else, you are 10 times more likely to die.

18 Apr 2013

Americans with brain diseases have more difficulty in finding a neurologist, new study reveals

Americans with brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis who need to see a neurologist may face longer wait times or have more difficulty finding a neurologist, according to a new study published in the April 17, 2013, online issue of Neurology-, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

18 Apr 2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis starts in Rome

The world's largest congress dedicated to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis has opened today in Rome, Italy with 4500 delegates.

18 Apr 2013

State roundup: Immigration proposal could mean big state health care costs

Making immigrants ineligible for public health benefits -- at least initially -- under proposed immigration law changes would push the costs of health care from the federal government to states and counties, said Sonal Ambegaokar, a health policy attorney at the National Immigration Law Center.

18 Apr 2013

Scorecard compares how countries within EU care for people with osteoporosis

Today a panel of international experts working in cooperation with the International Osteoporosis Foundation have published SCOPE - or Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe.

18 Apr 2013

More culturally relevant cancer prevention education needed for minority populations

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues analyzed national data to investigate the differences in cancer prevention beliefs by race and ethnicity. They found that minorities, including blacks, Asians and Hispanics, have differing beliefs about cancer prevention and feel they are less likely to get cancer than did whites.

18 Apr 2013

House-Senate 'endgame talks' face political hurdles, delays

The House GOP is moving slowly in naming negotiators to work through differences between the House- and Senate-passed budgets.

18 Apr 2013

Sole abortion clinic in Miss. remains open after judge blocks state law

Mississippi's sole abortion clinic remains open after a U.S. district judge blocked -- for now -- a state law that would require the clinic's doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals.

18 Apr 2013

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapies have significant benefits for veterans with PTSD

Mindfulness exercises that include meditation, stretching, and acceptance of thoughts and emotions might help veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder find relief from their symptoms.

18 Apr 2013

Hospital prices for consumers slow slightly

Hospital consumer prices increased 0.4 percent last month following the 0.8 percent gain in February, newly released figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show.

18 Apr 2013

Examining function of all genes in zebrafish genome could benefit human health, researchers say

Equipped with the zebrafish genome, researchers have designed a method to assay the function of each and every gene and to explore the effects genetic variation has on zebrafish.

18 Apr 2013

Hospitals profit when surgeries go wrong, study finds

The study, which was published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that hospitals earned 330 percent higher profit margins on surgeries with one or more complications, because private insurers pay them for longer stays and extra care.

18 Apr 2013

Research: Children and teens with ASD more likely to develop addictive patterns of video game play

Children and teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use screen-based media, such as television and video games, more often than their typically developing peers and are more likely to develop problematic video game habits, a University of Missouri researcher found.

18 Apr 2013

Hospitals push hard for Medicaid expansion

Stateline reports that with billions at stake, hospitals are lobbying to change the minds of state lawmakers opposed to this health law provision.

18 Apr 2013

Federally qualified health centers lag behind in controlling blood pressure, study shows

Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests.

18 Apr 2013

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Blog interviews head of Ghana's immunization program

Amgen agrees to $25M settlement after kickback allegations

Study explores overall levels of daily physical activity among teenagers

Loyola University Medical Center physicians deploy aortic valve through patient's abdomen

Viewpoints: Boston hospitals, doctors rose to the challenge; Physicians need to understand health law to advise patients; Florida's budget problems could be eased by Medicaid expansion

Study: Patients who suffer STEMI heart attacks while hospitalized are 10 times more likely to die

Americans with brain diseases have more difficulty in finding a neurologist, new study reveals

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis starts in Rome

State roundup: Immigration proposal could mean big state health care costs

Scorecard compares how countries within EU care for people with osteoporosis

More culturally relevant cancer prevention education needed for minority populations

House-Senate 'endgame talks' face political hurdles, delays

Sole abortion clinic in Miss. remains open after judge blocks state law

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapies have significant benefits for veterans with PTSD

Hospital prices for consumers slow slightly

Examining function of all genes in zebrafish genome could benefit human health, researchers say

Hospitals profit when surgeries go wrong, study finds

Research: Children and teens with ASD more likely to develop addictive patterns of video game play

Hospitals push hard for Medicaid expansion

Federally qualified health centers lag behind in controlling blood pressure, study shows

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