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Senate Appropriations Committee releases legislation providing funding for global health for remainder of FY13

The Kaiser Family Foundation's Policy Tracker provides information on proposed legislation released by the Senate Committee on Appropriations that would designate funding for the remainder of FY 2013, including funding for global health programs at the State Department and USAID under a Continuing Resolution (3/12).

14 Mar 2013

GAVI, Islamic Development Bank partner to accelerate introduction of vaccines in member countries

The GAVI Alliance and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) "entered into a partnership Monday (March 11), with the goal to vaccinate at least 400 million children by 2020 in the bank's member countries," Devex reports, noting, "The alliance said it would need an estimated $7 billion to reach its target under the partnership" (3/12).

14 Mar 2013

States select health insurance plan that will serve as essential health benefit package

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have selected the health insurance plan in their state that will serve as the "essential health benefit" package sold by all insurers participating in the new health insurance marketplace and the individual and small-group markets beginning January 2014, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study.

14 Mar 2013

Obama tells Senate Dems entitlement programs may have to change

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama told members of his party that some changes to Medicare might be necessary to ensure the program's survival.

14 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Ryan's 'tired ideas;' House GOP 'reboots' on budget; Bloomberg's soda campaign 'ill-conceived'

All the tired ideas from 2011 and 2012 are back: eliminating Medicare's guarantee to retirees by turning it into a voucher plan; dispensing with Medicaid and food stamps by turning them into block grants for states to cut freely; repealing most of the reforms to health care and Wall Street; shrinking beyond recognition the federal role in education, job training, transportation and scientific and medical research.

14 Mar 2013

New research to focus on sensors for advanced wound care

An innovative research agreement will put patients first in a bid to advance technology in the treatment and management of wounds - saving valuable time and money for health organisations throughout the world and helping to deliver safe and effective care.

14 Mar 2013

Parents most interested in growth and development of their children, says pediatrician

We know how Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary's garden grows, but what about our kids? From marks on a wall to spending what seems like a fortune on clothes, parents are often fascinated by the growth of their children.

14 Mar 2013

Post-discharge activity level linked to risk of hospital readmission in elderly

A new study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they will require readmission within 30 days.

14 Mar 2013

Medicaid financing issues grab attention of state lawmakers

State legislators deal with Medicaid financing issues including increasing hospital assessments to leverage federal money in Oregon, paying off Medicaid bills in Texas and detailing a shortfall in North Carolina.

14 Mar 2013

Homelessness and aging combine for significant health challenges

If aging is not for sissies, that's especially true if you're homeless. You can be on your feet for hours, forced to sleep in the frigid cold, or seriously ill with no place to go.

14 Mar 2013

Budget proposals show Democrats and Republicans far apart

The House GOP plan, which was unveiled yesterday, would repeal the health law's subsidized insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion and turn Medicare into a premium-support system.

14 Mar 2013

New research report on paired kidney exchanges and chain transplants

An additional 1,000 patients could undergo kidney transplants in the United States annually if hospitals performed more transplants using paired kidney exchanges, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

14 Mar 2013

Lighthouse project focuses on regenerative medicine

A German research team led by Professor Dr. Werner E. G. M-ller of the Institute of Physiological Chemistry at the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences have launched a Chinese-German Joint Center for Bio-Inspired Materials.

14 Mar 2013

Study findings show survivors of ruptured aneurysm have decreased quality of life

Ten years after stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm of the brain, surviving patients have persistent difficulties in several areas affecting quality of life, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

14 Mar 2013

Study: Dietary deficiency of mineral selenium likely to be endemic among Malawi population

Enriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilisers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in the African country of Malawi, researchers have said.

14 Mar 2013

Ariz., Fla. governors face intra-party opposition to Medicaid expansion

News outlets reports that, in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott's support for the expansion was rebuffed by a Senate panel that voted against the expansion plan and instead is advancing an idea that would use federal money for private insurance.

14 Mar 2013

Combination of stem cell therapy and physical therapy can reverse effects of spinal cord injury

Walking is the obvious goal for individuals who have a chronic spinal cord injury, but it is not the only one. Regaining sensation and continence control also are important goals that can positively impact an individual's quality of life.

14 Mar 2013

New paper examines long-term damage that political strife can do to public health

As Kenyan citizens negotiated the tensions following the March 4 nationwide elections, memories of the violence that followed the December 2007 vote weighed heavily for many reasons.

14 Mar 2013

Applying for benefits in online marketplaces might be daunting

The Associated Press reports that the draft version of the application for a three-person family is 15 pages while the online version has 21 steps, some with additional questions.

14 Mar 2013

Study: Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea no worse in primary care vs specialist sleep center

Among patients who were identified as likely having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, treatment based in primary care was not clinically inferior to treatment at a specialist sleep center for improvement in daytime sleepiness scores, according to a study appearing in the March 13 issue of JAMA.

14 Mar 2013

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Senate Appropriations Committee releases legislation providing funding for global health for remainder of FY13

GAVI, Islamic Development Bank partner to accelerate introduction of vaccines in member countries

States select health insurance plan that will serve as essential health benefit package

Obama tells Senate Dems entitlement programs may have to change

Viewpoints: Ryan's 'tired ideas;' House GOP 'reboots' on budget; Bloomberg's soda campaign 'ill-conceived'

New research to focus on sensors for advanced wound care

Parents most interested in growth and development of their children, says pediatrician

Post-discharge activity level linked to risk of hospital readmission in elderly

Medicaid financing issues grab attention of state lawmakers

Homelessness and aging combine for significant health challenges

Budget proposals show Democrats and Republicans far apart

New research report on paired kidney exchanges and chain transplants

Lighthouse project focuses on regenerative medicine

Study findings show survivors of ruptured aneurysm have decreased quality of life

Study: Dietary deficiency of mineral selenium likely to be endemic among Malawi population

Ariz., Fla. governors face intra-party opposition to Medicaid expansion

Combination of stem cell therapy and physical therapy can reverse effects of spinal cord injury

New paper examines long-term damage that political strife can do to public health

Applying for benefits in online marketplaces might be daunting

Study: Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea no worse in primary care vs specialist sleep center

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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