Healthcare News

RSS

GOP bill to extend pre-existing condition coverage gets veto threat over prevention fund diversion

Republicans are offering a bill to keep coverage available for people with pre-existing conditions under the health law but want to use the law's prevention money to do so, prompting a veto threat from the White House.

25 Apr 2013

American Heart Association: Direct, indirect costs to treat heart failure could more than double in 2030

By 2030, you - and every U.S. taxpayer - could be paying $244 a year to care for heart failure patients, according to an American Heart Association policy statement.

25 Apr 2013

Psychiatric care: The poor stepchild in the world of insurance coverage

Long waits for insurance authorization allowing psychiatric patients to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency department waste thousands of hours of physician time, given that most requests for authorization are ultimately granted.

25 Apr 2013

Roundup: Calif. health care cuts attract opponents; Health law means fewer hours for Va. community college instructors

In the health care world, there's not a whole lot that insurers, doctors and union workers all agree on. But a new coalition of powerful Capitol players from all three groups is hoping to reverse recent budget cuts, pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown, to those who provide care to the poorest Californians.

25 Apr 2013

Facebook users' interests in suggesting active lifestyle lower obesity rate in cities, towns

The higher the percentage of people in a city, town or neighborhood with Facebook interests suggesting a healthy, active lifestyle, the lower that area's obesity rate.

25 Apr 2013

Insurers, hospitals promise to lower medical cost strain for Boston Marathon bombing victims

Health insurers and hospitals in Boston said this week that they will scale back the cost of medical care for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing. In the meantime, donations for their medical costs from one campaign have topped $1.8 million.

25 Apr 2013

MOPHSF, UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine team up to improve care for veterans

The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation and the UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine are joining forces to assist veterans with treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, and acute and chronic pain.

25 Apr 2013

Symposium presentation highlights pioneer of gastrointestinal research

A fur trader who suffered an accidental gunshot wound in 1822 and the physician who saw this unfortunate incidence as an opportunity for research are key to much of our early knowledge about the workings of the digestive system, say speakers of an upcoming symposium.

25 Apr 2013

AP poll: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they age

We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready.

25 Apr 2013

Health providers are joining with community organizers, insurers to get the word out on health law benefits

The New York Times examines how the law's backers are working to explain it to the public. Meanwhile, other outlets report on accountable care organizations and concerns -- from business leaders and HIV advocates -- about changes coming from the overhaul.

25 Apr 2013

Cultivation of legumes helps farmers add natural nitrogen to agricultural fields

The overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways, health and the environment.

25 Apr 2013

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

Improvised explosive devices are becoming a global problem for the U.S. armed forces. To prevent injuries to soldiers and provide better care to those who are injured, the U.S. military is striving to better understand how blasts impact the human body.

24 Apr 2013

New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

New research published as abstracts in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes - demonstrating that mushrooms provide more to a dish than just flavor.

24 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 24, 2013

Today's headlines include stories about the health law's implementation as well as health policy developments from Capitol Hill.

24 Apr 2013

Study reveals 3-D motion detection system could help prevent shoulder injuries in baseball pitchers

A new 3-D motion detection system could help identify baseball pitchers who are at risk for shoulder injuries, according to a new study.

24 Apr 2013

Advaita selected to participate in Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013

Advaita, a Plymouth, MI biotechnology startup company spun out from Wayne State University, is one of 25 companies selected to participate in the new Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013.

24 Apr 2013

WHO research team still unsure of H7N9 transmission routes

The WHO "has only a limited understanding of a deadly new form of avian flu that has killed 20 people and infected more than a hundred others, a team of researchers said on Monday, leaving unclear how the disease spreads and how virulent it could become," the Wall Street Journal reports.

24 Apr 2013

Supreme Court justices hear arguments in case challenging anti-prostitution pledge

"Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Monday as they considered a challenge to a law requiring non-profit organizations to adopt an anti-prostitution policy in order to obtain federal funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad," Reuters reports (Hurley, 4/22).

24 Apr 2013

Political, public health leaders convene in Gulf for Global Vaccine Summit

"Political and public health leaders meeting in the Gulf this week will back a $5.5 billion plan to eradicate polio within five years, despite repeated setbacks including a recent spate of assassinations of health workers giving vaccines," the Financial Times reports.

24 Apr 2013

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

New research from the University of Southampton has found that working or travelling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications.

24 Apr 2013

Healthcare News

GOP bill to extend pre-existing condition coverage gets veto threat over prevention fund diversion

American Heart Association: Direct, indirect costs to treat heart failure could more than double in 2030

Psychiatric care: The poor stepchild in the world of insurance coverage

Roundup: Calif. health care cuts attract opponents; Health law means fewer hours for Va. community college instructors

Facebook users' interests in suggesting active lifestyle lower obesity rate in cities, towns

Insurers, hospitals promise to lower medical cost strain for Boston Marathon bombing victims

MOPHSF, UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine team up to improve care for veterans

Symposium presentation highlights pioneer of gastrointestinal research

AP poll: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they age

Health providers are joining with community organizers, insurers to get the word out on health law benefits

Cultivation of legumes helps farmers add natural nitrogen to agricultural fields

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

First Edition: April 24, 2013

Study reveals 3-D motion detection system could help prevent shoulder injuries in baseball pitchers

Advaita selected to participate in Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013

WHO research team still unsure of H7N9 transmission routes

Supreme Court justices hear arguments in case challenging anti-prostitution pledge

Political, public health leaders convene in Gulf for Global Vaccine Summit

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Latest News