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Development advocates urge Congress to protect global health funding, blog reports

"Earlier this week, the [Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)] and other global health and international development advocates called on the House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations subcommittee to fully fund key programs in the foreign affairs budget," Ashley Bennett, the GHTC's policy officer, writes in the coalition's "Breakthroughs" blog.

25 Mar 2013

States and exchanges: Mich. Senate rejects plan to partner with feds

The Michigan action means that running the health insurance marketplace in that state will fall to the federal government. In Idaho, the Senate approved a proposal to create a state-based health exchange.

25 Mar 2013

OATS treatment for knee defects may not allow military patients to return to full duty, say researchers

Treatment of large cartilage knee defects with an allograft osteoarticular transplant may not allow some military personnel to return to full active duty status, say researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago, IL.

25 Mar 2013

Study: Hospital culture is major driver of use of intravenous blood clot filtering devices

An evaluation of practice patterns in California hospitals showed a large variation in the use of metal devices called inferior vena cava filters, or VCFs, despite little evidence of their safety and effectiveness.

25 Mar 2013

Senate backs repeal of health law's medical device tax

The repeal was offered as an amendment to the Senate Democrats' fiscal year 2014 budget plan. Although the vote was largely symbolic, it signals strong opposition to the tax.

25 Mar 2013

FDA proposes tighter regulations to improve AEDs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed order aimed at helping manufacturers improve the quality and reliability of automated external defibrillators.

25 Mar 2013

Overhaul foes set lobbying strategy as health law turns 3

Reuters reports that medical device makers, health insurers, retailers and restaurants are coordinating efforts to get Senate Democratic support for overturning major portions of the law.

25 Mar 2013

APIC issues new edition of Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections

In an effort to stop the transmission of Clostridium difficile infections, which claim the lives of at least 14,000 Americans annually, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has issued an updated Implementation Guide to help clinicians protect patients.

25 Mar 2013

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Neonatal intensive care units – which provide care for infants who are critically ill – are costly and require a significant amount of nursing services.

25 Mar 2013

Minimal changes in food service practices improve soldiers' nutritional intake: Study

The prevalence of obesity within the military is currently 13 percent. This rising epidemic, also rampant throughout the general population, could result in military career setbacks, negatively impact operational readiness, and jeopardize Department of Defense operations.

25 Mar 2013

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

25 Mar 2013

Opposing views on health law's birthday; Krauthammer calls for compromise with Obama on entitlements, taxes

A year ago, the Affordable Care Act's outlook appeared uncertain, with the Supreme Court decision on the law's legality and a contentious election fight over its merits still on the horizon.

25 Mar 2013

Health law still misunderstood, divisive at age 3

News outlets examine how the health law is impacting various Americans and changing the health care system.

25 Mar 2013

Study challenges widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes of long nerve grafts were comparable to those of modern nerve transfers.

25 Mar 2013

Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis

Primary care providers could help people with warning signs of psychosis get critical early treatment and potentially reduce the current burden on emergency departments and inpatient units, finds a study in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

24 Mar 2013

Blog examines TB control efforts in India

In a guest post in the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog, part of the blog's coverage leading up to World Tuberculosis Day, Madhukar Pai, an associate professor of epidemiology at McGill University, Montreal, and an associate director of the McGill International TB Centre, "looks at the need for an evolving approach to tuberculosis."

24 Mar 2013

Weill Cornell researcher suggests ways to improve patient safety, high-level care

In its 2001 report Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine outlined six domains of quality in medical care: safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency and equity.

24 Mar 2013

States encouraged to use Medicaid expansion money to buy private insurance for poor

The New York Times reports that the White House is encouraging skeptical state officials to expand Medicaid by using federal money to subsidize the purchase of private insurance for low-income people -- a model not envisioned by drafters of the law.

24 Mar 2013

New education resource focuses on issues of sexual expression amongst people with dementia

Managing the delicate issue of sexual expression amongst people with dementia is the focus of a new education resource produced by Griffith University researcher Dr Cindy Jones.

24 Mar 2013

House passes short-term spending bill, but bigger budget obstacles remain

The measure, which now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature, will fund the government through September. Meanwhile, the Senate and House still have larger issues on the long-term budget, including conflicting views on funding levels for entitlements such as Medicaid.

24 Mar 2013

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Development advocates urge Congress to protect global health funding, blog reports

States and exchanges: Mich. Senate rejects plan to partner with feds

OATS treatment for knee defects may not allow military patients to return to full duty, say researchers

Study: Hospital culture is major driver of use of intravenous blood clot filtering devices

Senate backs repeal of health law's medical device tax

FDA proposes tighter regulations to improve AEDs

Overhaul foes set lobbying strategy as health law turns 3

APIC issues new edition of Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Minimal changes in food service practices improve soldiers' nutritional intake: Study

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Opposing views on health law's birthday; Krauthammer calls for compromise with Obama on entitlements, taxes

Health law still misunderstood, divisive at age 3

Study challenges widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly

Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis

Blog examines TB control efforts in India

Weill Cornell researcher suggests ways to improve patient safety, high-level care

States encouraged to use Medicaid expansion money to buy private insurance for poor

New education resource focuses on issues of sexual expression amongst people with dementia

House passes short-term spending bill, but bigger budget obstacles remain

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